Acura is all in of full electric. First vehicle will be an SUV. Will it be called an MDXEV?

https://motorillustrated.com/acura-w...ehicles/91073/

 

Knowing Acura, it will be underpowered, limited range, and overpriced. Acura seems to do a little better with all new platforms once the 2nd and 3rd Gen models roll out.

 

Range and power will be fine since it will be a rebadged GM product

 

I think the EV Ultium battery pack Hummer will use a double stack battery design that delivers up to 1000 hp and 350 miles of range. I would be really surprised it Acura breaks the +400hp and +250 mile range that seems to be the EV average at the +$60,000 price range.

 

It is going to be fantastic! I am in.

 

I still think hybrids/plug-in are the bridge until we can go full EV. We just don't have the electrical grid infrastructure for charging in the southwest once you leave the city limits. It can be 2-6 hours to the next DC supercharger depending on one-way or a round-trip. I really don't think EVs will be the norm until we can charge as easy and fast as we can with gas.

The only other technology that gives you the refueling speed of gas and EV power/range/acceleration are hydrogen fuel cells. Again, zero infrastructure for hydrogen: BUT, it doesn't seem to be all that different from transporting/storing/dispensing the same as propane in rural areas. Almost every 1 light town or larger in NM has a propane distributor close by. It seems like a cheaper and faster infrastructure investment to add hydrogen to propane distributors. We also have a lot of wind and solar to do any conversion of XYZ into hydrogen in the southwest.

Future EV manufacturers can also standardize the battery packs for easy replacement and addition. We could purchase an EV with 200 mile range for daily commuting. We can then go down to batteries-R-Us to rent a +500 mile battery pack for a longer trip. Or we can still use our 200 mile battery pack and exchange it for a charged pack on road trips.