Say goodbye to E70 50i and hello F15 40e

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Originally Posted by kenny@velosdesignwerks

Congrats, I really wanna drive one. What's the range on electric only?

~10-12 miles depending on how you drive. They claim a higher range but that's allowing for the engine to start and charge a bit as you drive.

Originally Posted by Devilzmantis

Congrats!! Too bad the 40e didn't come with a 3rd row. I had to settle for the 35d 3rd row!

Me: "what is a 'first world problem'." Alex T: "You are correct!"

No 3rd row b/c the batteries have to go somewhere and up high on the roof wouldn't work well...

I debated long and hard about the diesel v. the e. I chose the e b/c I don't do any long distance drives on a regular basis. Short 12 mile hop to work and then 12 miles back home. Lowes/Home Depot (aka, the Borg) and Costco/grocery store runs which are all a few miles from the house.

Downside is it takes forever to charge. Upside is I can use 120v to charge it since my electrical panel is maxed out. I have solar so I get my electricity cheap.

Downside for diesel is it smells, the pumps are always oily, my Costco doesn't carry diesel, and diesel prices are super volatile (higher than premium when gas was stupid expensive a while back). California refineries supply Vegas so as their market goes so does ours.

Regardless, it is a win-win situation no matter which flavor of X5 you get.

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Originally Posted by screamace

I happen to have pictures for both trucks. It doesn't look like much, but when comparing side by side, the vertical space is a lot smaller in the 40e. What we really missed is the underground cargo space though.

Top one is E70 and bottom one is F15 40e.

which trunk liner is that for the 40e?