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pickup trucks aren't that popular in europe, but there are a few companies that have cashed in on this nice market. enter ford with the ranger raptor, a capable off. roeder, with a payload of 717 kilos to help you move people and cargo of like i guys what come to pass the lona: today i'm here with the all new fault. arrange a rep. the pick up i asked my side of the question, why is to this cost sol payments and pops around the what is it because of its capabilities? is it because of the reliability? all is it just because opens of variations? so i'm going to find out today for you, the, the ranger has been one of the top selling pickup trucks in europe over the past few years. and the raptor is the top of the line ranger,

which means it comes packed with features. and now ford has tweet the newest iteration. the biggest change for the dates to the range of rep wasn't engine swapped before we had to to lead a diesel with $213.00 hosp. ah, now we got the eco boost. v 6 with the 292 horsepower and 491. you meet us of talk. they are promising a lot of while some pick up tourists aren't thrilled with a gasoline only option. ford is announced that a 2 liter diesel variants will be available starting mid 2023. the fed won't have as much power as the 3 liter v 6. but pick ups and diesel power trains do go hand in hand. so let's talk a little bit about the general driving impression in you. and of course you can

feel that you are driving a big and heavy car just by watching in the side minerals where you can see the lanes up pretty close to your wheels. and you can see over the top of the cars in front of you, this gives you is something like a boss feeling i would say. but all it, all the range of rep dries really comfortable. it's surprisingly comfortable and like a modern s u, v to me, i really like that point and i think it doesn't even feel like an all of fraud car anymore. it's just a normal car for me to drive here. the 10 speed automatic gearbox ships gears easily and smoothly, which helps this monster feel quite docile on the road. but bord, it also revise the entire chassis, which means the rafter is versatile and capable, especially when you swap asphalt per dirt. weighing a little over 2400 t lows. the rafter isn't light, but it's still nimble. although with fuel consumption of $13.00 leaders per 100

kilometers. it isn't the most environmentally friendly car either. and that figure will drop when the pick up is loaded, or when you switch to a more aggressive driving mode from the many options on offer. the new ford ranger read the office a huge variety of dr modes, which would change the configuration of the engine. and transmission of costs and of costs the a b, s. calibration on these, the ability control all the steering and fault did this because they say if you drive on the embed conditions by example, you just put it in another mode, this car and the color change everything itself. so you have no problem driving and bad conditions or in conditions you don't feel comfortable with. the ford has even packed in a surprise for you when you take the raptor off road. the most special

drive mode here and the ford ranger rep. uh, is the baja mode the by how mode sets of the car up for all off the road. but you should drive really, really fast with it because the base different of the suspension. everything is working really, really fast and the off road to rain. so if you hit the exec loretta full, then yeah is who can you can go like 180 kilometers with that fault range of rep there in an off road to around which is pretty impressive. if you feel it. baja mode isn't homage to the legendary borrow 1000 rates for the ford ranger has already proved its metal. and this version hits the ton and 7.9 seconds. so what's my final verdict for today? i had a lot of fun driving the ford ranger rep, the in the fraud and then on the road as well. i think it's a comfortable car and gives you a lot of variation and it's capable to drive off fraud to really,

really good. all in all of the only down point for me is because i live in cologne . i couldn't park it right there. but if you buy one of these, you would consider to sell prices for the top of the line. ford ranger rafter begin to just under $80000.00 euros in germany, but how many takers it will find in europe, which is on the path to electrification, remains to be seen. on the plus side, you get a car with massive amounts of off road capability and the capacity to lug around a payload of more than $700.00 kilos. but the price and fuel economy figures leave something to be desired. the, this is it. the largest electric truck in the world. here the dumper is operating in the limestone. corey of a switch cement works, weighing more than

a 120 tons. the dump truck can transport up to 54 tons of rock. it can tackle slopes of up to 14 degrees or the speed of up to 40 kilometers an hour. what's more, this machine must even generates its own electricity. when driving downhill with a full load, the $634.00 kilowatt synchronous motors, regenerative system, generates more electricity than is required for the empty ascent. this is how the temperance batteries are charged and how additional c o 2 neutral electricity is generated at and here are a few images of how the unique machine was created from a conventionally powered temper. the conversion has resulted in around $50000.00 leaders of diesel being saved every year. a company in the german state of syringe here specializes in converting machines to electric power. that's tom o,

in the small town of loopy. so almost all types of conventional commercial vehicles are converted to fit electric drive trains and then tested. here is a fully converted timer machine on a test drive, accelerating with the quiet flush of its electric motor. the projects technical lead sebastian house is satisfied. after all, each of these conversions is an individual project and this one is a special vehicle for customers from asia. in the future, this electrically converted garbage truck will be making the rounds in singapore. the same facility also sees the conversion of diesel powered construction vehicles, which also make the switch to eat power. the mechanics and the hydraulics of the excavators are retained while the battery and motor are converted . about then we simply replace the diesel engine with one of our electric motors

with the entire control system and the accumulator that provides the energy in do you have to call the battery the idea and they can provide. you can see a lot of cooling, hoses here, crew and get them if you have to heat it up in certain phases and with an in give it, we can do all that. this can. we've developed a thermal management system for a battery packs a couple boxes and fix it. after the conversion, the excavator can work for about a day with an output of a 150 kilowatt hours. and it's fully charged again in less than 2 hours. the batteries which are especially made for the conversions were developed in house by the company including these, their latest generation, lithium ion batteries. a does. this is a sample that this is a modular system that we can produce small batteries and large batteries depending on customers, requirements such as the in the batteries or crash proof crash. and the whole thing

is packaged into a composite system in which is protected with strong metal plates that exist. so this kind of battery module secured against accidents has an output of 58 kilowatt hours. depending on the application. several of them can be used together. but the price per section electrically converted vehicle is still much higher than the price of a diesel. however, the purchase is made attractive by a subsidy of 80 percent of the conversion costs. what's more road usage fees are saved because the electric vehicles are exempt from the truck toll here at light 6 public transport department. they're completely focused on an electric future. at the end of june 2022. what is possibly the largest e infrastructure project in eastern germany was inaugurated. the lights like

a bus port. 11000000 euros were invested in the bus depot, which has space for 50 electric charging points. a further investment of 46000000 euros went into new e buses, network upgrades and workshops. i'm starting to see if it's in the real strength is efficiency for comparison, a normal diesel bus and the same size consumes around $36.00 to $38.00 leaders per 100 kilometers. so while with the electric, about 6 with the equivalent is $11.00 to $12.00 leaders here. so just one 3rd as of within one of this kind of a bus costs around 650000 euros. $38.00 of them were expected to be on the streets by the end of 2020 to $3.00 medium voltage. transformers are the heart of the system with a total connected load of 2 mega. once it's part of the lights, the public transport company reacting to the policy requirements of the e. u. transport companies have also setup charging points that the stops

sold. buses can also be recharged during breaks. but such high performance charging stations for commercial vehicles are still in short supply cord coastal fund cannot boast off and his team at the national organization for hydrogen and fuel cell technology are working on the design of high performance charging networks for the whole of germany on behalf of the federal government. the photo is this, the challenge is doing something that's never been done before. a complete change of systems can fix the business. the system based on fossil fuels is to be completely phased out of at least in europe, which is basically the decision that the you has just taken and replaced by an electric system. and it's always know from the zips that linked was assisting truck charging stations could soon look like this one from switch energy supplier go fast . truck makers are also in the early phases of experiments in electron mobility.

for example, mercedes has the extras truck for loads of up to 40 tons. with a peak output of $400.00 kilowatts had a range of 3 to 400 kilometers. it's still about 3 times as expensive as a diesel actress. but a government subsidy of 80 percent can be had when purchasing it. it remains to be seen whether electric trucks, with overhead lines like these on the test track on the autobahn intially speak, holstein can hold their own against battery only machines. in this case, the infrastructure is very expensive. in prom spike though, inductive charging technology built into the street has been tested for some time. this tech allows the electric buses to be recharged from below in

a short time without contact. of course, whether battery power can win the race for the best technology and commercial vehicles will depend to a large extent on how fast the charging network develops. if you want more rev, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world with could make you very happy vintage classics and future tax or just some of the exciting content waiting for you subscribe to us youtube slash dw rav. and you'll always be up to speed, the marketing where a handful of people are committed to bettering the world. all the boxes cost us the, the slowest law enforcement officer on the planet,

the, the pre fathers, some of those churches are in the most remote places, far from civilization. the populace brought cookies a mayor who overlooks one of the most beautiful harpers in the entire, at gmc, from the terrace of his town home the and the fisherman trip this summer to with us the early bird who doesn't want to renounce the tradition of fishing. the matter poky, an experimental island laboratory that with the help of the car manufacturer, a citron hopes to become green and self sufficient. to visit this real world test,

lab, and experiment and admission free living. you 1st have to take the ferry. unfortunately, when it docs and the for to them for you, it's diesel engines blow a lot of pollutants into the air, but right, it's a k. you're greeted by law enforcement officers with the slowest, but most environmentally friendly police car in the world and electric situated. i mean, top speed, 45 kilometers in our simpleton. again, this cars, the islands mascot, we used to have a motorcycle and we had to take the ferry 2 roads to fuel off because there is no fuel station here. but with the electric car, we're always ready for action. and we can charge it at any charging station here and how getting the car and we no longer have to worry about running out of gas modem and i've been there before. it gets taken me level almost to tell you what some of the reasons like optima. but how key not only relies on emission free mobility from electric cars. with the help of citrus,

they want to use the sun and wind to build a completely self sufficient green energy and charging network, a holistic approach to sustainability that includes, for example, a smart lighting system to ensure energy saving lighting across the island, the in order to execute these plans, you need imagination, create 70 strong willed decision maker. someone exactly like how to use may or may not lose you have to your big list, whole project here is a big experiment, whether it's electric cars or the solar power systems to but we also have an electric ship here before the one thing it's like in a lab mikey, we try to find out if it works in practice and if you're not, and how we can go on with that as well. for me, just eyeball ended up in ancient times, hockey was a rich island of 8000 inhabitants. copper was mine, and later in the island developed into a center for a sponge diving. but horatio,

the former capital, now lies in ruins. the glory days are over. in winter, a mere 200 people remain here. the only one who knows every inch of the island is the priest, father salvas, a remote monastery and a few churches have survived. but he now has to face more mundane issues. he turns to the municipal representative for advice about electricity bills. in november 2021, greek prime minister carry echo some. it's a talk is open to a photo of uptake system to fulfill the islands electricity requirements. a cooperative open to all residents was founded as members, they could buy electricity and have a say in how solar energy was used here. but then we let me get into the activity. we're talking about an energy democracy with which we solve the problem is these policies residents also have control over the energy produced on the island element? well, not quite yet, because how key officially still belongs to the electricity network of the nearby

island of rhodes. and there are still problems adapting the advanced payments for the residents to the new conditions. but the positives outweigh the negatives. and of course on medicine that it gives cute, noticed that the great thing about the project to see me is that as a member of the co op and i have big advantages with my electricity bill already as what does a back to emission free mobility who if not, a delivery service could benefit better from price in nature friendly energy, lumber us more khaki, speranza supermarket, in hockey, he's now converted, his once gas guzzling fleets to an old, electric one. email us the. i'm a member of the co op and i expect the electricity bills to get cheaper for me now, you know, daddy, and even in these dire times when energy prices are skyrocketing everywhere, nobody asked me the other thing they will need to mean

the, in the early hours of the morning, however, a small boat returns from the open sea. the port of imperial, still cruising through the waves with a diesel engine for it is sound, but 2 of us returns after a morning of trolling. he's one of the few fishermen left unhealthy without any will anyone do? i don't drive an electric car or any at all. it will appear. i'm also a bit suspicious. of course, i'm a member of the co op i paid and i do this long ago. but i'm still waiting for my electricity bills to finally go down. this is grace. don't forget, le mars demetrius broad khaki. the islands only taxi driver has already ordered an electric car. he can't wait to swap his diesel vans for an electric central and the french car maker also use as healthy as a stage for it's 0 emission mobility strategies. 6 electric vehicles have already

been made available to the islands authorities. individuals combined tailpipe emission pre situated models that attractive prices. after all, the island is a test laboratory for the development of electric mobility for the automotive group . a it's a standalone environments. so you can, it's smart enough to grasp and cater for a spot of an experiment. but also because it is a standalone, isolated environment. you can easily try to address each and every needs. and you can demonstrate the 4 secret capability of renewable energy being solar winds and electric transportation. so it's an ideal to setup for an experiment and experiment that is sometimes rather amusing the coast guard and police, the authorities responsible for security on the island. now drive through hockey with 26 kilowatt situated ami electric quadrants. like actually the 2 vehicles from

central end were deliberate as company cars, but the mayor and his deputy but were eventually diverted to create the world's slowest police force. escaped to go d, i thought it would be more practical and much better. p r for us in the coast guard and the police drove these cars just connecting to me. i get the wireless still showing. you mean of course nothing. and the slowest police cars in the world promptly made headlines. but is called a voc east coast. us actually successful in chasing down criminals in a machine that has at top speed of just 45 kilometers per hour. it's not a problem because there aren't any roads here. you can drive really fast on this car, gets the job done the live in the in the old town of imperial. the

2.5 meter long and 1.4 meter wide car really has its advantages. the much more fun, this car we can get through the narrowest streets and alleys were other cars. cat in both the all the little me with the beacon lights has long since become a tourist attraction, unhealthy or bush pieces. you know, what is what used to have no police cars at the board. let me come, but it's really important that when taurus arrive, now when they see a police car and immediately feel much safer on the island, me a good one. not unusual, but as for the last part of this august for our khaki definitely leaves all the threads together to create a new image for hockey, an island where sustainability and economic prosperity go hand in hand. of course, marketing is a vital part of his job description, tennessee in,

and i'm with the quote that this island dock to become something like a boutique hotel place with a very personal individual, luxurious character, kindly we want to attract tourists of a slightly higher level of what this is good for the residents, because tourists like that, spend more money here. but the people of hockey also have to make an effort to be able to offer something to these gaps because it seems to be going to describe this when they get to the shop when they want us to move. there is already a luxurious old hotel in hockey and a new one behind in the youngest carla months of the hotels. general manager certainly has no worries about the future. sustainability means you can enjoy your holiday with a clear conscience. they are very easily said to come and stay with us because we have adopted these kind of practices on the island as this runs on. so that's the point where i say, that's cool. i'd like to support that interested to learn. i think this is a great,

great, great effort to system ability. the trying very, very hard. i would come by all means on the morning. i think how he can become a role model for greece, europe and the whole world to be working here looking at the only trip this summer to last is a noise more and more large ceiling out or getting in his way when he's out fishing . actual weather. so should we become like the neighboring island of macintosh, shaped by commerce and mass tourism? no, i don't want that. i know, but she didn't. i wanted to stay the way it is lost with um its customs and traditions. we did came up. we can have our island becomes like making us then we've lost the plot crash or whatever. maybe the,

having this done on this island is really good because it shows away where in a smaller community this thing is happening and it's working and there are changes happening. and this is a way to test for bigger community. these bigger cities, bigger even like countries, well, sometimes positivity and pop those go hand in hand like on the island of healthy, a beacon and the gmc more sustainable mobility and automotive tales on the next step is owed. all 4 of the,

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