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Originally Posted by legion
Trucks are a horrible idea for an electric vehicle. I have a full-sized Silverado. I get about 18 mpg on the highway. If I have 500 lbs. in the bed and I tow a 6000 lb. trailer while running the air conditioning, I get 12 mpg. I drove it loaded like that from Atlanta in my normal time of 11 hours.
Now do that in an electric pickup truck. Your 800 mile range (optimistic claim from Rivian on their yet-to-be-released electric full-size pickup) will drop to something like 200 miles. You will have to stop 3 times to fully charge your battery. Let's assume it take 8 hours each time--which I imagine is a load of fun to do with a trailer in two. The 700 mile trip from Atlanta would take 35 hours instead of 11.
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Yeah but I'd say 80% of the trucks sold in big cities are no more than grocery getters. How many PU's have you seen with 4 doors and a 4 foot bed? That's the market I'm talking about. You want a work truck, buy a work truck. Meanwhile I know a sihtload of contractors and service people that carry a small amount of tools for their work and don't travel far.
One more thing: Telsa makes a very fast car. The properties of electric power provide, as we know, for instant full torque and yet the damn things will do 100 MPH. Not for long mind you, but take some of that energy a use it wisely and the range will increase. A truck would have to be set up power-wise somewhat differently so it could handle a small payload and have some distance.
Now, take a casual survey of your family and neighbors. How many people drive even a 100 miles a day habitually. IDGAF about 300 mile range unless I plan on driving to Vegas across the desert. If that's a problem, use another car.