โAug-11-2019 07:57 PM
โNov-07-2019 01:02 PM
westernrvparkowner wrote:
For me, an electric truck would have to preform nearly equal to my GMC 2500. I could sacrifice 20% in range, provided I could refuel completely in no more than triple the time I can refuel a gas truck. I coulg justify a price premium. But I couldn't accept any decrease in payload and towing capacities. And those range requirements have to be met under the most adverse condItions relating to loads and weather.
โNov-07-2019 12:35 PM
โNov-07-2019 12:32 PM
mkirsch wrote:So you drove the thing 250+ miles in the morning and you get home near empty and start normal charging at 25 MPH....DWeikert wrote:
Why would you need a fast charge at home?
Well God forbid you have to leave your home more than once per day. Maybe I want to head in one direction in the morning, then the other direction in the afternoon. I'm not going to be happy if I have to wait until tomorrow to run that second errand.
Or, maybe there's an EMERGENCY? Need to take a sick kid to urgent care... Nope, sorry, car's dead, gotta wait until tomorrow morning... or call an ambulance, or beg a neighbor with a gas car, or call an uber. Maybe making them suffer will toughen them up.
โNov-07-2019 12:17 PM
Grit dog wrote:
Yโall can beat this to death again if you want. The treehuggers say itโs THE answer. The rednecks say itโs garbage.
Bottom line, no, itโs not THE answer yet. But itโs AN answer. Commuter vehicles, short trips, great, for now.
Hooking and booking with some real weight, uphill into the wind, out in the country, EVs are not up to that task yet or even close. Thereโs not even any infrastructure to support it.
So keep arguing, but you all know the answer and refuse to acknowledge the other side of the coin.
โNov-07-2019 12:02 PM
mkirsch wrote:DWeikert wrote:
Why would you need a fast charge at home?
Well God forbid you have to leave your home more than once per day. Maybe I want to head in one direction in the morning, then the other direction in the afternoon. I'm not going to be happy if I have to wait until tomorrow to run that second errand.
Or, maybe there's an EMERGENCY? Need to take a sick kid to urgent care... Nope, sorry, car's dead, gotta wait until tomorrow morning... or call an ambulance, or beg a neighbor with a gas car, or call an uber. Maybe making them suffer will toughen them up.
โNov-07-2019 11:12 AM
DWeikert wrote:
Why would you need a fast charge at home?
โNov-07-2019 08:53 AM
Kayteg1 wrote:
I don't remember the exact numbers, but fast chargers do draw about 5 kW.
Not too many houses have wiring for that and you will need fast charger for heavy vehicles.
On positive side, I hear that charging times batteries take are shorter and shorter.
โNov-07-2019 08:51 AM
โNov-07-2019 08:40 AM
โNov-07-2019 07:07 AM
Kayteg1 wrote:Bedlam wrote:
No idea how much longer Tesla will tease buyers before it actually becomes available:
I was observing Tesla when they start advertising their first roadster 15 or 20 years ago.
Took them like 10 years to actually put them on the street (with heavy taxpayers contributions) and when I first saw the roadster on the street, my first question was "where is the remote for this toy?"
The roadster never become popular, even paper numbers would say it can beat most of the Ferrari in street racing.
Every few months I drive via Area 51 on Nevada desert. The 8 Tesla charging stations in Tonopah never have a customer, although I've seen couple of Teslas on the highway there. Gas stations often have waiting line.
So I am not holding my breath for Tesla pickup.
But on the other hand- I visited commercial vans service station in San Diego last month. They had 3 big delivery vans powered by batteries.
By Ford.
โNov-07-2019 06:59 AM
Bedlam wrote:
No idea how much longer Tesla will tease buyers before it actually becomes available:
โNov-07-2019 06:48 AM
โAug-13-2019 05:37 PM
โAug-13-2019 04:53 PM
Bedlam wrote:
I would like to see a hybrid RV with large battery pack. A driver selected switch would allow:
Performance mode where the internal combustion engine and battery powered motor would work together
Economy mode where the battery pack is the primary power source until it is expended
Boon dock mode where the internal combustion engine is powering the vehicle and charging the batteries