yeah and I've done 740+ miles for work a few times. personal Ive done NC to Iowa and Iowa to southern cal and back towing a trailer that an EV would be horrible at.
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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I understand you and it's very realistic to say 45 to 60 minutes would be added if you never stop for food when driving.
I'm saying it's not realistic that the way EVs shrink that 45-60 minutes is to get 800 mile range (600 mile range on a 100 degree day). That sort of range monster would be a heavy/impractical/expensive EV for the vast majority of people at least in the next decade or two without some kind of massive tech leap.
The way that gap keeps closing is charging speeds keep getting incrementally faster (they are constantly getting faster even when people doubt they can) and access to charging becomes as "everywhere" as gas stations are. They're nearly that common in some regions already but not rural midwest.
that would really depend on the truck itself. best I ever saw in my '17 was 22 (average was 17/18), that was the hemi and 3.92 rear. the work trucks I ran often were v6 and 3.55 rear, saw 26mpg (average was 19) on the highway often.
Is there truly anyone more arrogant than a full size truck owner? That’s without even adding a lift and 37s.
if i'm on a road trip to get somewhere, I'm not stopping for a 30+min food break, at most I'm grabbing something to go at the gas station, in and out in 10-15 min or less. cold also effects EVs not as much ICs, quick charging also effects battery life and EVs still have that issue going forward, show me a million mile EV without complete rebuilds as there are quite a few ICs out there like that .
The manufacturers are talking these 600 ranges, might just be smoke but I do believe in the future battery tech will be there. IMO it’s just a matter of time, a question of when not if. I do think it’s going to take a leap, not just some incremental gains.
The food thing: often on these types of trips If in a rush, I grab the “healthiest
I just ran the numbers
Aurora 90 minutes of charging
Chicago 90 minutes of charging
Madison NE 47 minutes of charging
Sioux Falls 57 minutes.
These are all like 9+ hour trips. Your probably right, if you do this every week or month, a BEV is not for you. Those 90 minute charges are 3-4 stops.
This truck is a fleet special, has the 3.6 and I’m sure the tallest gearing on earth. It didn’t even come with remote locks or a car play ready radio (fleet company had to add those at their expense because it violated our contract with them.)
Best I’ve done is 25mpg returning from CO this summer.
The **** there are "quite a few" IC cars out there with a million miles on them.
Cut those 90min to 45, I’d be more than fine with EV. (Those times could be reduced by a combination of range and charging improvements). I assume those are just charge times, they don’t include the detour to the charger?
I’d say my average stop today is 20min, I go by the amount of time “lost” per GPS, so that includes the detour, and I’d generally make 2 per trip (one per leg).
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I believe only 1% of cars make it to 200k even
The one to Madison, has you driving an extra 25 miles. The rest have places less than 1/2 mile off interstate.
Keep in mind that this is a Tesla, that is taking into account the current weather, and is usually very accurate. So it knows that if I leave now, I'll be driving in below zero weather.
On the flip side, it's depending on you to drive to a pretty low battery (around 10%), which allows to charge super fast, and it's not going to allow you to fully charge because it knows what's best to get you there the fastest.
Thank you, but this is more of a theoretical discussion as I don’t own the truck, nor would that be my choice if it were mine to make for the vehicle (the truck is company provided but I get to use it as a personal vehicle too)
I saw that for Madison (Norfolk). The 1/2 mile detour off the interstate still takes about 5 min in my experience, but I wouldn’t quibble with 5 min for all the other conveniences EV have over ICE.
yeah a tradesman model, we had Bluetooth only on ours in '19 and is still common, the "high gear" would have been a 3.21 and still didn't really improve mpg in the rams.
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I suppose the simplest solution is just have a power use meter on the charger (exact equivalent of a gas card). The personal mileage is what is taxable in my situation, not the fuel.Something people have been working on!
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Quite a few is a ******* dozen out of the millions and millions of vehicles that are produced?that actually shows the issue with electrics even. 13 motor swaps and 3 batteries, yet there are IC's still on original drivetrain with just maintenance.Million-Mile Cars That Prove Reliability Isn't Just A Toyota Thing
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Well, wasn't going to get involved but since you brought it up..........maybe. But I don't have to start a thread to sell people on a Ford F350 with a GVWR of 13,000 that will tow your EV when it dies because that s*** sells itself. Yup............I'm arrogant.
