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bigbadbird bigbadbird OP
Jun 07, 2023 at 09:06 AM ET
electric trucks- 75% of the time - they work all the time

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ME Hokie 07
Gas trucks don't lose any mpg when fully loaded? Huh didn't know that 🙄
** Edited by ME Hokie 07 at 6/7/2023, 9:03:21 PM
HokieDan95 HokieDan95
not 75%
Tombo Tombo
I was reading something the other day about these and towing/hauling and
the article mentioned when the need to replace the batteries arises (believe it is around every hundred thou or so), it will be minimum $15k. And I think I read elsewhere the lithium makes the batteries non recyclable. I feel Jay Leno looking at someone and tapping his temple going “smart, very smart.”
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
and of course, there is no plan for where all those batteries are going
which means, we the taxpayers are going to get the bill for another half baked politically motivated scam (that taxpayers are already funding a big chunk of)
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HOKIERIT
Just dump them in full landfills and let the lithium leetch into the soil
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HokieForever
Then they are built poorly
Tesla has data after 200K miles, average range loss is about 7%. Depends on a number of factors to include super charging etc., but that is not too shabby if you factor in that is 13 years of driving at 15K miles per year. HokieForever
Tombo Tombo
This was for trucks, which conceivably (and most likely hypothetically
would have more stress, wear and tear, etc. given they would be towing trailers for work, campers, boats, etc. not to mention hauling rocks, building materials, etc. Not sure that's an apples to apples comparison with a Tesla sedan that goes from point A to point B with its passengers.
bigbadbird bigbadbird OP
i have read a few articles about replacement batteries costing more than
the blue book of car they are for....
HokieDan95 HokieDan95
I'll be curious to see if this technology pans out........link
capitals1 capitals1
since 99% of truck owners nowadays never haul anything does it matter?
vthokieq vthokieq
99% never haul anything?
I question that stat. ;-)
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
Yeah, that's definitely not accurate.
Have you seen how fat many Americans are? Some trucks are hauling every single drive, despite having an empty bed. TIC
E
EDGEMAN
That's the market they're going for...working people will still use...
...diesel and gas powered trucks.
bigbadbird bigbadbird OP
i agree with that- i think the bed of mine isn't long enough to use
E
EDGEMAN
A 6" bed that doesn't have to be made?
bigbadbird bigbadbird OP
i think alot aren't even 6 anymore- i use my old one for lowes now
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EDGEMAN
A line from a country music song
bigbadbird bigbadbird OP
back when a buck was still silver