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Posted on 7/7/19 at 10:24 am to VetteGuy
I drive probably 2k miles per month. Anything long distance you just plan ahead of time and hit superchargers. There's enough that it isn't an issue. More remote areas of the country, yeah I guess that wouldn't work.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 10:30 am to TheOcean
Side note: did you see the BMW CEO quit?
Pretty much said he couldn't beat Tesla.
Pretty much said he couldn't beat Tesla.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 9:39 pm to Eli Goldfinger
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Electric motors are capable producing otherworldly torque.
The problem here isn’t whether the motor could generate the requisite torque, but rather; could the frame and other components take the stress, and could the truck stop that much weight if it got moving? The answer to both questions is “no”.
I realize this, but towing capacity isn’t rated by what a vehicle can tow once, for a short period of time. If Ford, Chevy, and RAM decided they were going to use Tesla’s method for determining towing capacity then we’d have a whole shitload of trucks claiming 300k.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 9:43 pm to VetteGuy
Tangential to this but holy shite the Tesla SUVs are ugly as sin. How did they end up settling for that design
Posted on 7/8/19 at 9:36 pm to Corkfather
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If Ford, Chevy, and RAM decided they were going to use Tesla’s method for determining towing capacity then we’d have a whole shitload of trucks claiming 300k.
An internal combustion engine probably couldn’t budge 300k.
Posted on 7/8/19 at 9:41 pm to Eli Goldfinger
What about 250 tons?
This post was edited on 7/8/19 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 7/8/19 at 11:01 pm to Eli Goldfinger
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An internal combustion engine probably couldn’t budge 300k.
Any IC in current trucks would need different tranny and rear end gearing. In the end, electric motors have a lot of advantages towing super-heavyweights which is why railroad locomotives use electric motors for locomotion.
This really is beside the issue of electric P/U trucks. Just like cars, the main issue in peoples minds is range and recharging times something that for the vast majority of people is just their last bastion of resistance that allows them a reason to hold onto what they know.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 10:45 am to shel311
Posted on 7/17/19 at 10:49 am to agregime1
Will that truck just burst into flames for no reason too?
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:59 pm to wutangfinancial
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Bump
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So much DEMAND!!
Why exactly didn't you bump it after Q2 deliveries were released?
So little DEMAND!!!!
Posted on 7/18/19 at 2:00 pm to YouAre8Up
quote:Some, just at a 5x lesser rate than ICE cars.
Will that truck just burst into flames for no reason too?
Posted on 7/18/19 at 2:03 pm to josh336
quote:Right. As they called me names... calling Musk all kinds of names and flew off the handle saying all kinds of weird things, but that's not emotional at all!!!
Its funny how they perceive you to be the emotional one in this debate i read through
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 2:12 pm to VetteGuy
quote:I believe there are 2 super chargers on the route from New Orleans to PCB.
After I load it up and drive 220 miles to the (rented) beach house how do I get it home?
If I've passed a single charging station on the way to PCB, I haven't seen it.
There are also multiple destination chargers in PCB.
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Driving to PCB from Madisonville usually.
TBH, I haven't looked for one.
It is hard for me to think about sitting for an hour to recharge.
From M'Ville to PCB, you can get there with 25 minutes of charging, if you stopped for lunch while you charge, it's really no extra time.
Also, if you really travel a lot and the time spent charging is a no go for you and you prefer to pay the gas costs to save that time...that's ok. Tesla/EVs aren't necessarily for everyone.
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