Does HP trump range on a loaded EV Pickup?
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DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
I don't think he's suggesting a 4WD truck is at all an ideal daily. But not everyone is in a financial orbit where they can have two vehicles dedicated to two tasks.
You know as well as I do that even if you can keep your camping outfit simple and light a good commuter will never be as good as even a basic truck with a transfer case off pavement.
If you can reasonably budget, the extra gasoline and upkeep on a mildly built truck could still be similar or even lower than initial purchase, registration, insurance and maintenance on a second car.
rruff
Explorer
I'm thinking of a simple, very light, enclosed 1-2 person EV... with limited speed and range. It would be a particular class. Fit to purpose for the majority of personal vehicle use. Save your 4wd truck for the times you need it.
It sorta baffles me that whenever I mention things like this, people think I'm criticizing their vehicle choices... which is certainly not the case. That thing in my avatar is all I've got besides bicycles... which I rarely use for transportation. What I'm criticizing is the infrastructure and laws that result in inefficient, expensive, wasteful choices.
plh
Explorer
or 5 trucks and 1 sports car
All 5 of my EVs have gotten their rated range in my overall use case (all miles, daily + trips), or better.
They don't always get the rated (combined) range when driving on the interstate at 70+ mph.
All met or exceeded the official charge rate/time as sold, too, but sometimes charging stations can't supply the max rate.
SimplyAnAdventure
Well-known member
As someone who’s owned a plug in Hybrid (R4P) and Tesla Model Y, and currently a Ford Lightning they all have their place.
FWIW in GOOD weather they all get as good or better than rated range without much trouble. When things turn cold not even close. Heat is the struggle with pure EV’s.
Now i hear this argument almost daily, “how far does it go?” When I answer they always say I could never deal with that…. Than if you ask someone how often do they drive over 300 miles in a sitting it’s almost never…
Now I’m a driver, I commute 52 miles a day and take many trips to fish or see family and the EV is always the choice. Fast charging at a thruway stop or elsewhere is easy and honestly doesn’t slow me down a bit.
Now, for those other trips and the reason for being on this forum. I have an F350 Tremor on 37’s with a big block. That truck has a camper on it and takes me where the EV never could.
It’s been mentioned above but having one tool to do it all is kind of tough. It’d be spending about $6k in gas just driving to work every year instead of ZERO (I charge for free at work). And if I only had the EV? Well life would be boring and I’d never see anything.
Point is sometimes it makes sense to have both. Now not everyone can afford two expensive vehicles but even back in my more thrifty days I always had a commuter car (Mazda 626, Subaru Impreza, Hyundai Elantra) and a big adventure vehicle.
Even with additional insurance and registration because of my long commutes I always saved money on fuel not to mention tons of miles and wear and tear on my vehicles.
Just my $ 0.02 and worth what you paid for it.
Oh and one last thing. The EV’s are a freaking riot to drive! My Lightning does 0-60 in less than 4 seconds and can still tow 10k around town just fine.
If you can have a few different vehicles, an EV is a really enjoyable one to have.
FWIW in GOOD weather they all get as good or better than rated range without much trouble. When things turn cold not even close. Heat is the struggle with pure EV’s.
Now i hear this argument almost daily, “how far does it go?” When I answer they always say I could never deal with that…. Than if you ask someone how often do they drive over 300 miles in a sitting it’s almost never…
Now I’m a driver, I commute 52 miles a day and take many trips to fish or see family and the EV is always the choice. Fast charging at a thruway stop or elsewhere is easy and honestly doesn’t slow me down a bit.
Now, for those other trips and the reason for being on this forum. I have an F350 Tremor on 37’s with a big block. That truck has a camper on it and takes me where the EV never could.
It’s been mentioned above but having one tool to do it all is kind of tough. It’d be spending about $6k in gas just driving to work every year instead of ZERO (I charge for free at work). And if I only had the EV? Well life would be boring and I’d never see anything.
Point is sometimes it makes sense to have both. Now not everyone can afford two expensive vehicles but even back in my more thrifty days I always had a commuter car (Mazda 626, Subaru Impreza, Hyundai Elantra) and a big adventure vehicle.
Even with additional insurance and registration because of my long commutes I always saved money on fuel not to mention tons of miles and wear and tear on my vehicles.
Just my $ 0.02 and worth what you paid for it.
Oh and one last thing. The EV’s are a freaking riot to drive! My Lightning does 0-60 in less than 4 seconds and can still tow 10k around town just fine.
If you can have a few different vehicles, an EV is a really enjoyable one to have.
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