Winnebago Electric Motorhome on a F-53 chassis

FloridaRosebud wrote:

BigRabbitMan wrote:

wildmanbaker wrote:
In 15 years, there may not be an ICE in passenger cars, but pickups.... I doubt it, let alone anything larger that works for a living.

The working vehicles are coming:Rivian Pickup and SUV with 400 mile range.

I saw at the LA auto show. They are doing it right! It has been 9 years in the making. Just unveiled this year.

Looks interesting...but....they are still over a year from production. Specs say 260 to 440 mile range, and a price after the federal tax rebate of $65,000 and up. As an electrical engineer (for over 37 years - holy **** I'm getting old) the issue is really charge rate. If you could go say 250 miles, then have lunch while recharging, then go another 250 miles, all for less than $40,000 or so we would have a winner. However, we are not yet there. I have a couple of friends with Teslas, and their range is about 20% less than was promised. Surprise. They have also said there are not enough charge stations along the interstates to go on long trips right now, so they take their Tahoe or Camry. But it's coming, make no mistake. Remember, the big 3 were against air bags for years and years, yet now we have air bags everywhere. Just a matter of time....

Al

You're right. For many that's a pretty penny. But F250 Heavy duty Ford trucks are $60k to $75K+. So nothing we're not used to. JMHO