electric PU that can tow 11,000lbs
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/2020-rivian-r1t-electric-pickup/?fbclid=IwAR3TCNUxi2nmFssIuRJokZRWIcAPdBYTp8w9ddeHJSZn-Rak2m0TQjlSHkE#.W_1lO4_zIgY.facebook
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SidecarFlip wrote:d3500ram wrote:
Towing, schmowing....meh.
...being a TC'er I am interested in what weight can be put in the bed and the rated 1,760-pound payload puts it into the class of an electric grocery getter.
Battery packs are heavy, even LI packs.
Perhaps, but a "fuel source type engine" does not account into payload... that is, a Cummins does not factor in to final payload, it is accounted for in the data for calculating the final tare. Sure, A gas engine in a like truck will have more payload than the its diesel counterpart. That said, a heavy battery truck such as this one does not leave much for work loads. I am interested in the final leftover number after all infrastructure of the truck is factored in... this one 'aint much.
What good is a 7,600# truck if three-quarters of that is battery. Sure, it needs to be engineered to carry its own power source, but what good is the left over payload other than running down to the Walgreens to grab a box of tampax for its owner.
My response was purposely snarky in that I wilt not take seriously an electric pick up unless it can do actual work in not only towing but carrying as well.
