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- Good to see KOA getting on board. Nice.
fj12ryder wrote:
I was referring to the idea of hauling a gas burning generator along. I mean now you have to haul gas for the generator so you can recharge the electric truck.
A large supercharger network is a necessity if EV's are to be realistically useful.
KOA Campgrounds To Begin Installing EV Charging Stations
EV charging stations will get a boost from the infrastructure package
Tesla Semi gets out for a quick charge at Megachargerfj12ryder wrote:
I was referring to the idea of hauling a gas burning generator along. I mean now you have to haul gas for the generator so you can recharge the electric truck.
A large supercharger network is a necessity if EV's are to be realistically useful.
Ahh you are referring to the Rivian tests. I think that was an extreme durance test kinda thing. Pre-production. If it’s the one we watched it was mostly engineers proving out the truck. From what I remember it was pretty remote and extreme conditions. I would think many manufacturers do that. It was fun to watch.- I was referring to the idea of hauling a gas burning generator along. I mean now you have to haul gas for the generator so you can recharge the electric truck.
A large supercharger network is a necessity if EV's are to be realistically useful. fj12ryder wrote:
free radical wrote:
That kind of makes you wonder, "What's the point?".noteven wrote:
Range - a prototype Rivian travelled from Ushuaia Argentina to San Diego USA
That’s pretty far.
See “The Long Way Up”
Ive seen that vid.
they had suport vehicle with gas burning generator to REcharge Rivian
Truck.
Not a very clean way to travel. Lol
At least Tesla has the advantage of largest SCharger network in the country.
the point of a large supercharger network? For accessibility during road trips. Not sure what your asking.free radical wrote:
That kind of makes you wonder, "What's the point?".noteven wrote:
Range - a prototype Rivian travelled from Ushuaia Argentina to San Diego USA
That’s pretty far.
See “The Long Way Up”
Ive seen that vid.
they had suport vehicle with gas burning generator to REcharge Rivian
Truck.
Not a very clean way to travel. Lol
At least Tesla has the advantage of largest SCharger network in the country.noteven wrote:
Range - a prototype Rivian travelled from Ushuaia Argentina to San Diego USA
That’s pretty far.
See “The Long Way Up”
Ive seen that vid.
they had suport vehicle with gas burning generator to REcharge Rivian
Truck.
Not a very clean way to travel. Lol
At least Tesla has the advantage of largest SCharger network in the country.- If only all my trips were NY to LA -
All of the upcoming all-electric models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis will be based on this solution, which offers high-capacity batteries for long range (up to about 300 miles), dual motor all-wheel drive and ultra-fast charging capability (0-80% charge in under 18 minutes in the case of Kia EV6).
This particular Kia EV6 is the one that set a new Guinness World Record in terms of the shortest charging time on a journey across the U.S. (from New York City to Los Angeles) - 7 hours 10 minutes and 1 second.
The Kia EV6 model which is expected to enter the U.S. market in Q1 2022. - Range - a prototype Rivian travelled from Ushuaia Argentina to San Diego USA
That’s pretty far.
See “The Long Way Up” philh wrote:
Dadoffourgirls wrote:
Hummer Edition 1 — the only version available for the first year — will have a 329-mile range, tow up to 7,500 pounds and haul up to 1,300 pounds.
I'd love to see real world towing range. I'd bet it's between 100 and 150 miles. Then what happens after you run out of juice? I shoot for at least 500 miles a day with two or three fuel stops. On this trip to FL, not a single day has gone by that we haven't gotten stuck in multi mile backups.
No idea on actual range. Wait a few months and I'm sure there will be lots of real world reports of hummers towing RV's.
Running out of juice?. Well, that just shouldn't happen assuming the software of the vehicle is working. The vehicle knows where all the charge points are. Its just a matter of telling the vehicle where you are going. The vehicle will figure out where you have to stop for charging. If there is no infrastructure on the route you would know that and you simply wouldn't do the trip. No different than a gas half ton. Charging infrastructure is excellent in some places and crappy in others. It will get better.
Getting stuck in a multi mile backup, or blizzard, or natural disaster. This is where EV's do quite well. You can sit in an EC for days with the heat or AC on. In a truck the battery would be huge. You could probably truck camp for a week in the truck with the HVAC on. I know our car uses about 8 to 12 percent over a 12 hour period when in camp mode. That is from personal experience. The 7 pin trailer connector stays active in camp mode on those vehicles with towing packages so one can send 12 volts back to the RV to keep the trailer battery up
The rivians are already in (slow) production so I'm sure there will be some real world reports out in the next 3 to 6 months.
