Chevy, Ford... going into electric trucks.
We're living in exciting times. Ford intend to have cargo space infront in place of the engines. And think of roomy interior and high ground clearance without those gear boxes and power train wi...
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rjstractor wrote:Yosemite Sam1 wrote:Reisender wrote:
...A home fueling station takes about 3 minutes to setup in its simplest form on a 120 volts plug. Even 240 is pretty easy in most houses. This was our outside charge station for the first three years of EV driving. That’s our Christmas light soffit plug that the EVSE is plugged into...
My daughter is one of those 99% charging her Tesla X mostly at home.
That's why she can't give me an update about Tesla's offsites supercharging stations which I'm interested in in case I choose a Tesla pick up for my new towing truck.
I know that electric is the wave of the future, but right now I can't fathom only being able to tow for 100 miles or less on a charge, have to disconnect the trailer to charge, and wait an hour or more to be back on the road. Once those issues are solved, and I have confidence they will, sign me up!
I have a little more confidence that someone who was able to land a rocket back into a barge --- when landing Challenger back to an airport is like threading a needle from 10 floors up with the wind blowing --- can solve this problem of range.:)
Remember the first EVs had range of 30 to 50 miles?
But yes you are correct, range limitations and towing capabilities are deal breaker for us.
