Dodge all in on electric too 500 mile range Ram
This is the last of the major vehicle manufactures to go all in on electric vehicles https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/electric-ram-1500-pickup-in-2024/
Forum Discussion
How many EV trucks are not the road today?
Kind of a cart before the horse problem...
One of the biggest challenges for EV's is that the infrastructure is taking more time to update than the manufacturers are to develop and people to buy. So in the US our current administration is going above and beyond to change that. The incentives to install charging stations, and the push to put them everywhere is very real and growing. If you own a campground and the government will pay you to upgrade your electric grid if you put in a few charging areas, stations, or pedestals, will you? My guess is that is why KOA is doing it. Get the free money while you can!!
Unlike an ICE vehicle that has to go to a gas station to fill up, an EV can recharge at home, work, grocery store, gas station. What about rest stop, restaurant, charging pads can be installed where you stop anyway, what about a charging road? They built one in Sweden and I think another one is coming in Europe, not far off in the US and Canada. This "new" technology is taking us by storm and everyone (maybe not if your older...) will be driving one eventually. They might take off like the cell phone... (anyone not have a cell phone?)
If you have an RV now and you are pulling it with a truck, you stop to get gas before you get to the campground - or you look at your range and determine if you have enough to do what you need to do before the next fill up. Why would this be any different with an EV - oh yeah, you can fill up at the campground, unlike an ICE.... If you are staying somewhere for a few days, who's to say you can't just plug in at night. Would an overnight slow charge be enough to reduce range anxiety? Do you need a fast charge? There is probably one down the road, at the truck stop or rest stop, or maybe a gas station on your travels the next day. If it's a fast charge, how long will it take? I don't know the answer, but maybe long enough to make breakfast or lunch in your trailer.
My point, the infrastructure is changing as is the vehicle market. We have now had posts for upcoming EV's from Ford, Chevy, Ram, Rivian, and others to meet the demands of people who use trucks. My guess is these manufacturers are a better bet than the few that say "I will never buy an EV". Wait until the anti Autonomous Driving crowd chimes in...
Kind of a cart before the horse problem...
One of the biggest challenges for EV's is that the infrastructure is taking more time to update than the manufacturers are to develop and people to buy. So in the US our current administration is going above and beyond to change that. The incentives to install charging stations, and the push to put them everywhere is very real and growing. If you own a campground and the government will pay you to upgrade your electric grid if you put in a few charging areas, stations, or pedestals, will you? My guess is that is why KOA is doing it. Get the free money while you can!!
Unlike an ICE vehicle that has to go to a gas station to fill up, an EV can recharge at home, work, grocery store, gas station. What about rest stop, restaurant, charging pads can be installed where you stop anyway, what about a charging road? They built one in Sweden and I think another one is coming in Europe, not far off in the US and Canada. This "new" technology is taking us by storm and everyone (maybe not if your older...) will be driving one eventually. They might take off like the cell phone... (anyone not have a cell phone?)
If you have an RV now and you are pulling it with a truck, you stop to get gas before you get to the campground - or you look at your range and determine if you have enough to do what you need to do before the next fill up. Why would this be any different with an EV - oh yeah, you can fill up at the campground, unlike an ICE.... If you are staying somewhere for a few days, who's to say you can't just plug in at night. Would an overnight slow charge be enough to reduce range anxiety? Do you need a fast charge? There is probably one down the road, at the truck stop or rest stop, or maybe a gas station on your travels the next day. If it's a fast charge, how long will it take? I don't know the answer, but maybe long enough to make breakfast or lunch in your trailer.
My point, the infrastructure is changing as is the vehicle market. We have now had posts for upcoming EV's from Ford, Chevy, Ram, Rivian, and others to meet the demands of people who use trucks. My guess is these manufacturers are a better bet than the few that say "I will never buy an EV". Wait until the anti Autonomous Driving crowd chimes in...
