F150 Lightning Road Trip & Ike Gauntlet Pull
TFL drove the new F150 Lightning from Michigan to Colorado Test Configuration: Mostly highway miles at 70-75 mph Total Miles: 1225 Total Charging Time: ~ 5 hours Summary: (Fail) Efficiency at ...
Forum Discussion
Lantley wrote:
Do you believe EV is not a step forward?
It's all context, man.
Being we are all in the "Tow Vehicle" section of a RV Forum, the new (and yet to be released) electric trucks are not even close to a step forward as tow rigs.
I mean, if there was a brand new EDuramax Dually, with (well EVs have so much power, that part would be easy) enough battery cap to tow your 5ver 100 miles (which would be like 300-400% more battery cap than the current Etrucks) for a mere $200k ($90-150k is the going rate for little trucks, so...), would you have one in your driveway tomorrow? And answer that honestly.
And in general, the only reason EV's ARE a step forward in some uses are because the power industry and subsidiaries (think fuel stations) aren't seeing enough of a demand to charge more for the supply.
Name one thing besides maybe Ramen noodles that a For Profit mfg or industry has said, "Dang the demand is huge for this thing that is a good deal for the consumer. We shall keep charging the absolute minimum we possibly can to stay in business to benefit our beloved consumers!"
There is a market. That market share will grow. And it may/will take over ICE vehicles completely at some point. And the overall "cost" WILL be the new norm, whatever it is. Just don't be blinded by the shiny objects in the mean time. As they aren't completely shiny when you consider the whole package.
