free radical wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
What a poor showing for the Rivian electric truck on the Ike Gauntlet test. The truck towing 8,100 lbs consumed 81% of battery capacity traveling 70 miles.
From this test it's clear that electric trucks are along ways from being used for tow vehicles including the charging stations that are not layed out to support charging a truck with a trailer in tow and this truck is not compatible with the Tesla charging stations is another big flaw.
Not sure how to quantify this test but I would consider calling it an epic fail.
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I think it did ok considering its a sporty truck,not a hauler.
Surprised they didnt show the COST of recharging that truck.
No doubt its way cheaper then diesel or gas ie less $$ per mile.
Ad to that low cost of maintanance and no stinky exhaust and ICE doesnt seem all that apealing anymore.
Im sure Tesla CBRTK will do better then Riv and their SCharger network
Is also better.
Interesting times
Time is money and any ICE truck makes that trip plus the entire pull and back and doesn't require refueling. Having said that even if Rivian doubles the battery capacity it still doesn't travel far and will require a long battery charge. And again time is money!
