time2roll wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
For small aerodynamic passenger cars used for commutting, EV is viable. Not so much for trucks towing large brick shaped trailers.
I see the EV econobox as a bit overrated because they already get decent fuel economy.
Large vehicles and trucks going EV will save substantially more fuel and reduce air pollution even more per mile driven. Many trucks and large SUVs are used for commuting and should serve the owners well. Many of these large vehicles never tow anything ever.
I agree long distance towing is still a struggle with range for what is currently available.
Local delivery trucks (typically not heavily loaded) and city busses (lot of time stopped or braking) are also viable because they don't travel a lot of miles and because they are generally low speed, aerodynamics isn't critical.
For long haul heavy hauling, it runs into the law of diminishing returns...the bigger the battery, the less payload for cargo and range all at a higher upfront cost.
