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FishOnOne
Nomad
Jan 30, 2022

Rivian Electric Truck takes on the Ike Gauntlet

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 ...
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BCSnob
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Jan 31, 2022
larry cad wrote:
Just remember, the electricity being used for charging more and more, and faster and faster, is being generated by coal and fossil fuels, thus the more EV on the road, the more pollution in the atmosphere. Aren't these wonderful times?

Some light reading for you from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Sources of U.S. electricity generation, 2020

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