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FishOnOne
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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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FishOnOne
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Feb 01, 2022
BCSnob wrote:
Will battery technology improve without new applications (and market value) requiring improvements?


In the last 30 years there's been plenty of market opportunity for battery mfg's and the battery mfg's have been under pressure to improve their technology and reduce costs.

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