Adam R wrote:
So, the truck goes from 100% to 15% of charge and then up to 52% of charge at a cost of $17.36 in Dillon. It then goes back down to 16% on the return trip to Denver. Let's assume it can get back up to 100% of charge for $34 on the second charge so the cost from Denver to Dillon and back is $51 in round numbers. The round trip mileage is 140 miles. So the cost of electricity is roughly $0.36 per mile. My 2019 Ford diesel could pull that same route and easily average 10mpg round trip so I would burn 14 gallons of diesel for that same trip. At $3.50 per gallon, my fuel cost would be $49 or $0.35 per mile. While not against an electric vehicle, the justification is far from being a slam dunk at this time. Plus, I could pull twice that weight, have 5 times the range when empty and fill ups take 5 minutes. I'll keep my Ford for now. Adam
Fair enough. But it’s a half ton. And it doesn’t have the optional bigger battery. I’m not sure they meant this to compete with heavy duty diesel pickups. Heavy duty diesel pickups do what they do very well. But in turn, for a sport truck buyer those diesel pickups wouldn’t hold a candle to something like a Rivian in terms of sport truck performance. Right tool for the right job etc.
Jmho.
