Adam R wrote:
I keep hearing that EV's cost so much less to operate in energy costs. In this test, the cost to drive 140 miles in the Rockies is essentially a wash. Empty, I'd get closer to 17 mpg in that same trip. Yes, it can get to 60mph about 5 seconds faster than my F-350. That would effectively account for 0.00001% of my average driving experience and with 450hp on tap in my stock truck it is no slouch. Even using an F-150 Ecoboost, it would still be a wash and the R1 is smaller than an F-150. So what are the benefits of this truck? Cost more to fuel, smaller, less capable, gives you anxiety, costs you time while on the road to refuel, but hey, it saves you 5 seconds from 0 to 60. Oh, and it has no soul either. Now if I was just a commuter living in the city, it might be worth considering, but out west, with lost of distance between A and B, it's not practical at this time.
EV’s are a small fraction of the cost to fuel. But there is a little context missing here. Your truck is more likely to be used more for long road trips and hauling and it’s probably really good at that. Trucks like the Rivian and other half tons in general are more likely to be daily drivers and will probably only see occasional heavy towing duty like we saw in the video. As a daily driver the vast amount of charging will be done at home where it is super cheap. (Or at least here). Superchargers and DC fast chargers are not meant to be cheap or used as a regular charging location. They are primarily used by those on road trips.
We are probably typical EV drivers. We have done maybe 6 or 7 long road trips in the last year. We have used Superchargers or DC fast chargers maybe a dozen times in the last year. So much cheaper and more convenient to charge at home.
Cheers.
