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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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Reisender
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Feb 06, 2022
pianotuna wrote:
time2roll wrote:
I would take a hybrid if I could eliminate the multi-speed transmission, torque converter and reduce the engine by 50% or more.


That sounds similar to the volt car. I always thought it was a swindle to call it a BEV.


Hi Don. I’m not sure what people called it but here in BC it was also categorized as a PHEV and not a BEV.

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