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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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time2roll
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Feb 08, 2022
Dadoffourgirls wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Reisender,

GM called it a Bev--which it clearly was not.


For you GM haters, the Volt was only powered by battery. The range extending gasoline engine did not power the vehicle. Therefore, it was designated a BEV.
Except that is not true.

Yes the first 50 some miles was just electric, yes the engine could charge the battery, And yes the engine also directly powered the axle when the battery was getting low.

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