Tesla Launch of Pick-Up
Elon Musk, mentioned that Tesla is ready to launch a "kick-ass" pick up next year. My son works at Tesla and this is just a confirmation of what he told me in secret a few months ago that their lab...
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RoyF wrote:
As for semis, I read that trucking company J B Hunt is buying a few Telsa trucks which will have an operating range of 150 miles. Obviously, these would be suitable for local deliveries and would be charged overnight.
I can see electric pickups (with a similar range) being used for commercial operations if the trucks' operating costs were low enough (over the trucks lifespan) to justify their purchase price. (Operating costs include maintance as well as electricity.) A few of the few well-heeled may also buy one because it would be a status symbol, but that's a niche market.
I do not see electric pickups of being of any interest to RV drivers at present, but ask me again in 20 years.
Sure thing, if I am still alive then.
