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ChiefJustWalks · 26-30
Absolute garbage. Why buy a truck that kills two thirds of its own battery just to do regular truck stuff 🤷 then you gotta take 30 minutes to charge/fill it back up & to me that's just ridiculous.
It's good for truck use but only for a small percentage of a regular truck & for twice the price
It's good for truck use but only for a small percentage of a regular truck & for twice the price
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@ChiefJustWalks Reading car reviews, 30 minutes to 80% nominal capacity is about average now for an ordinary battery-electric car; with a full-power charger.
That price ratio seems about typical too, for equivalent i.c. / electric vehicles. The battery is one of the costliest parts, up to about half the total price.
Trade vehicles, which I assume the Tesla "truck" is supposed to be, are now being made in electric forms but their perfomances and ranges are still naturally modest, especially laden.
Some manufacturers are building high-performance battery-electric saloon cars capable of speeds (at reduced ranges!) far exceeding anything practical and legal in most countries - but these are very expensive indeed and frankly, pointless.
That price ratio seems about typical too, for equivalent i.c. / electric vehicles. The battery is one of the costliest parts, up to about half the total price.
Trade vehicles, which I assume the Tesla "truck" is supposed to be, are now being made in electric forms but their perfomances and ranges are still naturally modest, especially laden.
Some manufacturers are building high-performance battery-electric saloon cars capable of speeds (at reduced ranges!) far exceeding anything practical and legal in most countries - but these are very expensive indeed and frankly, pointless.