How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

[racerone]

In my area there is no bus or train service.------Not sure how folks with limited income will be able to afford an EV grocery getter.

 

[KJM]

I remember thinking to myself in the 90's that a home computer wasn't necessary and nothing more then an expensive video game, never mind cell phones. So I'm now not so quick to shut down new ideas, I have a history of being wrong!

 

[BWR1953]

One thing, amongst many, that come to mind is people investing millions into classic cars. At some point will they be worthless? One would think. Just think of all the items we use that need petroleum... Lawn mowers was mentioned, I couldn't imagine being in the lawn business and having to use electric mowers... I've had to mow 15 acres at one account... Granted a single charge will get exponentially better, but at what cost? Talk about overhead just in equipment....

To me, those classic cars are already worthless. I wouldn't buy one for any reason. But then again, I don't have a lot of surplus disposable income to fritter away, so I couldn't buy one now anyway.

Then again, even if I did have the dough, I still wouldn't buy one. I do have a friend who is heavily into those cars & trucks and he currently has a couple of collectibles. Keeps them home in the garage for the most part.

I think I saw a news report recently where there's a company converting those old cars to electric too. Talk about expensive!

The Ryobi ZTR I linked can cut 3 acres without recharging. My place is only 1.5 acres, so I should be good to go when the time comes.

 

[BWR1953]

In my area there is no bus or train service.------Not sure how folks with limited income will be able to afford an EV grocery getter.

I'm not sure how folks with limited income can buy ICE powered cars now.

 

[BWR1953]

I remember thinking to myself in the 90's that a home computer wasn't necessary and nothing more then an expensive video game, never mind cell phones. So I'm now not so quick to shut down new ideas, I have a history of being wrong!

I remember in the early 80s buying my first home computer. It was mostly a novelty used for resumes and whatnot. But, I kept it and kept upgrading. In a few years I was using my home computer to do actual work related stuff. Looking back, I guess I've had a computer in my home, which actually got use, for about 40 years now. Man, I'm old.

And I also remember texting my daughter in 2006, getting a reply of "Who is this?" and when I texted back "It's yo' daddy!" she was completely flabbergasted. Said that folks my age shouldn't be using that technology!

I guess I've always been an early adopter, one way or another.

 

[BWR1953]

According to a few articles, (Car and Driver, etc) the range while towing is going to be less than half of the published range. (so call it 100 miles or less).

Lots of things to be worked out regarding electric vehicles, which some of the post have touched upon. If there were a retreat to fossil fuel power, because of the issues, I don't think many of them would get resolved. The decade of 2030's should be interesting in that regard. Battery technology and the source of electricity are at the heart of the issues.

For now, we are in the 'early adopter' phase of a long journey.

It's true that range could be reduced because of towing. But that's already true of ICE powered vehicles right now. If the EV market increases enough, then charging stations should become more plentiful in time.

As for the decade of the 2030s, I totally agree that it'll be interesting. And I hope I'm still around to see it happening.

 

[racerone]

But someone on a limited budget can buy a used ICE vehicle and do any repairs / rebuilding.------I am not sure that you can repair a $20,000 + battery.----Or find a used battery for an EV vehicle.

 

[aspeck]

It is going to be an interesting progression ... between the cost and efficiency of electrical generation, the cost and efficiency of electrical storage, the cost of replacement storage, the recycle-abilty/disposal of batteries and the environmental impact of all will all be in play as this technology moves forward, or gets replaced with something else. I am not going to be a "Larry" and say, "Naw, it will never work" but I am also not ready to go "all in" on the technology. I too have my battery powered trimmers (sting and hedge), blowers, saws (chain, jab, circular), drills and drivers, etc. and have continued to upgrade them. An electric Zero Steer would be nice for my yard, but it wouldn't be much help when I took it over to the church to help mow the 40 acres.

Have thought an EV would be nice for a commuter vehicle and keep my ICE Yukon for towing the boat, snowy conditions, and long trips, but the cost of that would negate any fuel savings at this time. So, I will continue looking for a comfortable better mileage commuter that I can "steal" for the commuter. Have been looking for that for about a year and prices have been prohibitive.

 

[dingbat]

But someone on a limited budget can buy a used ICE vehicle and do any repairs / rebuilding.------I am not sure that you can repair a $20,000 + battery.----Or find a used battery for an EV vehicle.

Looks like $1,900 for a grocery getter battery

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[Scott Danforth]

Teslas run contis with sound deadening foam

As far as tires go, they are quiet........ 3db less than standard tires. However the tires suck and do not wear well

 

[WIMUSKY]

And we'll still be energy DEPENDANT. We have 1 lithium plant. Australia, Chile, and China account for 80% of all lithium. We sure won't add additional mines. For one we're going green, let some other country(s) dig the open pit mines.... Then put them on a diesel running ship and bring them to our ports....

 

[BWR1953]

I heard an interesting statistic on a business show this morning.

25% of all luxury cars being sold now are electric.