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To: laxcoach
Agreed. My wife and I like our EV car. It suits our purpose, especially given that we drive it 26K miles per year (enough gas savings to warrant increased up front cost).

But for the life of me I can't imagine using an EV truck. My small ICE pickup can easily outwork the F-150 Lightning. And as far as using the Lightning for non-truck transportation (like on a family trip), the range, charging time, and miles/kWh ratio stink. (Analogous to low mpg of a big truck used only for commuting or driving on trips when a car would be better for that, including 5 minute fill ups for a car instead of 10 or more minute fill ups to fill up a large tank of a large pickup. EV pickups are the same requiring a large battery that takes longer to charge than an EV car to get less range.)

Last weekend my wife and I went on a trip to the beach in our ICE pickup because that trip included pickup chores for family friends and hauling cargo 300 miles. Yep, times like that are why the EV is the car and the ICE is the pickup. Had we not had the pickup chores our EV car would have made the trip just fine because of the range and fast charging (and my wife wanting to stop every 200 miles anyway LOL).

25 posted on 08/11/2023 3:25:26 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

and my wife wanting to stop every 200 miles anyway

So you charge up then?

My lord...how long does it take her to pee?


45 posted on 08/11/2023 4:08:40 PM PDT by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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