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Tested: How Towing Affects the Electric Pickups—Hummer EV, Rivian R1T, and the Ford F-150 Lightning
Car and Driver | August 16, 2022 | DAVE VANDERWERP

Posted on 08/21/2022 2:59:35 PM PDT by absalom01

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To: absalom01

Torque is great! If only there was an existing technology with more torque than a gasoline engine.

Diesel comes to mind ;)


61 posted on 08/21/2022 4:46:17 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: HighSierra5

they sounds like a women’s sex toy too..


62 posted on 08/21/2022 4:48:34 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: TigersEye

actually.. kind of..

The 50 amp RV hookup sites have enough amps at the site, but if everyone has an electric and plug in around the same time for their 2-3 hour charge I bet the fuse at the main panel would trip.


63 posted on 08/21/2022 4:50:48 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: jacknhoo; central_va
"...I can’t see EV’s being anywhere near practical..."

I respectfully disagree. Having an EV is practical in some cases, particularly if you're married and need 2 cars anyway. I wouldn't think about an EV if I was single. But since I'm married and I was about ready to replace my wife's old car anyway, getting an EV for her has worked for us. We still have an ICE pickup for the things ICE cars are good for too. Basically having both an EV and an ICE is the best of both worlds.

64 posted on 08/21/2022 4:56:50 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: absalom01

6,100 lbs cut range by more then half on all. My 2001 F150 4x4 with 285k miles on it could probably go as far on a tank of gas pulling the 6,100 lbs as their highway 75mph range with no load.

Anyone want to buy a truck? I'll take $35k. Half the price, double the towing range.

And they expect to do 18 wheeler EVs? The chassis width and length isn't all that much different than a pickup truck. Where are the batteries going to go?

Why don't we start with the meter maids in the cities with their golf cart sized vehicles and work our way up from there?

65 posted on 08/21/2022 5:00:04 PM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: cableguymn

Admittedly it’s been 20+ years since I’ve done much camping but most NF campgrounds that I’ve seen had no electric at all.

But I used to travel at least 100+ miles before I turned off of the main highway then 30 or more on unpaved roads before heading up a Forest Circus road and past the established campgrounds a few more miles. Generally about 30 to 50 miles past the last gas station or power line.


66 posted on 08/21/2022 5:04:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: crusty old prospector; All

Hilarious idea!


Take the joke one step further —

Tow two trailer’s, one with titanic sized battery pack plugged into backside of your truck, followed by another trailer with a 2 ton pile of coal being shoveled into a miniature power plant, with smoke stack, plugged into the backside of the titanic battery trailer. 😁👍


67 posted on 08/21/2022 5:15:15 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: patriotfury

With a windmill sticking up. Just watch out for overpasses.


68 posted on 08/21/2022 5:21:13 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: absalom01

I live in Denver. 100 miles is just getting a good start on a trip to the mountains. Just north of Denver to Pueblo is 124 miles, Fairplay is 95 miles, Kremmling is 110 miles.

No thank you, will stick with my diesel truck.


69 posted on 08/21/2022 5:21:13 PM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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and how long to refuel/recharge ?


70 posted on 08/21/2022 5:23:24 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: absalom01

How does towing affect MPG?


71 posted on 08/21/2022 5:30:19 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Tell It Right

The problem is that quite soon you will not be able to own a ICE that’s not super expensive to do so. There’s going to have to be big changes to how EVs function.


72 posted on 08/21/2022 5:45:37 PM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: moovova

“ In before the EVnistas…”

EV owner here.

Towing a camper should never be done with an EV. Wrong tool for the job. Like using a screwdriver as a hammer.

Worse, actually.


73 posted on 08/21/2022 5:49:16 PM PDT by jdsteel (Do I really need a /sarc?)
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

For any EV to be more than a city car they need an HONEST 350 mile range That means on the high way with AC, wipers, headlights and radio on.

Note, for a second car used for running errands in town they are not a bad choice if you have a charger at home.


74 posted on 08/21/2022 5:49:48 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: absalom01

These vehicles come with a F 350 with a Cummings Diesel engine to pull a generator.
You can can just plug it in as you drive and keep it charged.
Of course the two trucks have to stay within a few feet of each other.


75 posted on 08/21/2022 5:54:25 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: crusty old prospector

The third trailer will have a high-output diesel generator in it.


76 posted on 08/21/2022 5:55:08 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: jacknhoo

You and I are in agreement in our disdain for the Dims forcing people into EV’s.


77 posted on 08/21/2022 5:57:33 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: Disambiguator

Naughty, naughty. What about your carbon footprint?


78 posted on 08/21/2022 5:59:39 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Too bad you can’t get a Cummins diesel in a Ford truck.

Someone I know thinks the ideal pickup is a Ford chassis, Cummins engine (Dodge), and an Allison transmission (GM).


79 posted on 08/21/2022 6:02:07 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: crusty old prospector

That went out the window when the EV was manufactured.


80 posted on 08/21/2022 6:03:29 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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