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It’s NOT about torque, nor HP (which is torque at a specific RPM). A tesla induction motor will blow the pistons out of your 5.3L block.

The problem is the amount of stored energy to drive that motor.

Gasoline, even though we throw away 75% of the energy in the tank to heat, still has plenty left over to turn the crankshaft.

You need about 1MW/hr of energy storage in a battery to equal the tow distance of a light pickup with 29 gallons of gas. We are currently not even in the neighborhood for batteries. That’s why Toyota holds the opinion batteries can’t replace gasoline. Only a energy storage medium like Hydrogen can get close. The problem is you don’t “drill for hydrogen”, you have to extract it from oil, and the carbon is shed as CO2, which ticks off the Green Complainers again.

Or you split water with electricity from solar (to be green), and that is just a huge waste of energy.

It’s NOT about torque, nor HP (which is torque at a specific RPM). ,/P> Exactly why I thought the C+D review was odd...yeah, the tow vehicle is heavier, and nice and torque-y at low RPMs, but that's only useful if you have the range for the rig to perform the intended function. For me, I generally stop after 350 miles. But I've never had a 100 mile day. That just seems nuts to me.

A tesla induction motor will blow the pistons out of your 5.3L block.

That is for sure. Took a model S for a test drive a couple of years ago, and I have to say, it's a great car. Fast, well balanced, and a beast from a dead stop. Just couldn't justify the price tag.

Or you split water with electricity from solar (to be green), and that is just a huge waste of energy.

I'm waiting for LFTRs to ride to the rescue and relegate solar and wind to the history books. Might be waiting a long time tho.