OK car guys....give me your thoughts....

[Catch1lion]

Here is an example of pushing E technology for the Dakar Rally . Courvoisier trade that TT in

 

[Catch1lion]

Ford and Amazon are heavily invested in Rivian, company viability won't be a problem. Cybertruck is gawd-awful ugly.

WSJ still thinks risks abound for Rivian IDK if you can open link .

The Challenging Road Ahead for Rivian’s Billionaire CEO

RJ Scaringe turned a childhood obsession with cars into one of the year’s hottest IPOs. Now he must fend off stiff competition while churning out three new electric-vehicle models at the same time.

www.wsj.com

 

[Catch1lion]

I see your Ford and raise the coolest pickup ever made

2022 Rivian R1T: Much Anticipated, Still a Work in Progress

The first-of-its-kind heavy-duty EV pickup comes with stupefying power and an attractive design. But it weighs a lot, writes Dan Neil, and still needs debugging.

www.wsj.com

 

[EddyS]

Yep UT costing me $60k per year …..I offered my son a Porsche and X dollars of money in mutual fund account if he went to U of FL….would have cost me less than 15k year all in! Him and his mother wanted out of state

Did the same thing ( nowhere near as upscale as your car) for both daughters. One took the deal and loved her school. The other liked her school at 3 times the money.

 

[psuro]

Sigh…that’s how it starts …

So when I lived in Pa and dated my wife on Sundays we would drive her VW cabrio convertible through those fun gorgeous twisty curvy roads to a different breakfast spot (worst roads in the country)…..

I know live in the place that has the best roads in the country straight straight wide and flat with no potholes….boring roads I might add.

The only turns we make are 90 degrees and are limited….do you see a benefit?
Funny I ask cuz when I upgraded my F150 with the Fox shocks and BDS control arms it was much better in the rear end amazing actually…the TT having a small wheel base and my roads what benefits?

Best roads because you don’t have to deal with much in the way of weather that creates the potholes.

 

[FTLPSU]

Best roads because you don’t have to deal with much in the way of weather that creates the potholes.

And they are straight, wide, well lit and shell based asphalt.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Here is an example of pushing E technology for the Dakar Rally . Courvoisier trade that TT in

That’s fvcking AWESOME but it doesn’t track day lol

 

[psu31trap]

Not sure if this was directed to anyone in particular, but I will answer

I have never owned a pick up truck - never really had the use for them. Truth be told, I still don't. However, I find this to be intriguing because as mentioned before, Ford took it's #1 product and introduced it in a new space, but still made it look and feel like something it's core market will be familiar with. If they took this platform to the SUV market, it would be amazing for them.

Other than the motorcycle, I have a Miata as a toy. And, God willing sometime in the next 12-18 months, I will have a small plane.

Here’s the only thing I’ve read. The electric F-150 does not offer decent charge while pulling a “full payload”. You would be lucky to get just over an hour worth of highway driving. Pulling no weight and cruising at 60 mph, count on 2 hrs before needing to charge your truck.

Just like most electric vehicles, they’re not practical. However, the moment one of these manufacturers can guarantee a 5 hour charge while cruising at 65 mph you can kiss the combustion engine goodbye.

 

[JohnJumba]

They have stopped taking orders and will concentrate on filling existing ones.

 

[psuro]

Here’s the only thing I’ve read. The electric F-150 does not offer decent charge while pulling a “full payload”. You would be lucky to get just over an hour worth of highway driving. Pulling no weight and cruising at 60 mph, count on 2 hrs before needing to charge your truck.

Just like most electric vehicles, they’re not practical. However, the moment one of these manufacturers can guarantee a 5 hour charge while cruising at 65 mph you can kiss the combustion engine goodbye.

Well no. During the operation of the vehicle it does not charge with the exception of regenerative braking. Like an ICE the EV uses it’s available energy source to power the vehicle. Like an ICE it needs its energy source replenished when depleted. Putting a load on it would deplete the available energy source even more. Just like any vehicle.

I don’t know where you found the 2 hour limit before recharge. Do you have a link? What I have seen on the 150 is over 400 miles empty and 300 miles with a 1000 lb payload.

Like most vehicles the practicality is based on how you choose/need to use it. If your needs consists of long trips pulling a heavy load then it would not be practical for you. However if your need is primarily local trips with optimal energy replacement opportunity and some long trips thrown in then I think an EV would be a great option.

Personally this would meets my needs. A 350-400 range on a single charge would cover most of my trips. And longer trips would have to simply be planned out with recharge opportunities.

 

[troutrus]

I’m open to any new idea as long as it includes this.