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Electric trucks are finally ready for prime time. Could high oil prices speed up the shift? (theconversation.com)

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[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I'm curious where you got the data that it tows worse than the other EV trucks, because its larger battery option is pretty big, only meaningfully overshadowed by extremely expensive trim levels of the CT and Silverado, from what I remember. Is there some way it doesn't just boil down to battery size for long hauling? You pretty much get what you pay for when it comes to battery banks.

For my use-case, I don't tow much, and when I do tow heavy, it's across the farm or across town. The trailer I go places with only drags me down by 25% and I can still get three highway hours with it. I got my Lightning for carting lumber and tools around. I don't put a lot of mileage on the hitch, but there's always something in or over the bed.

The Rivian's bed is too short to throw plywood in unstrapped. If they made a two-door option for it with a longer bed, it would have been ideal. The Lightning has just enough bed for that, pretty much down to the inch. The Silverado looked like a solid choice too, but it has those wings that interfere with overhead racks, and predatory software practices, so I passed on it. Then the CT needs a special rack and has no frunk space, plus it costs more and Elon is evil, so I passed on that too.