RE: Startup reveals 765hp electric pick-up
Discussion
300bhp/ton said:
Nanook said:
fblm said:
I've 2 observations; everyone I know with a pickup uses it to tow and launch boats; what happens if you dunk an EV power train in 2ft of salt water? Secondly IMO the ''typical'' pickup truck owner is just about the last person on earth who is going to switch to electric, it's a big old market though I guess.
From the article:"There's also a wading depth of up to one metre"
Wrt towing I suspect the suspension will be the limiting factor; doesn't look like a live rear axle so probably no more than 8000lb ish...
Talksteer said:
There is a section of Coal Rollin gun toting Trump voters who will not buy an electric car for culture war reasons. These people still have iPhones.
About a decade after those who really make their living with a pick up truck buy these things because they can run their power tools and electric chain saws off the built-in 110/240V outlets all day and still get home fine, the hillbillies will start having second thoughts.
Talksteer said:
So far the first electric Luxury car became the best selling luxury car, the first premium executive electric car became the best selling premium electric car.
There is a section of Coal Rollin gun toting Trump voters who will not buy an electric car for culture war reasons. These people still have iPhones.
However as pickup trucks are the best selling cars in the US it indicates that there is likely a diverse range of people buying them. If you have a product which is crazy fast, really good off road and looks distinctive you will find a market.
Once you start showing YouTube video's of it pulling an F150 backwards up a snow covered hill then maybe a lot of the electric vehicle sceptic's might come around to it.
Currently the F150 sized trucks sell at an average of $55,000 so there is plenty of people with the money for the next big status symbol.
Oh there is definitely logic but that type of logic isn’t a common commodity among God’s people. There is a section of Coal Rollin gun toting Trump voters who will not buy an electric car for culture war reasons. These people still have iPhones.
However as pickup trucks are the best selling cars in the US it indicates that there is likely a diverse range of people buying them. If you have a product which is crazy fast, really good off road and looks distinctive you will find a market.
Once you start showing YouTube video's of it pulling an F150 backwards up a snow covered hill then maybe a lot of the electric vehicle sceptic's might come around to it.
Currently the F150 sized trucks sell at an average of $55,000 so there is plenty of people with the money for the next big status symbol.
The logic is that a chap could generate all his own power on his luxury ranch and drive his lovely EV pick-up over rough tracks into town for free. But then there is the other logic that suggests that it would be more sensible to buy a V8 truck and not risk being lynched for being a homo, pinko SOB.
Maybe a concerted campaign highlighting that Jesus would drive an EV pick-up while also explaining that petrol pick-ups are the tool of Satan’s people in the Middle East might help? Or pitching it as the real man’s mobility scooter?
Like most EVs it will find buyers within an hour or two’s drive of salt water but it’s hard to imagine God’s chosen people, those gifted with the diabeetees and a deep, sensual love of livestock not being terrified and angry at the desecration of God’s preferred freedom fries transporter.
Echoing sentiments above really, this seems swell but 765hp? That'll be lethal in the hands of most of the great unwashed. Plus arguably a little bit pointless, if they made a version with half the power but double the range I'd be much more interested (although I appreciate I know zero EV science and it probably isn't this simple).
cptsideways said:
I'm all for EV's but do the maths, the UK's current public charging network has a fastest charging rate of 50kwh do the maths on cars with big batteries, that's a lot of time it will be on charge.
Or about a week on a 3kwh domestic plug.
I've just diversified into maths tutoring and I'm looking for new customers.Or about a week on a 3kwh domestic plug.
300bhp/ton said:
Pretty sure you'd need a different licence to drive them in the UK. The B licence entitles you to drive a vehicle to 3500kg.
Government are currently making EVs exempt from this.Tesla should just buy this company and mass produce this thing now. It's a glorious absolute unit of a pickup!
GT119 said:
I've just diversified into maths tutoring and I'm looking for new customers.
It would take about 2 days to charge the 400+ mile version from a 3.3 plug but just under a day on a regular (free) home charger.8 hours on a decent on street charger.
An hour or so on a rapid charger (160kw is what it supports) to 90%.
DonkeyApple said:
Oh there is definitely logic but that type of logic isn’t a common commodity among God’s people.
The logic is that a chap could generate all his own power on his luxury ranch and drive his lovely EV pick-up over rough tracks into town for free. But then there is the other logic that suggests that it would be more sensible to buy a V8 truck and not risk being lynched for being a homo, pinko SOB.
Maybe a concerted campaign highlighting that Jesus would drive an EV pick-up while also explaining that petrol pick-ups are the tool of Satan’s people in the Middle East might help? Or pitching it as the real man’s mobility scooter?
Like most EVs it will find buyers within an hour or two’s drive of salt water but it’s hard to imagine God’s chosen people, those gifted with the diabeetees and a deep, sensual love of livestock not being terrified and angry at the desecration of God’s preferred freedom fries transporter.
The logic is that a chap could generate all his own power on his luxury ranch and drive his lovely EV pick-up over rough tracks into town for free. But then there is the other logic that suggests that it would be more sensible to buy a V8 truck and not risk being lynched for being a homo, pinko SOB.
Maybe a concerted campaign highlighting that Jesus would drive an EV pick-up while also explaining that petrol pick-ups are the tool of Satan’s people in the Middle East might help? Or pitching it as the real man’s mobility scooter?
Like most EVs it will find buyers within an hour or two’s drive of salt water but it’s hard to imagine God’s chosen people, those gifted with the diabeetees and a deep, sensual love of livestock not being terrified and angry at the desecration of God’s preferred freedom fries transporter.
Most of them still haven't got over the Raptor moving from a V8 to a more powerful V6!
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.activacontracts...
The incentive is to make the payloads the same by allowing more weight to be carried to offset the increased weight of the battery powertrain by the look of things.
Would have to be vehicles registered for business use only by the looks of things?
The incentive is to make the payloads the same by allowing more weight to be carried to offset the increased weight of the battery powertrain by the look of things.
Would have to be vehicles registered for business use only by the looks of things?
Edited by gigglebug on Monday 26th November 19:57
Exige77 said:
GranCab said:
The photos all look like CGIs ... does it actually exist in the metal ?
https://youtu.be/H7XqPB6-NSANow they need to develop a Range Rover rival on that platform and flog it at 50% more than the truck.
Looks like a beast.
500 mile range is massive for UK/NZ.
You can literally do the length of the south island NZ on that.
Even towing something big if it halves the range you can do London to Manchester or something with plenty spare.
By 2020 there should be a solid 150/350kw charging network in Europe which will charge this pretty quickly.
For the US? from what I understand the DC fast charge network is poor, 500 mile range isnt bad but distances are huge and people regularly tow things for 1000+ miles.
It'll suit some people, do a days work including site power etc. wont suit the real long distance haulers.
Oh and only a 4.5ft bed, that will disappointing some.
500 mile range is massive for UK/NZ.
You can literally do the length of the south island NZ on that.
Even towing something big if it halves the range you can do London to Manchester or something with plenty spare.
By 2020 there should be a solid 150/350kw charging network in Europe which will charge this pretty quickly.
For the US? from what I understand the DC fast charge network is poor, 500 mile range isnt bad but distances are huge and people regularly tow things for 1000+ miles.
It'll suit some people, do a days work including site power etc. wont suit the real long distance haulers.
Oh and only a 4.5ft bed, that will disappointing some.
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