Diesel pickups are for chumps

[68Charger]

The point is that one of the most difficult endurance challenges in driving has been done with an EV, multiple times, with a vehicle that is using v1.0 technology, completely contrary to the claims that EVs are range limited.

To the point of the Original post about a EV TRUCK, towing a Trailer... it's going to need one hell of a battery pack to have decent range when pulling 35k GCWR

bigger battery pack means longer charging times for the same charging station... Tesla's 75 minutes for a full charge on a 100kWh battery pack would be 2.5 hours on a 200kWh battery pack... that's a long lunch, and just based on physics, could need to be done every 200-300 miles.

Now for a good portion of truck owners (likely those talking about F150s, and others who don't regularly use their truck like a real truck)... it should be fine, but towing a 15K Lb trailer cross-country is going to be a LOT of LONG recharging stops.

My real-world example of moving from Penrose to Canton would have likely result in a dead battery in the TX panhandle, unless the truck was packing a 300+kWh battery pack... The 120kW "Supercharger" Tesla stations aren't going to cut it... they'll need 500+kW on tap, with at least 300kW available per vehicle before the truck in the OP could be viable for any real long-distance hauling.

And I appreciate what Tesla has done, but I'm not remotely considering purchasing ANY $50k+ car... I'm getting ready to sell my most expensive vehicle (2007 Cummins 6.7L) for around $20k. I've got one daughter starting college this month, with 7+ years ahead of her (wants to be a PT Doc)... and 2 more kids behind her. So I'll stick with my $8,000 12v Cummins that I've had for years, and that leaves about $100k for diesel fuel, upgrades and repairs before I'm even close to what an EV truck would cost before it's first recharge.

If I win the lottery, I'll put a deposit on a new Roadster... but otherwise it's just not within my means unless I dip into retirement fund and/or tell the kids the world needs ditch diggers, too..