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What's heavier - your average EV, or an average US Godzilla sized pickup truck e.g. RAM. My Model 3's roof would barely clear the headlights of one of those. A
by sundvor 4y ago
What's heavier - your average EV, or an average US Godzilla sized pickup truck e.g. RAM.
My Model 3's roof would barely clear the headlights of one of those. And it looks like it weighs about half too, even with that large battery.
- almost_usual 4y agoHow many giant trucks do you see in major metro parking garages? I typically see them in more rural areas.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoYou underestimate the amount of urban men who have been marketed into believing that owning giant truck they don't need will make them more manly.
- jackmott42 4y agoThey are all over every major city in Texas, and california, and everywhere.
- green-salt 4y agoDowntown Portland Oregon, a large percentage of one of of the garages I use are like this.
- jackmott42 4y agoA model 3 actually weighs the same as a base model F150.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoWhen's the last time you saw a base model F150? Almost all F150s either have crew or extended cab, a bigger engine, bling, etc. And the OP asked about RAM, which is ~1000 pounds heavier, mostly due to its steel frame rather than the aluminum bodied F150.
- jackmott42 4y agoI saw a base model f150 today.
- vel0city 4y ago> When's the last time you saw a base model F150? About five minutes ago. I see them all the time, practically every day I go outside. > Almost all F150s either have crew or extended cab, a bigger engine, bling, etc. All of that still doesn't double the weight. And yeah the RAM is heavier from the start, but still its not twice as heavy even with a lot of those options. The curb weight of the heaviest RAM is < 6,000lbs, the lighest Model 3 is a bit over 3,600lbs. 3,600 * 2 = 7,200, and 7,200 > 6,000. And the heavier 3 is 4,200lbs, 4,200 * 2 = 8,400, and once again 8,400 > 6,000. The claim here was that trucks are twice as heavy as Model 3's. An average Model 3 isn't that much lighter than most trucks. Far from half the weight.
- jackmott42 4y agoThe lightest model 3 is up to 4,000lbs or so since the switch to LFP batteries on the standard range model 3
- wizee 4y agoA RAM 1500 weighs around 4900-5500 lbs depending on spec (cab size, bed size, 4x4, engine choice etc.). That’s around the same weight as lots of EV sedans like the BMW i4, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Lucid Air, Porsche Taycan. A Mercedes-Benz EQS or Tesla Model X both weigh more than my crew cab V8 pickup.
- neogodless 4y agoLooks like Model 3 can weigh 3,648 to 4,250 lbs depending on RWD/AWD and range (battery). A basic F150 regular cab starts at 4,021 lbs. But yeah, if you go quad cab, bump up from half-ton, get 4WD, etc. you can find much heavier examples. Still the heaviest is around 5,540 lbs which is about 50% heavier than the lightest Model 3, but nowhere near double. Now a comparable car to a Model 3 (if you ignore their BMW / luxury price point) might be a Mazda 3: 3,088 to 3,391 lbs