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> Why does that matter if I only need 50 miles of range for my day to day? Because, as a practical matter, short range vehicles suck. I don't want to have to c

> Why does that matter if I only need 50 miles of range for my day to day? Because, as a practical matter, short range vehicles suck. I don't want to have to charge my car every five minutes. And if you want to tow with a pick up truck EV there's just no getting away from the practical reality that you need many kilowatt hours in your battery pack. The Chevy Silverado EV has around about a 212 kWh battery pack in the longest range trim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUN358zio7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUN358zio7A And you need those kWhs for towing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGPxjg_jDog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGPxjg_jDog

undersuit 3y ago
>I don't want to have to charge my car every five minutes. What kind of range are you envisioning here? >And if you want to tow with a pick up truck EV there's just no getting away from the practical reality that you need many kilowatt hours in your battery pack. But I don't have a pickup. Should I buy a pickup for this chance? >And you need those kWhs for towing Well yes I obviously need the power to tow my groceries home.
- clouddrover 3y ago
  > What kind of range are you envisioning here? My personal benchmark is 400 miles real world highway range. The Lucid Air achieves 500 miles real world highway. The Mercedes EQS is almost there at 395: https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/ https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/ The Chevy Silverado EV will supposedly achieve more than 400 miles. My benchmark is not a high bar. > Well yes I obviously need the power to tow my groceries home. Kilowatt hours is energy content, not power.