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Only 7% of Americans Want Their Next Car to Be Electric, Survey Finds (gizmodo.com)
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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I want an electric truck, but it's range is not realistic. I can carry an extra can deep in the woods. I can get someone to bring me gas if I pushed my luck, not so with an electric.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I can get someone to bring me gas if I pushed my luck, not so with an electric.

    You could have someone roll up with a generator if necessary. But be honest, how often do you end up deep in the woods without enough gas to get back to town?

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Enough where I learned a lesson and plan better.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    So it's an extremely rare event that can be solved with a little bit of thinking ahead. Should that really be part of your purchasing decision?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    I can easily extend my range in the woods by carrying an extra gallon(s) of gas..... Then fill up on the return trip home. That's thinking ahead......

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Do you normally do 200-300 miles into the wilderness?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans....

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago*

    What’s bizarre is they literally are just worried about not being able to “push their luck” by carrying an extra canister of flammable liquid around. Like that’s sensible.

    Ok, so don’t push your luck? It’s not super hard. Or do it and don’t be a coward. Call a truck and get rescued like everyone else.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    They're not for everyone. Not yet.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I was hyped about the rear plugs on the lightning. Camping and recharging power tool batteries would've been great.

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