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Re:Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 ... by davrosthedalek on Friday July 28, 2017 @11:28AM (#14874933)
I'm pretty sure the 200 mile range goes out the window pretty quickly if you start using to tow stuff.
Re:Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 ... by jessaustin on Friday July 28, 2017 @11:57AM (#14875190)
Many "farms, industries, and construction sites" would not require a 50 mile daily range. Many such situations would have access to electricity, and a truck like this might reduce required fuel deliveries.

Even though they seem sometimes to be the majority of pickup truck owners, those who use pickup trucks for commuting or driving the kids on vacation are doing it wrong.

Re:Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 ... by mcguire on Saturday July 29, 2017 @12:41PM (#14881971)
Speaking as someone who grew up in the middle of nowhere and currently lives in the middle of not very much, a 200 mile range plus a charging time is a deal breaker.

200 miles is great for commuting in cities. $60,000 is rather expensive for a farm truck.

Re:Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 ... by yellowapple on Friday July 28, 2017 @02:49PM (#14876550)
Indeed, much like how high MPG ratings also go out the window in those situations.

The internal-explosion-engine approach to solving this problem is usually to stick a much larger fuel tank in the vehicle to provide the added range. The most direct equivalent in the battery-powered approach would be to add more batteries, whether to the vehicle itself (lots of room in the front and back for a bunch of battery packs) or to the trailer.

Re:Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 ... by masklinn on Friday July 28, 2017 @02:29PM (#14876412)
Any car's range goes out of the window quickly if you start using it to tow stuff, that's pretty much the lifeblood of a work truck.