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Re:Tell HN: I think I found Toyota's battery by jackmott42 on Thursday August 03, 2023 @02:45PM (#36989975)
Just people who go on road trips with 2 or more mountain bikes need this. This is not theoretical, a Model Y has its range ruined with 2 or more mountain bikes attached to the exterior. Like ~140 miles max on our trip with 4 mountain bikes. And then you tend to go to more remote areas so that makes it even worse.

So yes, our family is eagerly awaiting a 500 mile range ev

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Re:Tell HN: I think I found Toyota's battery by jsight on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:02PM (#36991000)
That's fair, but a truck with the same payload and rated range will do much better at hauling bikes.
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