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Re:Amazon reaches 10000 Rivian electric delivery vans in U.S. by rnk on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @10:42PM (#37937678)
100s of miles a day? Are these mowers going 20 miles an hour? That seems like a lot, 10 hours a day, driving on unleveled ground? Probably a lot smaller distance.
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Re:Amazon reaches 10000 Rivian electric delivery vans in U.S. by wutwutwat on Thursday October 19, 2023 @09:36AM (#37942715)
The square footage they cover, going back and forth, back and forth, over your entire lawn, and many others, some that are 2+ acres, easily becomes hundreds of miles of total distance that mower drove.
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Re:Amazon reaches 10000 Rivian electric delivery vans in U.S. by rnk on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:27PM (#37947509)
I can see they'd use a lot of power, but I'd guess the mileage is lower than you think. Anyway they need lots of batteries!
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