Comment on Slate, a no-nonsense EV pickup for $20k

• tal@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  They do say that they also offer a larger battery pack with a 240 mi range, but yeah, even so, it’s not gonna be a great vehicle for long-distance highway travel compared to a current ICE vehicle. Fine for a commuter, though.

  source

  • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Don’t buy a truck if you’re just a daily commuter, that’s just plain dumb. Get a BEV with much better efficiency and a tow hitch for the occasional needs.

    source

    • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      A bacon egg vehicle?

      source

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Battery Electric Vehicle

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Point me to an electric sedan I can buy for $20k and I will.

      source

      • JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        A GWM Ora is about the equivalent of US$20K in Australia (no subsidies). So its doable.

        source
    • tal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The truck form is just one of the body options for it. I mean, you can’t get it in sedan form, but the website configurator thing has options for small SUV and fastback.

      source

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        All are tall models with shit efficiency.

        source
  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I do have a concern about that; a lot of pickup truck missions are go-and-get-it. The best lumber yard in my area just happens to be about 75 miles away. Not a problem for my S10, right on the cusp of what this thing can do.

    source

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s 150 miles round trip, if you stop once to pee or whatever you can charge and boom, not on the cusp anymore

      If you’re the rare person who does 3 hours of driving without stopping then… Well, you do you

      source

      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’ve done that by car, motorcycle and airplane. Did two 3-hour legs on a motorcycle in the same day, out and back.

        source
  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My car doesn’t even go >200mi but I’ve driven it on multi-thousand mile trips with no problem.

    source
  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I very much doubt their target market is people commuting to the office.

    source

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I want it as a commuter because it’s cheap and can be used as a weekend project truck. The second part isn’t necessary, but it’s nice to not need to rent one.

      source
• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A lot closer to 125 miles of real driving range on my 2018 leaf, and that’s an older car on older tech in not-quite-snow and on hills in the winter

  source
• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s 150 miles of rated range, presumably according to the EPA standard, just like every other EV is rated. The EPA standards have recently been updated to reflect more accurately.

  source

  • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, and yet it is still so very far from reality when it comes to BEVs. It’s fine when comparing cars because it’s a well defined standard, but it’s terrible at indicating actual range especially if you don’t live in dry warm climate.

    source

    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s really not. You can’t account for climate with a single number. That’s why standards exist.

      source