It appears that I lit a match under a powder keg of frustration. Is anyone in this group connected to Tesla in any way? I attempted to get a message to Elon Musk a couple of years ago when the idea of his truck was gaining ground. I was so disappointed at the unveiling, because the Cybertruck missed my needs by a country mile. We need a truck that is powerful, capable and affordable. Instead he shows us a truck that is bullet-proof, Porsche-fast and a little on the high-priced side. Is there any way to communicate with these automakers? Ford teased us with a video of an EV prototype F150 pulling 1,000,000 pounds. That is over-kill, but it at least shows the possibilities. Produce an EV pick-up that can haul construction materials and tow somewhere between 18K and 25K pounds with about 150-200 miles of range and I believe it would sell. I guess we are asking too much!
George Mullineaux 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey -----Original Message----- From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator via EV Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 09:12 To: Peri Hartman <pe...@kotatko.com>; Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: EVDL Administrator <evp...@drmm.net> Subject: [External] Re: [EVDL] George's farm truck/van EV project On 17 Jun 2020 at 1:12, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > Mercedes, Toyota, and Ford. The latter two probably have the best > chance of meeting the hauling niche. Whether any of them actually do > what is rumored, ... Funny the reputation Mercedes has in the US. From my admittedly casual exposure, It seems quite different in Europe. I don't know that I'd say they're any less likely to develop a substantial hauler than the other two. Whether it and anything else that the other major automakers develop shows up in the US is, IMO, a bigger question mark. Much of their EV effort is focused on the EU and Asia these days. Those are the places that are REQUIRING EVs, and offering significant incentives for them. And that is where EVs are selling. Renault's second largest selling vehicle in January (before the epidemic hit) was an EV. Let's hope that I'm being too pessimistic about the US EV future. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/help/__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKwBzdCXA$ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/help/__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKwBzdCXA$ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html*usub__;Iw!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKzrFp-qE$ ARCHIVE: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKZIWz6Mc$ INFO: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKVk1OsFk$ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!qO2_CsKlDa3LGrDoTpheAN0yIaCQtK7S3u7WPe3ZriYsZGBKZUpZQ9NPEC5DzoValDNjwmDKarBpqbE$ ) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
