I think you are dreaming. Who makes a pickup that will tow 25k? I think only a few of them will tow 18K and you won’t buy one for under $40k.
The cyber truck advertised 14k towing. Not bad for the price. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 17, 2020, at 1:26 AM, George Mullineaux via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > 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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
