Last Wednesday Brenda and I drove from our son’s home in Florida to our home in North Louisiana, and then the next day I drove into Jonesboro to fill the truck up. Maybe not stellar, but a fully loaded half ton pickup, driving at highway speeds, getting 23+ miles per gallon and making the entire 491 miles without needing fuel, and taking only a bit over 21 gallons of gas, when we fueled it the next day. This more than meets any expectation I have.
We went the back way, Leaving Florida a bit after six, spent more than an hour in Monroeville, Alabama, made two restroom stops (but we did eat lunch on the fly) and got home before 4 in the afternoon. I challenge any electric pickup to meet that time, much less beat that time for the distance, in a vehicle, fully loaded, driving at highway speeds.
I have said that electric cars can meet a need for a family that lives in a mid sized city, has a place to park, in safety while the car is being charged, never take long trips, and rarely drive more than a thousand or so miles a year, keeping battery life long. Tesla, the poster child of the electric car industry is supplying a demand that a segment of consumers want, and are willing to pay for. That’s capitalism at its finest. Forcing people to adopt a standard that does not meet their needs, is expensive and not practical, is totalitarianism at its most deviance.
Forgot to add, this truck has a 5.3 liter V-8, Not one of those 1.2 liter, triple turbo charged, 2 cylinder wonder engines.