I’ll stick with my 2014 gas-powered Silverado. Will get me to Houston and back without refueling.
“I’ll stick with my 2014 gas-powered Silverado. Will get me to Houston and back without refueling.”
Buy property off of I10 and build EV refueling stations.
We’ll stick with our 2500 diesel. We can hitch 8000 lbs of camper to it, point it west and in 6 hrs be on the other side of the Rocky Mountains. Without stopping for fuel. When an EV pickup can do that, including running heat or AC as necessary, I’ll consider one.
I bought a 2021 Tundra this year. Big V8. More than enough towing capacity for my needs. And if I tow a horse trailer 700 miles in one day...well, I CAN tow a horse trailer 700 miles in one day without spending 4 nights recharging my truck. But then, you’d be surprised how few motels have recharging stations. And I can’t wait to see how MUCH they charge for recharging a pickup!
But if all one does with a truck is go to work 3 miles away, carrying nothing in the bed, in good weather with no AC or heating required...maybe “zero emissions” truck will work. Although they OUGHT to be called “displaced emissions”!
When do all the Greenies, that gush over having an EV, start worrying about stuff like this?
Electric Vehicle Push Is Sparking Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage
China Dominates the Global Lithium Battery Market ..... https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/china-dominates-the-global-lithium-battery-market/#:~:text=China%20is%20among%20the%20five%20top%20countries%20with,of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20largest%20lithium%20reserve%20in%20Australia.
In 2019, Chinese chemical companies accounted for 80 percent of the world’s total output of raw materials for advanced batteries. China controls the processing of pretty much all the critical minerals–rare earth, lithium, cobalt, and graphite. Of the 136 lithium-ion battery plants in the pipeline to 2029, 101 are based in China.
Elon Musk praises China, says Tesla will continue to expand investments there ..... https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/26/musk-praises-china-says-tesla-will-expand-investments-in-country.html
As for the Greenies, Hipsters and others that say they care about the environment....They don’t. Another shining example of the hypocrisy of so many. Because they’re all still hooking up to a fossil fueled power source to charge those batteries.
Today’s hero, Elon Musk, because he’s talking smack to Fauxchahontas, BFFs with China. The country that pretty much controls the mining of the main components to make the cars. Won’t be much longer before they squeeze everyone out of the market with cheap cars, like all their other cheap stuff, or hold the industry hostage like they were doing with crappy drywall 25 years ago. Buy and drive at your own risk.
Hey, the great thing about an electric pickup is that you can put a gas-powered generator in the bed to recharge it every 300 miles or so!
“2014 gas-powered Silverado.”
Propane conversion?