Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A couple of years ago, I wrote an article titled “We May Have Been Wrong To Mock GM’s Big Battery Approach To Electric Trucks.” Back then, it was incredibly easy to point and laugh at vehicles like the Hummer EV ... [continued]
I concur, because the fact is that 80%of tricks arejust glorified minivans and never tow a trailer. But the batteries are the limiting and expensive part so if you put huge batteries in every truck then you can only make half the trucks you could make otherwise.
The truck featured in the article offers the larger battery pack as an option at the time of purchase. It’s not mandatory. They sell standard, extended, and max range versions.
I wonder if truck manufacturers could standardize on a battery extender connection, so that RV and other trailer manufacturers could put batteries in the RV/Trailer that the car could tap into.
I concur, because the fact is that 80%of tricks arejust glorified minivans and never tow a trailer. But the batteries are the limiting and expensive part so if you put huge batteries in every truck then you can only make half the trucks you could make otherwise.
The truck featured in the article offers the larger battery pack as an option at the time of purchase. It’s not mandatory. They sell standard, extended, and max range versions.
I wonder if truck manufacturers could standardize on a battery extender connection, so that RV and other trailer manufacturers could put batteries in the RV/Trailer that the car could tap into.