The Real Mileage of an Electric Truck
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Got a chance to check out a 2022 Porsche Taycan Turbo S...one of my clients got one.
0-60 in 2.6 seconds
616 hp (750 with overboost)
744 fp torque
201 mile range
Its a sweet ride for sure, sleek design and the interior is a nice as anything I have seen, but I dont get out much these days.
Plugs it in at home, isn't towing a trailer.
I did not drive it...
0-60 in 2.6 seconds
616 hp (750 with overboost)
744 fp torque
201 mile range
Its a sweet ride for sure, sleek design and the interior is a nice as anything I have seen, but I dont get out much these days.
Plugs it in at home, isn't towing a trailer.
I did not drive it...
Got a chance to check out a 2022 Porsche Taycan Turbo S...one of my clients got one.
0-60 in 2.6 seconds
616 hp (750 with overboost)
744 fp torque
201 mile range
Its a sweet ride for sure, sleek design and the interior is a nice as anything I have seen, but I dont get out much these days.
Plugs it in at home, isn't towing a trailer.
I did not drive it...
Probably totally worthless if it doesn't have a frunk.
SF
Got a chance to check out a 2022 Porsche Taycan Turbo S...one of my clients got one.
0-60 in 2.6 seconds
616 hp (750 with overboost)
744 fp torque
201 mile range
Its a sweet ride for sure, sleek design and the interior is a nice as anything I have seen, but I dont get out much these days.
Plugs it in at home, isn't towing a trailer.
I did not drive it...
Having driven a Tesla performance is not a problem. Are you a car guy? Do you live for seat pinning acceleration? Well electric is pretty dynamic and absurdly instant off the line. No cool motor sounds but the performance is there for certain.
Did this trip a month ago (220mi round trip) and still had over 100mi range left when I got home.
Also did this one last year with about the same result
Probably totally worthless if it doesn't have a frunk.
SF
Has frunk...
Pretty small though, but not a dealbreaker like not getting the same range when towing a trailer is.
That’s pretty good I think
We just got a hybrid. My gal drives it. Last time filled up was mid June. Lots of power and quiet.
I think you have confused needs with wants...
Electric vehicles are not for everybody, I think that is well known.
What is puzzling here however, is that everbody they are not for crawls out from under whatever rock they are under at the time to chime in that 'they aren't for me because' each time a thread about electric vehicles is posted...
Same thing was said about cars, by the horse owner...so stay on the same side of history as the horse folks were.
LOL
Electric vehicles are not for everybody, I think that is well known.
What is puzzling here however, is that everbody they are not for crawls out from under whatever rock they are under at the time to chime in that 'they aren't for me because' each time a thread about electric vehicles is posted...
Same thing was said about cars, by the horse owner...so stay on the same side of history as the horse folks were.
LOL
I was reading a blurb recently stating the danger / safety issues regarding EV due to the lack of sound.
I'd imagine someone will eventually develop a throaty V8 sound track for them. It probably already has been.
Will sound for EV eventually be a safety mandate? Stay tuned.
SF
What Should a Nine-Thousand-Pound Electric Vehicle Sound Like?
E.V.s are virtually silent, so acoustic designers are creating alerts for them. A symphony—or a cacophony—of car noise could be coming to city streets.
I still get sticker shock when I wander the lots and note Suburbans' for 90K, Platinum F150's and Big Horn Dodge 80K. Makes a Tesla Model 3 for 45K look to be a bargain.
And meanwhile, me and my 04" dinosaur with 108K on it plod along...gas station to gas station
And meanwhile, me and my 04" dinosaur with 108K on it plod along...gas station to gas station
I've never understood that argument. Have you "heard" most late model commuter cars? They make almost no sound around parking lots and whatnot. Electric cars aren't totally silent; they definitely make some sounds and have the usual tire noise on the pavement and all that usual stuff. I'd say the difference in sound emitted from either isn't far off from one another, they're just a little different.
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Our hybrid has a back-up beeper like on a UPS truck
reminds me of the motorcycle saying I absolutely hate
"Loud pipes save lives"
No. No they don't.
Plug-in?
Dogsnfish
Steelhead
No doubt. We rented a car a few years ago and they put us in a Tesla. Sweet car! But we have dogs, so are now saving for the RAV4 hybrid.
Yes
It has a mode that is supposed to charge on deceleration but I’m not sold on that mode
I’d race just about anything with it if I was a racer type
Flymph
Steelhead
Interesting. Next to fireworks, the sound of a rumbling engine/muffler going down the street is about as welcome as Armageddon! We love the fact that our Prius is quiet when doing one of our many wildlife excursions. It's amazing how deer and other animals remain calm. Not to mention, we can sneak up on cats!
Our next vehicle will be a Truck EV to finish out our lives fishing local lakes without worrying about gas prices and way less maintenance costs. I only wish I could live to see the day when the entire country was utilizing all EVs. I'm sure it will be too late to reverse the hell that we must endure in the meantime.
Which is why my head‘s on a swivel when I’m riding my Bonneville…especially since I wear earplugs under my helmet.
