Maverick
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Electric vehicles out here won't last long, the weather would kill them.
Meet the Bollinger B2. The first real all electric utility truck, not some urbanite "truck" for driving around town. And be sure to listen to Robert Bollinger explain (video at the bottom) "It was on the farm that I realized I needed a truck I couldn't find, so screw it, let's just make what we need, let's just make what we want"yeah, okay if one lives in somewhere like London, out here the roads will kill them.
520 HPI haven't seen an electric vehicle made yet that would even make it up my road let alone haul a load of hay, equipment or livestock up and down the mountains in this area.
On the surface that sounds good except 7,500 lb towing capacity isn't near enough. Is it 4 wheel drive, what kind of range does it have when driving over mountain passes? What's the range for winter driving when the temp is 0 degs?520 HP
514 lb-ft of torque
5,000 lb payload
7,500 lb towing capacity
A 200 mile range wouldn't get me to the airport and back, or even the feed store. Even if there were charging stations in my area, why would anyone sit for 75 minutes when they can fill up with gas or diesel in 5 minutes or less.It's a nice truck, it won't do what I need it to do plus the mileage would kill me plus, I doubt it would hold up to pulling a 36' trailer with 35,000lbs plus.
- Energy
- 120 kWh Battery Pack
- 200 Mile EPA Range (est)
- 70.2 MPGe (est)
- Level 1 and 2 Charging: J1772 Port (110v & 220v)
- Level 3 Charging: CCS Port (DC Fast)
- Regenerative Braking
- 10 hour Level 2 (220v) Charging Time
- 75 minute Level 3 (DC Fast) Charging Time
A 200 mile range wouldn't get me to the airport and back, or even the feed store. Even if there were charging stations in my area, why would anyone sit for 75 minutes when they can fill up with gas or diesel in 5 minutes or less.
Like I said before, I think electric vehicles might have a use in limited areas and for a small segment of the population. For my use I'd have to carry a generator around in the back of this truck just to keep it charged. Not very practical in most areas of the country. Plus it's too light duty for my use.
I didn’t read anything in his speech that called for only rich countries to foot the bill, nor anything that was wrong. I agree that America can’t do anything by itself, but the whole world needs to wake up and begin making changes. Denying that we are changing the planet dosent change the fact that we are.
exactly!!My analogy is if a kid pees in a pool, well it will diffuse out and is still ok to swim in. If 10 thousand kids piss in it it’s gonna stink. The atmosphere we breathe is a very thin layer that is close to the ground. Mankind has tens of thousands of smokestacks that are pumping out smoke and chemicals into it 24/7. We also have cars all over the planet, running 24/7. How can anyone think this isn’t going to affect us?
we can stop adding to it.
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