Looks like the love child of a Delorean and the Killdozer. Clearly its armor genes came from the Delorean side of the family.
Looks like the love child of a Delorean and the Killdozer. Clearly its armor genes came from the Delorean side of the family.
Neither of the cameras on my truck worked today. Completely covered in slime from freezing rain, snow, road salt, sand and other shit. Oddly enough, even though there was a little spatter, both side mirrors were perfectly usable.Originally Posted by SecondsCount
My 2006 Duramax went 13 years and 200,000 miles and it's still going as a spare truck at my company. I still have a '95 and '97 F-350's Powerstrokes in every day use with my company. The largest repair bills have been 1 transmission each in the Fords and a set of injectors in the Duramax (that I did myself in one day and cost $2400).. I run my trucks until they drop, but I still expect them to go 10 years at a minimum.
I didn't say it was a good idea but it is the direction this stuff is headed. Cadillac has already been doing it for a couple years.
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Consider, first, a few additional variables;
Every weight value for towing, capacity, etc for Fords/GM/Dodge are generated by lawyers, knowing that Billy Joe is going to put 2x that weight on it and demand warranty claims when something breaks, and they've been playing this game for dozens of years.
Meanwhile, Tesla has never built a truck before.
The gas use is typical for a light duty truck and is a known curve. Charging costs for a Tesla are not guaranteed over the next 10 years, and are low hanging fruit for new regulations/taxes/fees/etc as e-vehicles move from niche to common use.
The man is going to want that tax revenue from all that gas not being bought, and the man will get his fucking tax money. So betting on Tesla charging staying as cheap as it is, well, that's a foolish assumption IMO. I also anticipate that e-waste recycling fees/deposits/etc will come into play at some point.
400k miles over 3 years on a fleet maintained vehicle is noteworthy, but it's obvious from the usage of that particular Tesla that it enjoyed an ideal environment and infrastructure to maximize an electric car's benefits and minimize the impacts of harsh weather, abuse, traditional 'put gas in it and drive' sorts of usage over the course of 20+ years, like how most trucks can expect to be used.
Time is just as much of a vehicle killer as mileage. You can almost routinely find 25, 30 year old Toyotas, Powerstroke Diesels, etc with similar mileage, and those trucks have usually lived hard lives parked outside in the elements.
If you live in a locale that has gov/infrastructure/tax benefits for ecars that artificially incentivize their use, they may be the ideal choice for a commuter. In that role I would take very seriously any E offerings from Hyundai or Toyota. But until companies like that offer an E-Truck and put their powertrain warranties on them, I'm sticking to internal combustion on a truck.
Plus there's the whole "bursting into flames" thing not to mention the "charging station catching your house on fire" thing...
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Pretty broad brush there buddy. Would you like to learn more?
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