I've never owned a Tesla and haven't followed any of the other launches this closely. I suppose that makes sense. Especially with all of the new engineering in this one.
Don't have a wife yet but....
Doubles as a backup system to power your home for a while. Equivalent battery capacity would be $20-$40,000.
Bulletproof to protect the kids
If she is into cars, you can put it into launch mode and drop the suspension on a test drive.
Electricity for now is cheaper...
That's wierd. I'm pretty sure they did a SELECT WHERE location='CA' OR location='TX' ORDER BY reservation_number.
Edit: after reading several other posts. It seems not just state but a geospatial radius from their two factories.
I'm guessing this is due to profit margins. Closer = cheaper to...
Is 11,000 lbs really the limit?
In their promotion video, it seemed like they sure were towing a multiple factor of that at the launch event.
Yes, I understand that there is a difference between towing something for miles for years vs a few hundred of feet once. But wouldn't you think it would...
I'm not underestimating at all, just questioning the need(if there is a need) to have to go to a charging station and a gas station every trip I take while towing. Side note, apparently the RamRev will also have a higher towing capacity...
So then is the battery capable of maxing out those motors? If so then why is Stellantis is promoting as if the mechanical generator is contributing power to the motors beyond the capabilities of the batteries? That's the part I don't understand. If you are towing something that is say 13000 lbs...
The following line on their websites seems to imply something different. It seems like the generator can directly add power to the electric motors vs just power from the batteries so if you extrapolate that then the range and maximum towing and horsepower are only obtainable when the generator...
As far as range goes, it's pretty impressive and probably beats most gas trucks too. The problem is this: The generator can also increase the power to the motor and gearbox when serious power is needed. If I'm towing something closer to the limits, won't it mean that the generator will likely...
Hybrid seems to be besides the point, will towing require the generator?
So now you have to go to both stations to "recharge" and "refuel"?
This doesn't seem practical or worth the effort.
You're also converting chemical to mechanical to electrical energy right?
The range is impressive but this...
This is exciting to see, it seems like the bottleneck here isn't the casting then. If the current ones we see are built by hand, it'll be interesting to see the production quality candidates that are built by machines.
What a mess! Hope production isn't this messy. What the heck is a portable generator doing in the frunk? This definitely looks like an abused early model. What happened to the doors?