I was thinking of getting a multi/flex fuel option do you have a recommendation best paying for buck I appreciate your input on these kinds of things.
Completely sensible setup for your application! I was focused on non-stranding versus duration extension with body size as a guide for max collection. Collapsible deployable panels definitely boost collection ability.
Few CTs? We thought the same thing a few weeks ago when we took a 400+ mile day trip right through Austin and back without seeing a single CT on the road, anywhere. We thought we might see more around it's birth place but nada. Plenty of Tesla cars on the road but no trucks...it was sort of spooky but being the center of attention is not a foreign concept for the Claus's.
I was addressing how silly of an idea driving around with propane canisters and generator for your unstrandable solution is.
A+ observation and insight! I think you’ve really cracked the code. Seriously!
Again show me the number of propane tanks and the generator in the bed for the use with a nice picture. Till then it is all talk. Not doing. Some might think the idea just isn't practical as much as the people that suggest the idea. Is the idea put into practice? Doubt it.
I don't see where I said the idea was easy or practical to execute in the Cybertruck post-design, I said it's what is needed in a vehicle intended for towing. I had a BMW i3 REX for a month or two as a loaner and it was a decent vehicle. Full EV drive train, the generator was just there to top up the battery charge. It was something like 60 miles of EV range and 60 miles added from the rex with 0.9 gallons of gas. Obviously the CT would need something a little beefier for both generation capabilities and capacity. At least one person has done something similar with a Model S, in theory it would be easier to recreate in the CT since the bed is outside the passenger cell. It would be interesting to see if somebody could commercialize such a unit for the Cybertruck, but I'm not sure there would be enough return on the investment.
I'm one of those who bought my Model 3 in 2018 with the expectation, based on Elon's statements, that I would be able to enroll it into a driverless taxi system and generate revenue with it by end of 2019. So I'm used to disappointment. That being said, the vehicles Tesla makes really are some of the best you can buy in the USA. We bought our Cybertruck end of 2023, and even with the failed promises and all the political fallout happening due to Elon's antics, we don't regret it our purchase. We may have made different decisions had we known what we do today, such as waiting and buying used instead, but we love our Tesla's. You are right though. People should not trust future promises made by Elon and Tesla at this point. Instead, just buy the vehicle based on what they get out of it today.
There is one type of utility vehicle where EV clearly makes sense and is now taking over from ICE: local delivery trucks. They charge in the yard overnight (when electricity is cheap), then make short stop-and-go trips all over town during the workday (but less than 150-200 miles total). No wasted fuel while idling, no side trips to the gas pump, no range issues, low maintenance. What's not to like?
It added a lot of mass for minimal benefit (for the vast majority of truck users), the mass was well above the original center of gravityand further rearward than ideal from multiple perspectives.
