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REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by ssl-3 »

otterley wrote: post #87
greenavocado wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My pickup truck burned 9 miles per gallon when I towed a 35 foot RV. Consider the energy flux and you'll quickly see how hopeless it would be to tow with a battery powered truck.

Not everyone who owns a pickup tows with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a minority of owners who do. Some just need them for hauling plywood, others because they like the aesthetics.

A Honda minivan can fit 4x8 sheets of plywood in the dry, under-roof, with the doors closed. Other times, it can seat 8.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by AnthonyMouse »

stackghost wrote: post #46
thatcherc wrote: post #2

It's weird to see a new vehicle announced like this that's not an EV. I wonder what it's like launching a gas truck when new battery-powered trucks are looming in the distance (or already here).

I say this as someone who will be buying an EV as his next vehicle: EV proponents have a strong propensity to gloss over the very real drawbacks of battery-only vehicles: - Towing anything outside of charging infrastructure/away from the highway rest stops is not feasible because of the range reduction, which in USA/Canada is a major reason to buy an SUV/pickup. Why buy an electric vehicle that can't tow your boat to…

> Venturing far away from the charging infrastructure (camping, rural road tripping, jobsites/camp) is risky. If you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, you can get a ride into town, fill up a jerrycan with gas, and then extricate your vehicle.

A 5KW generator costs less than 2% of the price of the average new vehicle and is a useful thing to have in a place that doesn't otherwise have any electricity regardless.

Meanwhile you then don't have to buy gas the 99% of the time you're not camping.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by ansgri »

AnthonyMouse wrote: post #152
stackghost wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I say this as someone who will be buying an EV as his next vehicle: EV proponents have a strong propensity to gloss over the very real drawbacks of battery-only vehicles: - Towing anything outside of charging infrastructure/away from the highway rest stops is not feasible because of the range reduction, which in USA/Canada is a major reason to buy an SUV/pickup. Why buy an electric vehicle that can't tow your boat to…

> Venturing far away from the charging infrastructure (camping, rural road tripping, jobsites/camp) is risky. If you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, you can get a ride into town, fill up a jerrycan with gas, and then extricate your vehicle. A 5KW generator costs less than 2% of the price of the average new vehicle and is a useful thing to have in a place that doesn't otherwise have any electricity regardless…

Would be best to have a modular generator for an EV, that would allow slower but practical charging while on the go or at rest. This would be basically a series hybrid with modular generator, not popular due to lower efficiency AFAIU. Just explicitly design for lower performance when battery critically low and is charging on the go.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by hsbauauvhabzb »

csto12 wrote: post #23
analog31 wrote: post #20

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The interesting thing in the US is that a lot of pickups, possibly most of them, are purchased for regular daily driving. None of the people I know with pickups have trailers.

I love seeing Ram 6000 Max Diesel Rampage Pros who’s sole job is going to work and Walmart.

Speeding through school zones in a maximum impact people killer sure is fun too though

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by antonvs »

bakies wrote: post #131
Eueudhsbsj32 wrote: post #52

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I think the more important reasons are to prevent the groceries from sliding around in the bed and to protect them from the sun and precipitation.

Dang, if only someone made an everyday car with a soft weather proof enclosed cargo area, possibly you could have the tailgate open up and away as well so it's not in the way. I would think Americans would love to have something more practical than a work vehicle

Sounds communist

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by antonvs »

SoftTalker wrote: post #67
csto12 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love seeing Ram 6000 Max Diesel Rampage Pros who’s sole job is going to work and Walmart.

It's honestly not that many. That's a very expensive truck for a daily driver. Most likely they have a large Airstream camper, horse trailer, or 5th wheel trailer or similar that they pull with it. Sure, some people just like a big diesel truck for ego reasons. But the cost of them limits most people's ability to endulge that.

> But the cost of them limits most people's ability to endulge that.

Sounds like you’ve never been to the US. Thanks to cheap credit, every hillbilly and redneck has one of these. Which feels like about 60% of the population sometimes.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by superb_dev »

tclancy wrote: post #109
superb_dev wrote: post #92

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Vibecoding your whole website is an indication of how seriously you’re taking a project. With how new this company is and how clearly this whole website was made with AI, how can you trust a single thing this website says about a product that barely exists? The AI probably just invented half of it

Damn you, company who isn't making websites for a living, where are your priorities!?

Well when you don't even have a product to sell yet the website is the second most important part, right after actually making the thing. The website is there to sell preorders

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by wronex »

They portray 5h charging at home as a downside. Something to scorn at. But, how long does it take to fill up a diesel truck at home? I haven’t gone to a gas station since getting an EV a few years ago. It trickle charges while I sleep. This is easily the biggest convenience.
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