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Hello,
Before I start I want to confess my complete ignorance about EV's . I haven't owned any electric car yet. I am learning. We live in So. Florida and because of the rains and occasional flooding my next vehicle is going to be a truck. I also own a 24' Boston Whaler that I would like to tow as well as a 25' travel trailer. Both are in the 7,000 lb range.
Last December I put in my reservation for a R1T with the max pack. Due to my ignorance I assumed I would have a 400 mile range, slightly less towing. Now after doing some research it appears that anything close to 400 miles is not going to happen. More like 140 miles with the Max battery. Now it looks like the Max battery might not appear for a year or two, if ever. So I would need to settle for 100 to 110 miles towing 7000 lbs. I think that is the general consensus.
Can I deal with this? My home in Ft. Lauderdale to Key West is 190 miles requiring one charge. I would still need to charge up to go to Marathon Key 140 miles. Naples is 109 miles, maybe???. And even charging up I will need to disconnect my trailer to charge. Are EV trucks ready for prime time yet?
Before I start I want to confess my complete ignorance about EV's . I haven't owned any electric car yet. I am learning. We live in So. Florida and because of the rains and occasional flooding my next vehicle is going to be a truck. I also own a 24' Boston Whaler that I would like to tow as well as a 25' travel trailer. Both are in the 7,000 lb range.
Last December I put in my reservation for a R1T with the max pack. Due to my ignorance I assumed I would have a 400 mile range, slightly less towing. Now after doing some research it appears that anything close to 400 miles is not going to happen. More like 140 miles with the Max battery. Now it looks like the Max battery might not appear for a year or two, if ever. So I would need to settle for 100 to 110 miles towing 7000 lbs. I think that is the general consensus.
Can I deal with this? My home in Ft. Lauderdale to Key West is 190 miles requiring one charge. I would still need to charge up to go to Marathon Key 140 miles. Naples is 109 miles, maybe???. And even charging up I will need to disconnect my trailer to charge. Are EV trucks ready for prime time yet?