While it's correct the Ramcharger & the RAM 1500 Rev aren't out yet, they're really not that far away, which is why I included them on the list. The RAM 1500 EV is slated for release in Q4. The Ramcharger is next year right after that. TFL has had access to the pre-production versions of both. Therefore, not RAM vaporware.
I don't know about Lightning specifically, but on the Rivian forums naysayers like the ones here naysaying against the Cybertruck are easily banned. TMC actually is fairly tolerant in comparison, as long as personal insults don't start swinging.
As a [romantic|patriotic|idiot|choose-your-verb] American, my one bias is I like to buy American brand vehicles, having owned a mix of Ford, Chevy, Jeep, Tesla, Mercury, and Cadillac. Beyond that, I'm just a fan of what I think is good, and good is a mix of utility, coolness, reliability, cost, and environmental friendliness. My bias doesn't rule out many EV trucks right now, but the F-150 is currently my favorite. I've always been partial to Ford, not because I'm a Ford fan, but just because I tend to like their vehicles better than Chevy or Chrysler. I like Tesla too.
By this logic we should start considering the CT with its ~55kWh range extender, into any conversations of range. (Since they used this one to tow the ATC enclosed trailer around for testing)While it's correct the Ramcharger & the RAM 1500 Rev aren't out yet, they're really not that far away, which is why I included them on the list. The RAM 1500 EV is slated for release in Q4. The Ramcharger is next year right after that. TFL has had access to the pre-production versions of both. Therefore, not RAM vaporware.
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hell, speaking with your own experience, photos and videos will get you banned from rivian forums/Reddit. It’s due to the volume of employees on all rivian social channels, they must protect the brand at all costs.
That's a strawman. Few people nowadays are buying even Teslas in general for environmental friendliness, much less a hulking truck like the Cybertruck. That "green" crowd have long been diluted and make up a very small niche of Tesla buyers. The "truck bros" are even less likely to care (same deal with large trucks like Hummer EV).
Environmental friendliness is just one possible aspect among many, and may not have been one for this particular buyer, and even if it was you are talking about two different classes of problems that might be weighted differently. Why are those rules in place for that particular beach? If it's environmental reasons, it's still a local and temporary issue (temporary for as long as the truck is there), whereas the CO2 emissions and pollution concerns are a global all eggs in one basket problem that is enduring and hard to reverse, making it a much higher risk higher impact problem than driving on restricted beaches.
Yeah heavy EV trucks are not well suited to stuff like that, given the heavy weight. That said, I think part of the problem is the off-road software isn't out yet. So the truck may ironically be less capable than even something like the Y (other than ground clearance).
