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panopticon • yesterday at 10:42 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

But the range on the Cybertruck is starting much lower, so that halving is a lot more painful.

I frequently tow between Washington and Montana, and I only have to fill up the F-350 once or twice when loaded. You would need to recharge a loaded Cybertruck 5+ times on that same route. My 11 hour drive just turned into a 15 hour drive in ideal conditions. And I don't think there are the latest superchargers available on most of the route, so the time spent charging is likely much higher.

Don't get me wrong, I like EVs and have a Model 3 as my daily driver. But I would never get rid of the gasser given today's battery tech with the number of roadtrips we take.


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mschuster91 • today at 12:17 AM

> I frequently tow between Washington and Montana

But... why? Like, at that point it should make more sense shipping whatever freight you want to ship by train?!

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