https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/new-ram-pickup-ev-has-gas-powered-electric-generator.html

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For all the idiots

It'll be funny when the weight of the gas and the generator hurt the battery efficiency 🤣

Energy density wins again.

Don’t worry the next version will have a wind turbine instead of the gas generator

Strange for sure, but it makes sense considering the government regulations and incentives to build vehicles that meet EPA goals.

As nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n often says, this is a “smart judo move” to avoid penalties in a restrictive regulatory framework.

If Chrysler can pull off the marketing and get farmers, construction workers, and RV vacationers, to realize that an onboard generator is useful, this will be a huge hit.

It will probably have a $80K or higher sticker price. I suspect this will boost the popularity of leasing and the idea of “you will own nothing and be happy “ will really take off.

The people carrying a gas generator at the back of their teslas were visionaries