Lost me at 150 miles. Maybe there's a battery extender option, didn’t look further. Also, the “SUV” kit still only has two doors. Not useful for hauling a family around.
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I currently drive an F150 from the 80s to go get my hay.
It's 7miles from me.
One day I'm gonna need a modern car to go along with my classic.
150miles without a way to power myself on the go does seem limiting - but I'm not sure if ever take an electric car for those ventures over my girl's Subaru.
The question I keep asking myself is do I need more than 2 seats & the back which I can get covered?
Peep these pics - I can even add seats that are removable if I wanted to.
https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g64576482/2027-slate-truck-revealed-gallery/
For battery health you want to drive it between 20% and 80%.
So for every day usability thats only 90 miles. And 20% batter degradation is fairly common. So more like, 72 miles per day for sure.
I've read that 80% stuff is bullshit & you can hit 90-95% consistently no problem - same degradation schedule.
I've also read that the bottom is more like 10-15%.
~125mi of not pushing it to the limits range.
Cordless power tools have had those restrictions in the past. Some have a problem where you have to fully drain and then fully charge on the first use for full capacity. Most of that stuff is no longer an issue either from fixing it or all the computer controls in them. Surly the EVs have computers that manage that stuff like tool and phone batteries.
Modern batteries are built to cycle a certain number of times.
Testing the upper limit 100% of the time could lead to faster degradation, but that fear is so overblown.
Charge to 90-95%, 100% if you're doing a long distance ride.
You’re discounting the fact that you can get 4 or these for the price of a cybertruck. Your whole family can play bumper cars with them on the streets.