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Seems like that anti EV crowd just gets obsessed with range anxiety scenarios. And ignores all the benefits (the reasons so many people buy and love their EVs). Of course like any other vehicle option your specific needs will make some options not good for you. If I lived in an old city I would not want a dually F250. But if I towed a horse trailer I would.

Sorry, but you will have to jump up to an F350 to get a dually. AI Overview

"The Ford F-250 Super Duty does not come with a dual-rear-wheel (DRW) or "dually" configuration. While the F-250 is a heavy-duty truck, the DRW option is exclusive to the F-350 and higher models like the F-450 and F-550."

I agree that many vehicles are for specific purposes. I have a Ram 2500, but do tow a 30' Airstream with it. I rarely drive it in the good weather because that's what the Miata is for. I don't think that I have put 500 miles on it since April when we got back from a camping trip down south. I will use put about 6000 miles on it this fall when we drive to Albuquerque to camp at the balloon Fiesta, then zig back across the country to the NC coast for a fall family reunion before heading back to Vermont.

Nobody needs a pickup truck until they do and then it’s essential. I don’t tow with mine but I can’t imagine trying to haul junk to the dump or bring home lumber without one.

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Another pic made for the internet. When will it end?

jmonroe

I saw this guy at a Home Depot (or Lowes - I forget). I was going to wait until he was ready to leave to see how far he got, but he was tying it down with the string they supply so I left.

Now I sort of wish I would have waited.

Seems like that anti EV crowd just gets obsessed with range anxiety scenarios. And ignores all the benefits (the reasons so many people buy and love their EVs). Of course like any other vehicle option your specific needs will make some options not good for you. If I lived in an old city I would not want a dually F250. But if I towed a horse trailer I would.

Sorry, but you will have to jump up to an F350 to get a dually. AI Overview

"The Ford F-250 Super Duty does not come with a dual-rear-wheel (DRW) or "dually" configuration. While the F-250 is a heavy-duty truck, the DRW option is exclusive to the F-350 and higher models like the F-450 and F-550."

I agree that many vehicles are for specific purposes. I have a Ram 2500, but do tow a 30' Airstream with it. I rarely drive it in the good weather because that's what the Miata is for. I don't think that I have put 500 miles on it since April when we got back from a camping trip down south. I will use put about 6000 miles on it this fall when we drive to Albuquerque to camp at the balloon Fiesta, then zig back across the country to the NC coast for a fall family reunion before heading back to Vermont.

It is my opinion that the majority of owners who have problems don't do any research.

I've driven ours a lot recently and planned charging activities (even if I wasn't low) around errands or other things. If you are taking a trip look up where the chargers are!! It's not like you have to pull out the yellow pages we have Google and a host of other apps to help. There are at least five major charging companies Chargepoint, Electrify America, Blink, Tesla and EVGO all have apps. All tell you if the charger you are planning to use is operable and/or occupied. I'd also wager most if not all of the EV's internal systems have a charging database. My Mercedes does and it pops right up on the screen with the KW of the charger and availability.

Don't buy something new without learning how to use it properly.

I'm not kidding.. I would 100% jump in our EV, take a 1000 mile road trip in it and feel confident in both the infrastructure and my ability to plan charging. Even more so if I bought the Tesla charger adapter.

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That’s just it, when you have an EV you have to do at least a minimal amount of “planning”. I’ve driven too many years without having to do ANY planning about how I can keep my car from running out of fuel. So until EVs are the only vehicles you can buy, you won’t see one in my garage. Plus, I’m going to have to learn something about electricity because it would kill me having to pay an electrician to install a home charger for me.

jmonroe

It is my opinion that the majority of owners who have problems don't do any research.

I've driven ours a lot recently and planned charging activities (even if I wasn't low) around errands or other things. If you are taking a trip look up where the chargers are!! It's not like you have to pull out the yellow pages we have Google and a host of other apps to help. There are at least five major charging companies Chargepoint, Electrify America, Blink, Tesla and EVGO all have apps. All tell you if the charger you are planning to use is operable and/or occupied. I'd also wager most if not all of the EV's internal systems have a charging database. My Mercedes does and it pops right up on the screen with the KW of the charger and availability.

Don't buy something new without learning how to use it properly.

I'm not kidding.. I would 100% jump in our EV, take a 1000 mile road trip in it and feel confident in both the infrastructure and my ability to plan charging. Even more so if I bought the Tesla charger adapter.