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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Pickup trucks for city boys
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On 2025-08-28 04:22, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/27/25 5:20 AM, Nuno Silva wrote:
>> On 2025-08-27, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>> On 8/26/25 12:42, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:37:45 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

...

>> Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I'd go for electric engines and
>> transformers to feed these from 25 kV 50 Hz...
> 
>    The batteries still just SUCK. You'll spend most
>    of your trip re-charging. Then they'll set your
>    house on fire. Also quasi-wars now over the rare
>    earths needed for the motors - why do you think
>    Trump wants Greenland ? Why China is willing to
>    smash the world tech economy over those minerals ?

Depends on your distances.

There are many cars that claim to have batteries that last over 500Km. 
That is enough to cross my country from the capital city to anywhere. 
You can charge, to be sure, at mid trip when stopping for coffee.

There are truckers in the EU with battery powered trucks, and they make 
do just fine.

...

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.