The new Chevy truck coming out that is all electric is supposed to have around 565 hp and 410 ft lbs of torque and 450 miles max range on battery. Supposed to be able to tow a 10K trailer for 200 miles. Even if all that is true, I wouldn't buy one...
Keep in mind if you have the urge to buy an electric vehicle and you think you can install a fast charger or a super charger to make it worthwhile you might as well forget it. A fast charger will help, but will take an awful lot of power and add substantially to your electric bill- even if you have the capacity to install it on your electrical service. Remember, you need more than a few empty breaker spaces to have the capacity for a load that large- the service has to be designed and installed with the load in mind, all the way to the utility
. Depending on what part of the country you live in, this could easily be more than a gas bill for a gas powered vehicle for the same miles. A super charger isn't feasible in a residential setting. The cost of setting up a 480V charger that can put out the kind of amperage needed for a super charger would take a stand alone generator of probably 140-150 KW running at practically full load for the duration of the charge, which would probably take 1-2 hours for a full charge....
Using a residential solar set up to charge your electric vehicle? Impractical is the nicest thing I can say about it.... even if you only have to drive a few miles a day....
At this point in history, electric vehicles are a smart thing if your lifestyle allows it. The tax breaks alone make them attractive.
But the real world doesn't work that way. Not yet. Not even close.
