Ram Updates: What we know so far

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The auto isn't lifted, you pull in and the battery pack is dropped, then a new one is put on. The old pack is charged for the next customer. There are issues such as the location running out of charged packs.
 

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I would think that they ONLY take credit cards, no cash on the premises.

They would have to do that Stateside too, to many unsavory people that would do anything to pad their own pockets
 

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I always thought replacement packs were the way they should go but with the efforts to build X number of additional packs for those who would benefit from swapping, that increases costs and use of limited resources. Then, what percentage of EV drivers would actually replace instead of just charging. EVs limitations become more visible as adoption increases: range, charging options away from home, resource requirements to build batteries, scalable recycling options, and impact of degenerative usage on batteries are some issues. I know that if I bought a 10 year old car I wouldn't think I would be replacing the engine. But buy a 10 year old EV and you may need to replace a battery pack at a $13k expense to have the range restored.

What I am saying is that I just see a different future for EVs than a utopian one where it is as easy to travel as it currently is. I am not saying that our past and current methods are ideal; decisions made by others in the past made mass transit a solution that would have financial and policy costs creating possibly insurmountable odds to overcome. So in looking for a replacement to power our individual modes, it is arguable that EVs won't be the only option. Perhaps history repeats itself and we move on electric cars. Again.
 

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Has anyone else seen the "uh-oh, we didn't think of that" circumstances in California? More an more people are buying EV's and now guess what? There's pretty serious concerns on how much longer the electric grid can support it! As summer approaches (and a heat wave now), between increased demand from air conditioners and now more people plugging their electric sh*tboxes in at night, they're stating there will be an increase in rolling black-outs.
Great job.....Make it more difficult and costly to use oil and force people to switch energy sources before the infrastructure can support it!

Yeah it makes no sense! They can't even supply enough electricity to what we have now & they want to add more to the grid!?! How bout we beef up the grid first & then start production of all of these EV's. Wouldn't be the first time our government made an obvious mistake!
 

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Yeah it makes no sense! They can't even supply enough electricity to what we have now & they want to add more to the grid!?! How bout we beef up the grid first & then start production of all of these EV's. Wouldn't be the first time our government made an obvious mistake!
It's called "Cart before the horse"! Over and over and over........!
 

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Some of these renders in the video are a bit more calm than the original tease FCA did. Glad to see that. I'm 100% certain gas/diesel will not go away anytime soon, but also very excited to see how BEV evolves in trucks as the future unfolds. It's going to be exciting.
 
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Thanks for posting that. The only thing I can say for sure is that's a future I'm not interested in. At least for the near future. With all the shortages currently going on, especially the chip shortages, how does it in any way make sense to design vehicles which even more heavily rely on semiconductors? Making it even more difficult to buy one. I guess they're assuming the current shortages will be better soon, but I don't see any signs of improvement. If anything, things are only getting worse in that regard.
What makes one think that the "semiconductor" shortage ACTUALLY exists?
 

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Nope. Reminds me of a Honda Ridgeline where the bed and cab meets. Never gonna buy an EV.
You may have to change. Once the electric trucks take off they may set a date when you have to switch with a government buyout on your gas truck going towards a electric truck.
 

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The other little problem they are going to have in the very near future is,,,,
What are we going to do the the bad or consumed batteries? A very big problem for the environment that we just don't seem to address. Just look at the problems that France is having with spent EV batteries. Just thoughts that's I don't see or hear anybody talking about.
 

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Yep, about a year and a half ago to be exact! Not rocket science, fact's!
Did you honestly think oil was going to stay negative?
That's what the price was back then because of such a worldwide glut. At one point it was down to something like -$39.00 barrel. Meaning they had to pay to get rid of it.

Now pull Russia's supply and then the oil companies want to actually make up for all the money they lost when it went negative, and this is what you get.
 

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if the greenies want all electric, and you don’t use oil, coal, or nukes, what the hell are they planning to use to generate this magic fuel. One other thing, where will they choose to dispose of these lithium wonders.
 
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Did you honestly think oil was going to stay negative?
That's what the price was back then because of such a worldwide glut. At one point it was down to something like -$39.00 barrel. Meaning they had to pay to get rid of it.

Now pull Russia's supply and then the oil companies want to actually make up for all the money they lost when it went negative, and this is what you get.
I believed a lot before January 2020. That's funny........I don't remember getting paid to take it! We did have some $1.50 a gallon times tho, was great wasn't it! I'm not going to do the russian's fault thing as this started happening a bit before russia's crap! Thanks
 
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And we're considered the intelligent life form!
Perhaps we are, but politics has a tendency to destroy logic.

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if the greenies want all electric, and you don’t use oil, coal, or nukes, what the hell are they planning to use to generate this magic fuel. One other thing, where will they choose to dispose of these lithium wonders.
The problem is that EVs have become a religion, operating on obsession and incestual beliefs. You are not going to reduce carbon emissions by replacing fossil fuel motors with electrics that consume 'dirty' electricity generated by coal and natural gas. And, of course, EV adherents do not like to talk about the waste byproducts of battery driven vehicles.

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The other day I was listening to The Willow Majority and a listener called in to talk about him owing a Tesla. The host proceeds to ask him how much a replacement battery was for his car. He replied that for his basic Model Y $40,000 for a replacement battery! Who’s ready to pay for that or buy another Tesla to replace it??
 
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