Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

[Westfork]

An electric tractor is kind of a niche application - abet maybe a large niche. The tractor needs to have a location it goes to daily. It needs to be used in such a way that it does not need refueling multiple times a day - that its use is not time sensitive. For people with hobby tractors - that is probably true. With construction, farming, ranching - there are deadlines where the tractor needs to be used for extended periods or money is lost (because the rest of the crew is sitting around), where crops could be lost because the task is not completed before weather conditions change. The tractor might not be used every day, but every hour is important when it is needed. They are often used on remote locations - where driving them or trailering them to a charger would be valuable time lost.

My ranch, sure I could probably use hobby equipment. But moving from one work location to another takes 15-30 minutes. I usually move my equipment, work there as long as I can afford to (day, week, month), then move to another. Needing to do a 30 minute round trip to charge would be very frustrating. Having a dead battery at a remote location - great, would need a portable generator to fix that (and since it would rarely be used, just one more engine to maintain).

 

[Westfork]

Good points. I have hay fields 13 miles from home. If I am lucky it takes 4-5 working days. Shot my dream down. Now back to the real world.