Please no erev!
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In my younger days (early 20s) I would easily go about 400 miles. I could go from Houston to central Nebraska with only 2 stops. These days... yea I need more breaks.
I agree with @Gottesacker that having more range is nice. My last truck would go 500 miles on a single tank when on the highway, and I do miss that. My current truck is closer to 350 miles (I made 400 miles once, but that was really stretching it and at a much slower speed). 500 miles while averaging north of 70mph is the sweet spot.
It's presumably a basic plastic tank, so I doubt the material cost would vary that much, but regulatory cost might be a bear with additional EPA tests and crash tests likely required. I think pulling a Slate and offering a single option with longer-than-anticipated range might make more sense, but not going crazy or anything. There aren't many negatives to going with a bigger tank if space is available to my knowledge. Just make sure you use ethanol-free gas or fuel treatment if you only drive in EV mode.
That’s the thing. Let’s say someone only does long trips requiring the Harvester to kick on infrequently, then you have even more gas sitting there and getting old.
It's a sealed evap system, so leaving the tank partially full shouldn't hurt anything. Less weight to carry around the rest of the time!
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