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by pengaru 1602 days ago
... what proportion of american pickup truck drivers are hauling a fifth wheel camper or horse trailer across country where this wouldn't have practical range? Based on my observations it's a tiny fraction of pickups on the road.

Most people seem to be driving pickups empty 99.99% of the time, just so they can move furniture, some 4x8 sheets, or bags of sand/cement when the exceptional need arrives, all locally - which a BEV is perfect for.
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syshum 1602 days ago
>>pickup truck drivers are hauling a fifth wheel camper or horse trailer across country

You would not get a ICE F-150 for that anyway... you would get as F-250 or F-350 for that kind of hauling.

F-150 is for Utility hauling for small campers, or Utility trailers and general work, not for 5th wheels, and horses *except maybe one of the small single horse trailers.

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throwaway0a5e 1602 days ago
Plenty of people use half ton trucks like that. Sure it's a little harder on equipment and you have to put up with internet commenters taking cheap swipes at you over safety (the heck is the point of having a tow rating if everything up to that rating isn't fair game?) but the trucks handle the job nicely enough.
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syshum 1601 days ago
A 5th wheel trailer will almost always be over the tow rating of an f150

Many people exceed the tow rating, and rightfully get ridiculed online for it

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