[AT] tractor hauling truck

[Howard Pletcher]

5 seconds to plug in your Leaf to recharge is convenient if it fits your
lifestyle.  But what if you want to make a 200 mile trip to the Farm
Progress Show where I doubt you will find recharging stations while you
roam the show then return home the same day, particularly if you want the
comfort of your A/C or heater which a friend reports reduces the advertised
range by 1/3 if used?

I've owned a GE Electrac which was convenient for the reasons you
mentioned.  But I found that if it decided it was done, there was no way I
could finish that last pass across the yard, at least not for a couple
hours even though it took only 5 sec. to plug it in.  When I realized the
batteries weren't going last forever, I decided it was time to let someone
else worry about having to replace them.

But as the saying goes, you pays your money and makes your choice!

Howard

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 11:40 AM Carl Baker or Kim Lessor <
hodor at warmrock.net> wrote:

>
> So, umm - now?  Tesla's truck is $10k less than a comparable F-150.
> Chevrolet's Bolt (car) is about $10k more than a comparable gas car.  My
> Nissan Leaf charges in the 5 seconds it takes me to plug it in when I get
> home.  I don't have to stand there and watch it charge.  I also refuse to
> accept less convenience and less utility for higher cost.  Which is why I'm
> converting my fleet from gas to electric as quickly as I can afford it (not
> very quickly).  Honestly, I'm keen to convert my old Ford tractor to
> electric.  I'm tired of schlepping gas from the gas station for it.  Or
> roading it to the gas station to fill it up.  Which I should probably do
> today - a storm is expected....
>
>
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