Tesla truck / 1st time out with my new electric vehicle

[Ronnie]

Seeing CentriPedal Bikes puts a smile on my face - they used to do my bike tuneups when we lived in Fremont.

Have you guys checked out the new park over by Ardenwood/Coyote Hills?

I didn’t know there was a new park there, thanks for the info. I will dig a little deeper and we may end up taking our scooters there this weekend.

 

[Ronnie]

I just saw this video of the Tesla truck climbing what looks like a small dirt hill. Although it’s hard to determine how steep the hill is I’m sure (based on a few jeep events I’ve been in, including two through the Rubicon Trail, that the most basic jeep of any model would be able to climb that hill with a lot less effort and for a lot less money.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722799384193032583

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

I just saw this video of the Tesla truck climbing what looks like a small dirt hill. Although it’s hard to determine how steep the hill is I’m sure (based on a few jeep events I’ve been in, including two through the Rubicon Trail, that the most basic jeep of any model would be able to climb that hill with a lot less effort and for a lot less money.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722799384193032583

I’ve been curious about how new EV‘s would perform off-road. It looks like a lot of wheel spin with both the front and back tires. I agree that it doesn’t look very impressive.

Jim

 

[zpaul]

I wish it looked like Rivian or lightning.
Just can't pass the looks and size of that thing.

 

[RightStuff]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722799384193032583

Sort of funny to see Ford's response showing the Lightning on the same hill.
Seems apples to apples but who knows all the details.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1724823063143784537

 

[Ronnie]

This reminds me of my 2017 trip on the rubicon trail. On that trip a team from Japan used a jeep they converted to all electric. They made it start to finish without experiencing any problem but they brought a small gas powered generator with them along with fuel for it since there are no charging stations on or near the 26 mile long trail. I believe battery technology has improved a lot since such that there would be no need to bring a generator or fuel for it today.

 

[2kwik4u]

I believe battery technology has improved a lot since such that there would be no need to bring a generator or fuel for it today.

Rivian has done it without charging on the trail.

https://stories.rivian.com/r1s-first-production-ev-rubicon-trail

 

[Quad]

I didn’t know there was a new park there, thanks for the info. I will dig a little deeper and we may end up taking our scooters there this weekend.

And now I live in Fremont again... time to get my bike back to CentriPedal and that park!