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On the flip side, it massively increases your BOM and maintenance considerations, as now you have to have all the bits of an electric powertrain and most of the bits of a gas powertrain. All for the few times that you’re driving more than 300ish miles in a stretch?




Na, far less bits of a gas powertrain. Generators are are a pretty simple setup.

I guess one way to think about it is imagine a Ford Lightning that has a trailer that can keep it running "indefinitely".

Would you drive around with the trailer all the time? Probably not ...




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