What Would Make You Dump Your R1 for an R2

[Shoeshear]

My concern isnt range itself, it’s battery size because that translates to range whenever conditions are less than perfect. Cold, windy, towing, rooftop box, camping, etc. I’m not sure if R2 has the battery capacity for the “adventures” I can do with R1. We’ll see.

Ah, that’s totally fair. Although, I think if it has a 100kwh battery and does 3.5mi/kwh and gets 350 miles of range, that should be pretty adequate for most of what you listed except towing. Although, I concede that very cold weather can put a damper on things.

I think Ford has suggested that big batteries aren’t the path forward, but for a vehicle that tows, I don’t think there is any other option. A brick moving through the air, like the R1, while towing another brick is always going to take a ton of energy. If the rate of change of battery technology and charging now is something to go by, it feels like it will be another 10 years before we get tow vehicles that can do 250-300 miles while towing, and be <$100k USD. Batteries need to get insanely cheap, and we’re not quite there yet, it seems.

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