2021 Ram 1500 TRX vs. 2022 Rivian R1T: The Unofficial Off-Road Drag Race

[ChargerChallenger]

While this wasn’t a legit drag race, it was fun to do.

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ram-1500-trx-yearlong-review-long-term-update-3/

 

[Smitty]

Should’ve hooked them up to a 5,000 lb trailer and sent them on a 200 mile journey. Maybe I’ve missed it but I’ve yet to see any of the manufacturers of these electric trucks state how far their vehicle will tow a trailer of any weight. I’m guessing not far.

 

[ChargerChallenger]

Should’ve hooked them up to a 5,000 lb trailer and sent them on a 200 mile journey. Maybe I’ve missed it but I’ve yet to see any of the manufacturers of these electric trucks state how far their vehicle will tow a trailer of any weight. I’m guessing not far.

Right but the next adventure of Electric is the Electric trailers which I think is going to be pretty cool. Imagine buying a car hauler and it has a battery pack with wheel motors to push it down the road. Whether you have a gas driven truck or electric this will be huge in not having to have a huge truck to pull things. No doubt in my mind this is the next chapter in trailers.
Here’s an example of what’s already happening.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/01/21/electric-rv-thor-industries.cnn-business

 

[Smitty]

Will be interesting to see🤔

 

[Slipaway16]

Imagine the weight of the electric trailers? Something that many have not considered is, can our bridges and roads handle the excess weight that these EV's are carrying? A 3500lb car is now 5k. A 6k lb truck is now 9k. Look at the Hummer vs the TRX.