Electric vehicle..... On topic

[tourists24]

Have had mine now two weeks. Absolutely terrible experience so far. Any other BC folks on here got em yet? What ya think? I'm ready for my old truck back

 

[JL 0513]

Have had mine now two weeks. Absolutely terrible experience so far. Any other BC folks on here got em yet? What ya think? I'm ready for my old truck back

Electric package car? What size? What's the range?

You in California or something?

 

[tourists24]

Electric package car? What size? What's the range?

You in California or something?

P1000.... in NC..... range for my route not good.... I really think these things are designed for city routes. It seems to me like if you go over 40 miles they are no use

 

[Jackburton]

Had them here for over a year. They plug up in building at night and have an onboard generator if needed. They are only used for mix usage areas where retail and homes are in a single area.

 

[tourists24]

Had them here for over a year. They plug up in building at night and have an onboard generator if needed. They are only used for mix usage areas where retail and homes are in a single area.

Do the drivers like them? It's assigned to me full time. I'm learning a lot about them so far and not liking my experience so far

 

[JL 0513]

P1000.... in NC..... range for my route not good.... I really think these things are designed for city routes. It seems to me like if you go over 40 miles they are no use

Why the hell are they using electrics in NC? I'm in MA, and we're no where near getting electrics. Hopefully we don't, they're pretty bad for the environment. They like to ignore what it takes to manufacture massive batteries and then what it takes to charge them. "Zero emission" LOL!

 

[Jackburton]

Do the drivers like them?

No, they are in shop 50/50, then they have to use the hydraulic hybrids.

 

[tourists24]

No, they are in shop 50/50, then they have to use the hydraulic hybrids.

Yep.... mine has been towed more than once already and has broken down several times.... tons of glitches

 

[scooby0048]

P1000.... in NC..... range for my route not good.... I really think these things are designed for city routes. It seems to me like if you go over 40 miles they are no use

40 MPH or miles traveled? Do they die or something?

 

[tourists24]

40 MPH or miles traveled? Do they die or something?

Miles traveled. If the batteries are highly charged, the mph seem to be pretty good on the highway. Although Im not even sure if they are designed to be on the interstate or not?

 

[scooby0048]

Miles traveled. If the batteries are highly charged, the mph seem to be pretty good on the highway. Although Im not even sure if they are designed to be on the interstate or not?

Do they last all shift or do you have to charge up on long days? We would never get them here as there is no route that is less than 40 miles.

 

[tourists24]

Do they last all shift or do you have to charge up on long days? We would never get them here as there is no route that is less than 40 miles.

From what I can tell if you have them on a compact business route in a city environment close to a center then it "could" be feasible to work out ok. But in my case on my route I never make it all shift. I end up having to sit at the end of the day for about 45 minutes or an hour with the engine off just to let the generator charge the batteries enough just to simply make the return trip to the building.

 

[The Driver]

Make sure to blow your horn at all times to alert those around you since those electric cars are so quiet.

 

[tourists24]

Make sure to blow your horn at all times to alert those around you since those electric cars are so quiet.

lol.... they are extremely quiet. You can't hear them when you turn them on. They sound like a golf cart when you are in motion

 

[TearsInRain]

pretty sure they're only meant for low mileage city routes right now

dunno why they'd send any to rural NC....

 

[tourists24]

pretty sure they're only meant for low mileage city routes right now

dunno why they'd send any to rural NC....

me either.... but we have several now at my center. And my route is ground zero lol.... AT PEAK

 

[scooby0048]

From what I can tell if you have them on a compact business route in a city environment close to a center then it "could" be feasible to work out ok. But in my case on my route I never make it all shift. I end up having to sit at the end of the day for about 45 minutes or an hour with the engine off just to let the generator charge the batteries enough just to simply make the return trip to the building.

That sounds like a waste of time and money so right on par for UPS. They sound perfect for large kighrise or mall routes where you just drive to area and park it all day. I feel for you.

 

[over9five]

..... I end up having to sit at the end of the day for about 45 minutes or an hour with the engine off just to let the generator charge the batteries enough just to simply make the return trip to the building.

I like this part!
Do you have to code that off?

 

[tourists24]

Meal break?

Meal time takes place during the day. No instructions given as to how to code it yet. We’re just trying to survive peak from day to day at this point

 

[Nike]

But can you plug your stuff in, you know like charging your phone for example?