If you run the numbers and do the math, then lets assume you lift the vehicle and add bigger tires and see a 20% drop in efficiency. This is comparable to a 3 mpg drop some people report in their JK’s after lift and tires.
Then after three years, you get a 20% drop in capacity (because this is your dd). Suddenly your range is 130 miles in optimal conditions.
Also, a/c units are probably in the 500-1000 watt range which is why they are driven off of the engine, even in hybrid vehicles. That is 5-10kWh / day in Arizona, possibly even more. There goes another 20 miles off of your range.
Then there is the fact that I usually see around a 20% mpg disadvantage off-road, but electric vehicles should have an advantage there, so lets cut that in half. That gives you a more realistic 100 mile range off of your 100kWh battery with an advertised 200 mile range (which came from
http://bollingermotors.com).
Seriously though, they are trying to make what you want, check them out. I suspect you can find some people who share your enthusiasm around there somewhere. Just be careful, running out of charge in an EV is going to be a much bigger pita than a traditional fuel vehicle.
I, personally, think EV’s have a long ways to go to prove there worth away from civilization, though, despite their advantages.
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