Alan Burns
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- Alan
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- Missoula, MT
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I have been looking at the US Govt list of alternative fuel locations and Electrify America's maps and find there are HUGE gaps in EV charging locations across 2/3 of eastern Montana, more than 1/2 of western Montana, all of North and South Dakota and nearly all of Wyoming save for the ski resort on Jackson. Idaho is a void if you leave the I-15 corridor. I spend a lot of time driving the blue line highways in most of these areas where sometimes finding open gas stations after dark can be a challenge though credit card operated gas pumps have opened things up noticably.
For our Rivians what about a compact gas powered emergency home generator for when storms take the neighborhood power down for a day or two. Something one person could lift into the back of a pick up so probably 100 lbs or less. I would like to see it able to generate 220vac and able to charge 200 miles in 6-8 hours while being quiet enough to operate in a small town motel parking lot. Something designed specifically for Rivian and other EVs and adaptable for home back up if a 220 connection to the home junction box is wired in with all the required power company safety features included.
Is this something we can interest Rivian into considering for EV drivers and as a stand alone product for rural homeowners or are there just too few of us out in the boonies to make it profitable?
For our Rivians what about a compact gas powered emergency home generator for when storms take the neighborhood power down for a day or two. Something one person could lift into the back of a pick up so probably 100 lbs or less. I would like to see it able to generate 220vac and able to charge 200 miles in 6-8 hours while being quiet enough to operate in a small town motel parking lot. Something designed specifically for Rivian and other EVs and adaptable for home back up if a 220 connection to the home junction box is wired in with all the required power company safety features included.
Is this something we can interest Rivian into considering for EV drivers and as a stand alone product for rural homeowners or are there just too few of us out in the boonies to make it profitable?
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