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This is awesome. The F150 charged the dead electric Zero motorcycle to 93% charge while in the bed of the truck during the 90 min drive. This will be great for future electric dirt bikes or those that have an Alta.

I sure hope Rivian has something similar.
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Great, just adds to my angst about holding out for the 'Lightning' ?
 
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This is awesome. The F150 charged the dead electric Zero motorcycle to 93% charge while in the bed of the truck during the 90 min drive. This will be great for future electric dirt bikes or those that have an Alta.

I sure hope Rivian has something similar.
Impressive! What Andre said about plugging your camper in to say power the A/C the last leg of your trip and say cool it down before your arrival…that would be awesome.
 

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While waiting for the R1T, I found an e-bike for riding around town and to take on road trips to explore other areas while camping or hoteling. It will be convenient to be able to charge the battery from the R1T. As small as the bike battery is, the hit to the R1T's range will be minimal.

For those who like bicycling but haven't tried any of the new e-bikes, they are amazing fun. I have friends who are purists and think e-bikes are for wimps, but if "the last one to the pub has to buy!", you'll never have to bring your wallet with you. ?
 

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While waiting for the R1T, I found an e-bike for riding around town and to take on road trips to explore other areas while camping or hoteling. It will be convenient to be able to charge the battery from the R1T. As small as the bike battery is, the hit to the R1T's range will be minimal.

For those who like bicycling but haven't tried any of the new e-bikes, they are amazing fun. I have friends who are purists and think e-bikes are for wimps, but if "the last one to the pub has to buy!", you'll never have to bring your wallet with you. ?
Just be aware that their usage on public lands “non-motorized” trails is a bit in flux right now. It seems to be trending towards e-bikes being allowed anywhere bikes are allowed, but BLM has been slow to get their regs updated. So best to check with the local land management agency before venturing onto any trail marked as non-motorized. Same goes for state, county or municipal lands - each will have their own regs on whether e-bikes are considered motorized as it relates to trail usage (which is completely separate from whether they are considered motorized from a DMV standpoint).
 

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Just be aware that their usage on public lands “non-motorized” trails is a bit in flux right now. It seems to be trending towards e-bikes being allowed anywhere bikes are allowed, but BLM has been slow to get their regs updated. So best to check with the local land management agency before venturing onto any trail marked as non-motorized. Same goes for state, county or municipal lands - each will have their own regs on whether e-bikes are considered motorized as it relates to trail usage (which is completely separate from whether they are considered motorized from a DMV standpoint).
Luckily, the guys at the shop gave similar advice, but thank you for mentioning it here. It is imperative to "know before you go", and I forgot to bring that up in my earlier comment. Mine is really a hybrid set up more for road usage, but the advice is the same for road and bike lanes. Some places are stricter than others and best to figure out the rules and regs beforehand. ?
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