A New Beast?

[George K]

[Mik]

Be a shitload of batteries to haul that around.

[Jolly]

Yeah, but it makes sense.

How far do they actually drive that car?

[kluurs]

Would have some serious speed.

[taiwan_girl]

WOuld not be surprised if that actually comes true.

[Klaus]

That's not a post from Elon.

[taiwan_girl]

Ooops. But I still think it could happen.

[Axtremus]

An electrical vehicle may be 20% to 30% heavier than an equivalent gas powered vehicle. That's an extra 20% to 30% of the weight of the normal Beast being flown by the Air Force when the POTUS plans to travel.

Then there is the matter of charging infrastructure. You want the Air Force to haul around extra batteries, extra electricity generators, or only fly the EV Beast only to places with compatible charging stations?

[George K]

@Klaus said in A New Beast?:

That's not a post from Elon.

Yup - it clearly says (Parody).

[George K]

@Axtremus said in A New Beast?:

An electrical vehicle may be 20% to 30% heavier

Considering the beast weighs 20,000 lb that's a lot of extra weight. However, considering it's flown on a C-17 Globemaster, it's probably within spec even at the higher weight. C-17 is rated at about 170,000 lb.

the matter of charging infrastructure

Something tells me that the USAF and SS could come up with a way of charging the beast while it's on the airplane.