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What if I fill the bed up to the cargo capacity of the vehicle in nothing but batteries? :D
Then you have the same problem with all EVs.
Increasing battery capacity also increases weight which decreases efficiency.
At a certain point, adding batteries actually decreases range because you are using more energy to move a larger load.
That said, you would exceed the Payload of Slate before you got to that point.
I was thinking of a small generator like the International Harvester in the Frunk, like the Scout.
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