I'm also a "truck person". And while I dont always tow things, I do on occasion. From what I've seen so far, EV trucks do tow well but the range is dramatically reduced.
I'm a truck enthusiast, growing up on a farm I thought I'd be able to convince my dad that he should help me get a pickup so I could help him out. Since moving away I still appreciate them, but it's pretty unlikely that I'm going to encounter enough situations that call for a truck to justify me having a truck.
That said, my wife seems more interested in a Silverado EV than an Equinox EV, and Blazer EVs appear to be significantly more expensive, so when we trade the car I guess an EV truck is a real possibility.
Anyways, I remember towing a livestock trailer being a real drain on gas mileage. Reduced efficiency while towing isn't just an EV problem.
For typical EV scenarios, the single charge range is comparable to a gas vehicle and a single tank. But in my gas vehicle, I can have my tank topped of in ~15 minutes and be back on the road and ready for another ~350 miles. And I can do this at any station I come across.
I believe DC fast chargers / level three charging stations can charge a vehicle battery to 80% in half an hour. I think Teslas use that kind of charging at their supercharger stations. That's enough time to get out, stretch, use the washroom, and grab a snack. I think most Teslas have a range above 400miles, so that's half an hour to add another 320(ish) miles, which at 70mph will take one over 4hours to deplete.
But for my wife, she has to plan her route based on the availability of Tesla Superchargers along the way. The car is good about doing this for her but it does add time to her trip both for the time it takes to charge and the additional miles due to a non-typical path she has to take for this. And if there's no Supercharger, the other options just take way too long.
This is why I have been keeping an eye on my frequently traveled routes, which go to/from my parents house and my wife's parents house. I just found a couple new level 3 charging stations along the way, one of them almost exactly between my house and my in-laws place. I've also discovered chargers in the towns they live, and by some miracle convinced my anti-EV dad to put a 220 outlet in their garage.
We have an occasional outlier trip, but when we switch to a true BEV we plan on keeping a gas vehicle until we really get comfortable with the charging networks. EV charging networks are probably going to expand a lot over the next few years. I know my state has plans for a certain number to be installed along major roads in that time, which I assume will help road trippers a lot.
And yes, at home we have a Tesla Wall charger hooked in to 220. Before we got that installed, we had to leave her car at a local non-supercharger for hours and then go get it when done. Total PITA without a high performing charger...
I still haven't installed a level 2 charger in my garage. My Volt charges enough overnight on 110/120 to cover most of the trips we ask it to do. But when we go with a BEV, I'll put in a level 2 charger in my garage.
And there's a key phrase, what we ask our vehicles to do. For years my wife and I were good with one vehicle she can drive in snow, with all wheel drive, that has a bit more cargo space, and one vehicle that gets better mileage that she never drives in snow (I get to drive it in snow). I had my eye on the Volt for years, and when we decided to replace our "more efficient" car I took another look at what we asked of that car. It rarely left the tri-county area, and didn't get used much in winter. It was a really good candidate for replacing with a PHEV with a battery rated around 53miles per full charge.
