Re: Carbon neutral
"I really don't see an EV working for this use pattern."
Use some imagination. 800km a day isn't a big deal in a modern EV. It's a couple of stops, but you are going to want to eat anyway. For a 2400km trip, hiring a nice car with lots of room might be a good option if you don't have the time to spend on a more leisurely pace. The cost of fuel saving of having an EV may more than cover the cost of the car hire on long trips.
AC Propulsion made some proof of concept Scion Vans with a detachable trailer.They worked a treat. The idea is out there, but nobody has picked it up yet. Perhaps with Ford and other makers coming out with full size electric pickups, we may start seeing them since big pickups are often used for towing. I can envision camping and commercial trailers equipped with generators that can be used as range extenders. A hybrid trailer will also be a good fit for car dealers to rent that might see less business in their service departments. Manufacturers will need to add a connector at the rear of the car and have a setting that allows its use while the car is moving. EVs won't switch into "gear" while plugged in so you don't tear out the charging cable.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
