Unfortunately, the physics doesn't back that up. While a diesel is burning diesel all the time while it's on, an electric motor isn't burning anything, including electricity when it's sitting still, like in stuck traffic. It's essentially 'off'. I've gotten stuck in traffic on the way to work a couple of times due to accidents. Didn't burn down the charge anymore than if I'd traveled straight through. The heater/AC is electric so that does burn some watts but you can turn it on and off as needed.
If conditions are as bad as your last sentence, there will be a whole lot more people, gas engines included, that will be in a similar fix, standing by the road with a gas can. Saw that in Houston in 2005 during the evacuation for Rita. I45 north was a parking lot for 24 hours. Gas stations ran out of gas. In the end the Texas National Guard had to bring gas tankers up the road to help stranded motorists. The electricity on the other hand, stayed on right up until the storm hit. My car comes with a relatively small and portable 110v 8/12amp charger you can plug in to a regular wall socket
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real world, my EV is just about perfect for the suburban/urban environment. Matter of fact it's getting better everyday. Several stores/shopping centers here have installed EV chargers, right up front near the handicap spots, so I just pull right on in, plug in, and usually the store gives 30-60 minutes free charge while you are shopping. So I'm charging and shopping while you are parking the monster truck out in the hinterlands of the parking lot unless they have a veterans parking spot up front ( I can use that too if there's no EV charge spot). Guess if you're trying to get your steps in for the day, in that situation, the monster truck works.
BTW, I had pickup trucks for over a decade, when they made sense for my situation. I don't begrudge anyone having one now if that's what makes sense for them. But where I'm at, a truck is just a waste of space and money.
Don't see the EV truck thing working with towing until they get the battery tech farther down the road. Now the hybrid truck has caught my attention.
What's the point of an open door policy if inside the open door sits a closed mind?