Electric truck - tow vehicle of future ?

John & Angela wrote:


Well, the country with the highest density of electric vehicles is Norway. Currently 55 percent of all new vehicles sold in Norway are electric and that number continues to rise. Yes cold weather plays a role in range of EV's but ranges continue to increase as batteries get cheaper. Norway is a smaller country but remember, this is the EU. People routinely live in one country and work in another as a citizen of the EU can work anywhere in the EU. Commuting distances are similar. So EV's can work in colder climates. Having said all that, the infrastructure for work place level one or level 2 charging is also much better. Building codes have been changed requiring level 1 or 2 charging in apartments and condos and of course level 3 charging is much more available. We are a few years behind on this side of the pond but it is beginning to change fairly quickly where we are. We live in a cold climate and both our EV's suit all our needs...but then again, we knew that going in..or we wouldn't have bought them. My point being that obviously EV's are not suitable for everyone's needs, but they are for many.

One of the things I like about our leaf is the preheat feature. From the iphone I select preheat, steering wheel warms up, seats warm up and the heater/heat pump comes and its toasty warm within minutes...and all in the garage without having to run an engine and gas out the garage. We like it.

I am not sure why the EU thing was even brought up to bolster your argument. Just because people can work anywhere in the EU does not mean there are many that do in Norway due to there geographical location from the rest of the EU. Also, according to the Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics 2016 study, 75% of all electric vehicle owners in Norway also own an internal combustion engine or Hybrid which is mostly used during the colder winter months.