So who will be first with an electric pickup. And when.
Ford plans US$11 billion investment for 40 electrified vehicles by 2022. Link below. https://www.bnn.ca/ford-plans-us-11-billion-investment-for-40-electrified-vehicles-by-2022-1.968176
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azrving wrote:
If they also wanted to be accurate in advertising they would drop the ZERO emission BS and come up with a real rating system which actually depends on current fossil fuels as it's primary charging source. Solar is good but it's only about .6% of the power. Right now, pushing more electric vehicles onto the grid will just use more coal and natural gas.
https://www.google.com/search?q=electric+power+source+usa&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS594US594&oq=electric+power+source+&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.11375j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
About 65% of utility-scale electricity generation in the United States was produced from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum), about 20% was from nuclear energy, and about 15% was from renewable energy sources in 2016: Natural gas —34% Coal —30% Nuclear—20%
