So who will be first with an electric pickup. And when.

John & Angela wrote:

Lessmore wrote:

John & Angela wrote:

troubledwaters wrote:
Wouldn't this be more appropriate for one of those electric vehicle sites instead of a RV site?

Good morning. Well, not really. This is the tow vehicle forum and thats what the thread is a about. Just an EV version. EV's make pretty good tow vehicles. I can see a nice ford silver half ton pulling an airstream. Sweet.

But John invariably many of your posts seem to be about promoting electric as opposed to gas/oil powered vehicles.

I have to admit, I sometimes wonder if you're involved with anti oil/gas advocacy groups ?

Heh Heh. No. Just an enthusiast who loves driving these things. I post stuff I find interesting. I think within the next decade EV tow vehicles will be a reality. There are already people pulling RV's with EV's so why not put it out there for discussion. I have no green axe to grind but enjoy the aspects of EV travel and transportation. To each his own. What works for one doesn't work for the next. Our RV is still a diesel pusher and will be probably for the next 5 to 7 years. And then maybe an EV based Class B van. :)...or a 1/2 ton SUV type EV pulling a bigfoot trailer. :) We'll be downsizing when we hit 60.

Sorry if I misjudged you. As you say you're an enthusiast, not a green advocate.

You love driving, so do I. I enjoy driving all sorts of vehicles and also used to do a lot of motorcycle riding.

You mentioned you like driving EVs. Do you also enjoy driving a vehicle with a high performance internal combustion engine...say a powerful V8 or a high winding inline four or six cylinder ?

Driving these hi po vehicles is not just enjoyable in terms of acceleration, but also the sounds an internal combustion engine makes....which an electric vehicle doesn't, of course being quiet.

As you say..."What works for one doesn't work for the next." Good statement and I wonder whether in the future that consumers will have a choice...if they can actually choose the system that 'works for them.' Me, I like IC engines for a number of reasons. That's the system that works for me.

Given those considerations, do you see a future world where different types of vehicles such as ...electric only ....hybrid electric/IC...IC alone...freely coexist and consumers are able to freely choose...say within 10 to 50 years ?

Where there aren't artificial penalties in the form of additional gas/oil taxes assessed to the cost of gas/oil products, in order to discourage their purchase and to encourage acceptance of other, particularly non IC technology ?