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

Lessmore wrote:

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 ?

Although I had a Trans am in my younger days I actually prefer the small 4 banger british sports car experience although we haven't had one for awhile. Really enjoyed our F350 dually 7.3 back in our military days. Pulled our golden falcon fifth wheel effortlessly. We switched to EV's about 2.5 years ago when we had an adress and commute change. They suit us really well and honestly we would never go back. We love every thing about them including that they don't have any emissions but from the point of view that my garage never stinks and there is no chance of an oil spot on my garage floor. (Kinda anal that way). Love never having to spend time at a gas station, 6 seconds to plug it in at the end of the day. Dead quiet. They handle really well with all the weight of the battery in the floor. Nice to be able to pre warm or cool it from the iphone while it is in the garage or outside or wherever. Leave the AC on while you pop into the store for something in the summer. No more oil changes. Heck, two years of maintenance has been a jug of washer fluid. Lots of things. But again, they work for us. Other have different needs and EV's don't fill all the spaces yet. We have driven pretty much every EV out there. Our favourite is still the model s P100D Tesla. Out of my budget though. I would love to see a 22 foot class B EV road Trek or whatever. Hopefully they will have something out by that time that works for us. 300 miles is plenty of range for us. We stop every couple hours anyway and a once a day one hour stop for a fast charge wouldn't change how we travel. EV travelling is actually easy to adapt to.

Yes I believe the market will support a variety of drive trains in the next 20 years but I do believe that in some places in the world, by 2040 some cities will have legislated ICE vehicles out of existence in the name of City air quality. I have no problem with that if that is what the people want. I hate air I can see. :)