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

azrving wrote:
I'm not pointing at you John & Angela. It is interesting reading when you look at things such as what energy source the battery charging comes from. Some states like Cali have more solar, some have more hydro and some use more coal.

Since I was in high and they warned of the coming ice age that would crush everything with advancing glaciers I always figured the answer is in the sun. There is so much available no we just need to keep working on the ways to store it. Those include everything from from pumped storage which probably more common then people realize to loaded trains. They are not as quick in responding to grid demands but are all pieces of the storage problem.

I have mentioned it before but it will be interesting to see when they reach the point of installing a brush less motor as part of each wheel assembly.

The motor technology is interesting to follow although a lot of it is out of my paygrade. IN our province pretty much all of the power that charges our two EV's come from water. I lightly follow where various countries get their power from although not closely. The general trend in the world seems to be from cleaner sources. Our principal reason for liking EV's is the driving experience and they have low operating expenses. I think different EV owners buy EV's for different reasons although from those we talk to I would think the majority don't buy EV's for enviromental reasons. The first time you drive an EV you kinda get an ah ha moment and you never go back. Obviously not everybodies lifestyle suits an EV.

The more I think about it I think just from the recharge infrastructure point of view I would prefer Tesla to make a pickup. In Europe and china it wouldn't really matter as the infrastructure build out is significant but in North America although there is some build out it still really is a Tesla game. Having said that the west coast from Mexico to Canada included is actually not bad for non Tesla facilities. A few more years will bring it a long way. I hope ford or Nissan gets serious about a light truck EV with 6000 or 7000 pounds of towing.

The model X has 5000 pounds towing but it is too pricey for many of us. A model 3 with 4000 pounds towing would probably get the attention of a lot of weekend campers. There does seem to be talk of it and some are waiting to see if there will be a tow package next year. Many think the model Y will have a standard tow package. But an open box version would be nice...and handy.

We are good with our EV's for a few years. IN 2020 we will look a little closer whats out there.