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

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.

azrving wrote:
I love reading about stuff like this but I always go in a circle from reading about scientists telling us that GW CC is destroying the earth and polar bears are dying and ice bergs are melting to creating individual vehicles that can go about twice the speed limit and do zero to 60 in 4 seconds and hopefully be able to some day pull heavily loaded RV's far from our homes so we can sit in the woods or desert around a camp fire to roast a glob of sugar.

Some how I'll snap out of it but it sure seems like insanity to me. You did leave the heat on at home when you left didn't you? :)

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I love reading about stuff like this but I always go in a circle from reading about scientists telling us that GW CC is destroying the earth and polar bears are dying and ice bergs are melting to creating individual vehicles that can go about twice the speed limit and do zero to 60 in 4 seconds and hopefully be able to some day pull heavily loaded RV's far from our homes so we can sit in the woods or desert around a camp fire to roast a glob of sugar.

Some how I'll snap out of it but it sure seems like insanity to me. You did leave the heat on at home when you left didn't you? :)

One thing I would like to see in a pickup is a built in 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter for utility or camping use. Make it so the traction battery can’t be run below a certain percentage point. Eg. If you know you need 35 per cent to get home or to the nearest fast charger station so you can’t run the traction battery below 35 percent. This would add a lot to the off grid camping experience in my opinion. Solar on RV’s is great but we tend to look for shaded spots soooo. I hope they do the same think with b class type vans.

Ductape wrote:

memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)

What about all those Chevies with 26 (?) gallon tanks? ;)

My truck goes 175-200 miles max when towing. One fill en-route is usually enough. If that fill took an 60 to 90 minutes I would be OK as the price is under $1 per gallon for equivalent miles. The second fill on the road would be a bit much. However recharging overnight in the campground would be great.

I have been driving an EV since May 2011 and I agree the battery technology can still use some improvement for long distance towing. Day to day use the EV is wonderful. Zero maintenance, just some warranty repairs and tires so far. Repair expenses could make a diesel owner balk but they seem to be infrequent and should come down with higher production.

memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)

What about all those Chevies with 26 (?) gallon tanks? ;)

drsteve wrote:
Electric vehicles will eventually send internal combustion to the scrapyard. Aside from the environmental advantages, less required scheduled maintenance and less likelihood of expensive repairs will be the difference makers.

I do not know anyone who owns an EV and hates it.

Tesla debuted the Roadster in 2008 and it cost a lot and had about a 200 mile range. Today the EV's cost a lot and have about a 200 mile range. Looks like a lot has changed in 10 years, wink wink, nudge nudge.

OTOH, I don't know anyone who owns an EV. Period.

memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)

I agree! 10 minutes to fill gas tank.

121,446 gas stations in USA now per the Gas Station Industry Statistics.

Them thar poor dinosaurs died for us. The least we can do to honor them is to harvest what they left for us.

When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)

drsteve wrote:
...I do not know anyone who owns an EV and hates it.

That's because no one you know has taken the depreciation hit or paid to replace the battery yet.