Bison electric truck
It looks like a Canadian mfg Havelaar has plans to build a electric truck called the Bison.
Forum Discussion
westernrvparkowner wrote:
Why so down on Hydrogen fuel cells? Toyota and Honda are already has them for sale in California. The Honda has a range of over 350 miles. Refueling takes 3 to 5 minutes. The infrastructure for nationwide refueling could use existing service stations without the need to upgrade the entire electrical grid. Yes, hydrogen has a few problems but they either exist with other technologies (requires electrical power generated traditionally to separate the Hydrogen and oxygen thru electrolysis) or are solvable ( bulk hydrogen is very explosive to transport and hydrogen has a PR problem due to the Hindenburg). I see it as a step beyond battery power.
The grid is becoming less of a concern than originally thought as the usage history and how communities are adapting in various countries gets clearer. In North America the average single EV household is seeing there usage go up by what an average water heater would use on an annual basis. It is thought that even much of this consumption will be offset by the gradual movement to more efficient appliances, LED bulbs etc. In households wih two EVs (like ours) obviously there is double the consumption. Having said that, we did a fairly extensive modernization of appliances and LED's etc (thermostats, smart home devices) when we replaced our last fossil fuel car. Our power bill has gone up maybe 6 or 8 dollars per month total and we "fuel" two vehicles. (we pay on average 109 bucks per month on our power bill). And having said that we drive probably less annual distance than the average person (don't really know what the average is)). Maybe 12000 to 16000 KM a year for us.
It is also becoming apparent that more and more households with electric vehicles are augmenting with solar. This trend is starting to show itself in Europe, North America and China although a lot depends where the power comes from in each area. Water power regions with cheap hydro (like us) are less likely to switch to solar. Coal is fast becoming one of the most expensive sources of power and the trend to the home level solar or micro grid level is reflecting that. Kinda funny. In one of the US states, the Kentucky coal museum recently switched to all local generated solar power as the local coal generated utility was too expensive. Sign of the times.
