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I've been wanting an EV since the day I got my license at 27ish. Up to then I had been cycling everywhere, and didn't really need long distance or cargo capacity beyond what I could carry in a pack and saddlebags.
Ideally I wouldn't need a car, and public transit would provide the majority of non-bike travel, but that's not the country I live in. We'd rather elect officials that dump money into fossil fuels.
Currently I need a small form electric truck with at least 2ft of ground clearance and preferably no giant nose on the front that small children can hide behind, with at least 100mi of travel on one charge and the ability to go 300mi in one day with full size charging stations.
Of course like many people, my biggest hurdle isn't finding one that I like, it's finding one that is even remotely affordable. And assuring me the used market of shitty half-dead cars that will require many thousands more in mechanic costs due to the simple fact that if something breaks on it, I can't fix it as simply as a gasoline engine vehicle.
That’s the fun part about electric cars. The batteries are warrantied for 10 years and the data and real life examples show they go much longer than that.
Only repairs are coolant, brakes, and tires. Don’t hit/damage any of the sensors/electronics… they’re the expensive part of an EV. Self driving is amazing though.
The used market is a great place to get a EV AT 3-50% off.
rivian or Tesla is the only one with a truck bed though. I dunno where you’d find 2 feet of clearance in any vehicle without modification.
My mache can pull a trailer pretty easily at the weights you’re describing.
You want to go back in time and get the Chevy S-10 Electric from the late 90s.
Hell yeah. I've actually used the S10 as an example of the max size I want a truck to be. Stretch the cab forward to the unnecessary engine bay and make it a crew cab with no nose.
At this point I'd take a modern truck if it was offered, but I'd be looking to trade for something smaller immediately. Modern trucks are just too grossly oversized, and I, as an adult, often can barely see over the hood of modern trucks. And tons of trucks around here have lift kits installed, making them even less safe for pedestrians
Sounds like you might be interested in this: https://www.slate.auto/en
I don't know much about the company. I just know they're working on releasing an electric SUV/truck (it could be either depending on what you want) and it's supposedly going to be priced around $25k. They might be full of shit for all I know but that's the marketing buzz at least.
Put Slate on the long list of US EV vaporware and grifts.
Id manage your expectations here. A lot of ex Amazon executives are in decision making roles. @SARGE@startrek.website
I heard about them a few weeks back, messed around on their site building a couple different trucks, from the one I would actually buy, to the one I'd get if I had all the money and time to go out to the middle of nowhere for a week long camping trip.
It's neat!