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electric pickups, am I chasing a unicorn? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by anticonnor@lemmy.world to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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Question for this community: I currently have a 1998 toyota tacoma and, frankly, love the compact pickup form factor. I've been wanting to move to an electric truck for years, but am not seeing many options... am I being an idiot, hoping for a unicorn?

Slate looks attractive, but I'm hesitant about a first gen model from a brand new company. Maybe wait a year after release?
Telo also looks good, but same issue.
Ford Lightning is bigger than I'd prefer.
There are some smaller builds, like the Pickman, but not being able to get on the highway
I've also thought of paying for an electric conversion of my current truck, but that's looking like $40k just to convert an already older vehicle that's not in great shape.

My main needs are to have a full bed, 2 seats, top speed of ~55mph, and hopefully be less than $50k. I don't care for any other modern amenities, crank windows and dumb systems are perfect, and don't need much range. Am I hoping for too little for too little?

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

all affordable hybrids/EV’s in Canada having shit all for range.

Nissan leaf range: 460km. Chevy Bolt range: 420km

My hybrid range is 660km.

Ford Maverick hybrid: 800km.

BYDs will not cost less than any of these.

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Using the fuel range while discussing electric vehicles is pretty dishonest and/or misses my point completely.

The leaf and the bolt are smaller than my needs, what I am hoping for is something the size of my escape (or maybe slightly larger) thats either a phev with a generator with ~150km full electric range, or a full electric with a 500+km range.

It also can't be a Japanese make because i have such a long torso that my head rests against the ceiling, and I dont want another american made vehicle until they figure their shit out. This doesn't leave me with much options for my next vehicle, so i am quite hopeful for what's coming.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think you're going to find a phev with 150+km range, even the shark only gets 100 with a 30kwh battery. Other than the lower 60km range why not the escape phev?

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

Hah, 60km in an escape is a great joke, I am lucky if i get 40km in my 2021. I know my wants/needs are probably a pipe dream, but my daily round trip is ~120km, and being able to do that without an engine would be great.

Being able to do that, and do a 650km round trip in a day would be amazing.

But as to 'why not the escape', I want the other type of PHEV - a vehicle designed to be full electric, but with an efficient generator to increase the range, not a vehicle designed for gas usage with batteries shoved in it - I find even on a shorter average commute (when I bought the vehicle it was ~10km a day), I was going through quite a bit more fuel than one would expect considering I at most needed 25% of my battery capacity.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The smaller BYDs do have issues with head space. The dolphins sun roof rolls up into a lump above the rear seats, so if I sit there my head hits the lump. I'm not super tall either. Atto 3 is much better, but the open boot is still a head hazard as it doesn't go high enough for me.

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Neither of those are an issue for me - I dont open the sunroof on vehicles that have it, and my escape has nearly given me a concussion on more than one occasion, so i am used to ducking the hatch at this point.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The bump is there regardless of whether the sunroof is open or not. And i dont think you can get the car without the sunroof?

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

Ah,,thats less fun. Still not a big deal, since I would never be sitting in my back seat, but good to know.