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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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[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

You can get a used Lightning for under $50k. I have one and it is also larger than I really wanted, but I've been running solo jobs on and off with it and it's a pretty solid work truck. If you want a bed over 5 feet, it's either that or the Silverado EV, which is even larger.