I’m a farmer and I’ve been looking for an affordable EV pickup. I’m unlikely to use 100km of range in a day so I’d be perfectly happy with a small battery in it.
Be careful with range estimates. You can lose 40% of the range in the cold, for example. And another 30% at highway speeds. Plus you can’t charge at exactly 0%, so you want a 10% buffer or so. Assuming you never want to drive further than 100km, you want an EV with a rated 260km of range at least. That shouldn’t be difficult with modern EVs, but you’ll want to avoid older EVs.
Good to know, since we will hit -40 here regularly over winter.
The Ford midsize pickup they’re talking about might be more battery than I need even with that, but it’s looking like the only reasonably priced offering.
The Slate truck is probably your best bet if it comes out. It’s the only modern vehicle that’s claimed they won’t have any tracking or privacy invasive modules installed, and just so happens to be a small, cheap, no-frills EV pick-up.
I’m a farmer and I’ve been looking for an affordable EV pickup. I’m unlikely to use 100km of range in a day so I’d be perfectly happy with a small battery in it.
Be careful with range estimates. You can lose 40% of the range in the cold, for example. And another 30% at highway speeds. Plus you can’t charge at exactly 0%, so you want a 10% buffer or so. Assuming you never want to drive further than 100km, you want an EV with a rated 260km of range at least. That shouldn’t be difficult with modern EVs, but you’ll want to avoid older EVs.
Good to know, since we will hit -40 here regularly over winter.
The Ford midsize pickup they’re talking about might be more battery than I need even with that, but it’s looking like the only reasonably priced offering.
The Slate truck is probably your best bet if it comes out. It’s the only modern vehicle that’s claimed they won’t have any tracking or privacy invasive modules installed, and just so happens to be a small, cheap, no-frills EV pick-up.
IIRC it wasn’t going to be offered in Canada. Otherwise I’d be all over it. I like the lack of touchscreen bullshit.
Good damn it
The slate is the first thing I’ve ever pre ordered in my life.