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£40,580
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59.2kWh battery
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193bhp
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1.6-tonne towing limit
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715kg payload
150 miles of range. They’re still not serious about EVs.
And if you tow anything, it will probably be half that. So, pretty much useless.
I kinda see their point as my diesel Hilux has taken a beating underneath and I wouldn’t like to drop the full weight of that on a rock via an enlarged battery pack - that said most of these will just remain on the tarmac.
But yeah, 150 miles is weak for something designed primarily for hauling and/or off-road use.
That’s so absolutely absurd it makes other EVs look bad by association.
150 mile EPA translates to:
150 miles -> less 5% for EPA overestimate = 143 miles
143 miles -> less 20% because you must not charge past 80% = 115 miles effective range
115 miles towing is 60 miles if you’re lucky.
115 miles of range isn’t a truck, it’s a luxury go kart.
On top of that, just like any other vehicle, you absolutely cannot run it to 0 miles, so 100 miles of effective range? GTFO.
59kWh? In a truck? What were they thinking? It’s not much smaller than the F150 Lightning, which is available with a 145kWh battery, and even with that, towing range is not great.
kWh. kW is a unit for power, kWh is a unit for energy (power of 1 kW delivered constantly for 1 hour). Power ratings for batteries are a thing as well, so best not to confuse them.
Brain fart. Fixed.
Even a 10 year old diesel Hilux is way out of my price range. I don’t need to be eyeing an electric pickup for quite a while.
