Four Great Electric Pickup Trucks Are Finally Coming To Market!
It's about time too.
We love our trucks in redneck country. (all of the rural South, U.S.A. is redneck country). We like em big too.
Hold it, this'n ain't from around here...I think thisn's an Alabaman.
In Texas we like em REAL big. The bigger the better. lol.(I have no idea how you get up and down from there, but the size is what's important)
Yeah they got all these little rinky dink cars but nothing practical for a workin man to use. Until now that is.
Now we have two new vehicle manufacturers here in the U.S. coming out with awesome looking pickups, Rivian and Atlis.
And in addition to those we have the long-awaited Tesla and Ford F-150 Electric.
Check em out..here's the Rivian. Different lookin animal ain't it? Very smooth though:
Here's the Atlis, also unique styling but super tough lookin:
Now the Tesla:
The Ford looks just like a regular F-150 at this time but they may change it.
Here it is in an ad you may have seen, shows it pulling 1.2 million pounds. It's impressive looking but deceiving. Pulling railroad cars on tracks isn't that hard.
The only problem is..
These things ain't cheap. No one knows for certain but estimates for the price of the Ford F-150 is $69,000 but Tesla wants to cut into Ford's market so they claim their pickup will cost under $50,000.
Nobody knows what the price of the Atlis will be at this point but Atlis says it will have a basic model for $45,000(that probably looks like crap).
The Rivian, that's the top one which looks real sleek, will be priced between $69,000 and $90,000 depending on the model!
The good news
Is that these pick-em-up trucks are very sophisticated, high tech, fast, innovative and loaded with great features. The Rivian can sit there and turn around in a circle like a tank. They even copyrighted the phrase Tank Steer.
There WAS a video of it but they took it offline for now.
They all have a 15 minute charge time and can travel 500 miles on one charge. And I'm sure by the time they actually launch, those stats will be improved.
They're all saying they'll try to bring them to market next year. It's a big race to see who can get the jump on a gigantic market.
The market in Texas alone is huge. Everyone drives a pickup here. They'll have to come out with lift kits though! lol.
Ten years from now probably 90% of the vehicles will be electric. Do any of you guys want an electric pickup?
Thanks for reading folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas
the gentleman redneck
They look kinda silly without a grill, but I suppose the grill isn't really needed. Hopefully the trucks are done well and can actually function as a proper pickup truck, and not just a large sized car.
Howdy wwwiebe! They look funny don't they? But we'll get used to them. Yes, they don't need a grill so bugs can't get into the engine compartment. They know the huge truck market is a killer one so they are working hard and pulling out all the stops to produce an actual, tough truck that can handle real work. Well of course we know that Ford will for sure, we'll have to wait on the others.
I could sure you one, how about you? Do you like the prices? lol.
I remember when the Dodge Ram came out with the big ugly nose. When you open the hood the grill goes up with it..... I hated and clowned them.
Now I love em & I own 2 of em..... Lol
Also this is the kind of truck I tried to buy B4 the one I am layin inside of right now. But the deal fell thru. The International Lonestar.
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That's a beauty. Tomorrow my post will be about old cars, I think, if I get it together. Don't dare talk about fixing one up and driving it though! People will scream about that polution!
I had two 68 chargers. And a 1970 mustang. All B4 i was 20 yrs old. If i would only have known what they would be worth today.
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lol! that's for sure, that's the way it works! What were you doing having so many cars at such a young age, were you working on cars too?
We restored a bunch of old muscle cars back in my teenage yrs. Then the 20's came along and it was 4 wheel drive monster trucks and keg parties out where the cars could not make it to.
The 20's..the decade or the age? lol..well that's very interesting sir krazzytrukker and makes perfect sense! Where are you tonight?
Yes. They need grills. Yum yum.
The world is changing, and we have to change with it or be left behind. Sometimes, being left behind doesn't seem so bad lol. I would check out an electric vehicle....would they operate on solar??
Howdy tamaralovelace! yeah sometimes I would just as soon be left behind! That's a great question about solar! I just read that Toyota is working on having cars with micro solar cells embedded in the body of the car that will recharge the car all the time so you don't even have to stop and recharge it. We won't believe the vehicles in another ten years.
No, no, and no! Not a fan of how they look. Can they make it work in cold winters? And electronics go wrong all the time. Not to mention the average Joe can’t do anything to fix it himself. Oh buts that’s probably the point. Lol call me Debby downer..
Hey btw, you should check out my ag related post from yesterday and let me know your thoughts.
Howdy Debby! - I love ag related posts! I didn't know there WERE any. lol. I'll get over there.
hey, these look really funny to us but after awhile we'll get used to them..no grills and such. The technology going into these is astounding, nothing like them, the latest technology and it's being developed just for these trucks. It's super impressive but the market is so huge that they want to put out really good, actual, working trucks.
And yes there is nothing we could fix except maybe change a tire. They're basically electric computers on a chassis.
The Rivian site showed their chasis and there's nothing above the tires. I mean as far as motors or anything, it's all the cab, bed and storage. But as we all know with new technology...might want to wait a couple years for them to perfect things.
That is a ridiculous amount of money for a truck!
Isn’t it crazy?! One day, my husband would love to get a diesel pickup. A decent used one still costs 40-some grand!
Howdy hebrewhousewife! Hey I want a diesel too but I never looked at the prices, now I know so thanks for the warning! lol. It is totally insane but on most of these electric truck sites they have pre-issue or pre-market or whatever they call it before they get to the dealership....they have those order buttons where you can put a chunk down right now and there's huge lists of people who've done that. You better get your downpayment made so you can be the first person in your county to own an electric truck!
If you bought one you'd have to live in it because you wouldn't be able to afford your house is that what you're sayin sir simms50? I agree and yet they'll sell like hot cakes I guarantee you!
I would not mind a water fuel truck in the future!!
Howdy sir kaminchan! A water fuel truck? I am sure that is being designed but do you need one yourself?
This water car or truck would save a lot if money on fuel oil! But I guess this car would be very expensive!
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oh I thought you meant a truck that would haul water! lol. Yes you are so right!
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Morning janton, I would need a ladder to get up on the really big multi tyre pick up, haha.
lol! It might have to be a rope ladder and that would not be the easiest thing to use!
I kinda like the tesla 😉
Howdy again pooky-jax! I think the Tesla is going to be a great pickup, you have good taste in electric pickups! lol.
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The 2nd and 3rd pics are hilarious! About the new models...why mess with a good thing? I like the pickup trucks the way they are now...tough looking. I just can't imagine them being electric. Doesn't that take some of the fun out of them? I just hope you all are smart enough not to get a self-driving one. LOL!
lol! It DOES take the fun out of it for sure! But we'll figure out how to jack them up and so on! lol. Better get used to them because pretty soon the whole world will be going electric. I'm glad you liked the photos, I thought they were great!