Yah, people are really negative about EV trucks. I don’t tow, I do carry stuff in the bed. Could I have gotten an econobox and just rented a truck, sure, maybe.
But I like having a full size pickup. It’s spacious, and I’m a big guy. You sit high up. I have enough room for the dog to be comfortable in the back or carry 4 friends. The bed is big enough to carry anything I need, and despite everyone always going on about short beds, dropping the tailgate and using straps means I’ve carried plenty of oversizes stuff.
I get they use more materials, but it’s better than the gas truck I used to drive. I have solar panels and cheap electricity, so it’s not like I’m wasting electricity that isn’t just abundantly available via the sun. People lose sight of different use cases. I live in a smaller city, less than 50k people. The Lightning fits just fine in parking spots, I have never had an issue with pedestrians because I keep it slow and my head on a swivel in parking lots. It just feels like so much of the hate is misplaced, so what if a truck is a pavement princess. Most vehicles are, it’s rare to truly find dirt roads only these days though I still drive them time to time. People like trucks, having electric options is good. If those against them had an opportunity to ride along in the Lightning I think they’d see some of the positives.
Yah, people are really negative about EV trucks. I don’t tow, I do carry stuff in the bed. Could I have gotten an econobox and just rented a truck, sure, maybe.
But I like having a full size pickup. It’s spacious, and I’m a big guy. You sit high up. I have enough room for the dog to be comfortable in the back or carry 4 friends. The bed is big enough to carry anything I need, and despite everyone always going on about short beds, dropping the tailgate and using straps means I’ve carried plenty of oversizes stuff.
I get they use more materials, but it’s better than the gas truck I used to drive. I have solar panels and cheap electricity, so it’s not like I’m wasting electricity that isn’t just abundantly available via the sun. People lose sight of different use cases. I live in a smaller city, less than 50k people. The Lightning fits just fine in parking spots, I have never had an issue with pedestrians because I keep it slow and my head on a swivel in parking lots. It just feels like so much of the hate is misplaced, so what if a truck is a pavement princess. Most vehicles are, it’s rare to truly find dirt roads only these days though I still drive them time to time. People like trucks, having electric options is good. If those against them had an opportunity to ride along in the Lightning I think they’d see some of the positives.