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?
Conversions are often cheaper than a new vehicle, sometimes things go wrong on any type of vehicle, and often those things can be fixed.
Not on a long trip at a random garage. No one will touch a conversion.
Oh, i see. If you have a sick horse and ride 3 hours to a random Porsche dealership for veterinary care, then you’re correct, you probably are out of luck.
Now, you take your sick horse to an animal hospital…it’ll have a better chance at receiving proper care.