Electric Trucks Due Any Day Now

摘要

The current pickup-truck revolution has seen the introduction of viable models from unexpected players such as automakers Honda and Nissan. But of all these new entries, none is more intriguing than the crop of electric-powered trucks that are likely to start appearing on jobsites in the not-too-distant future.The closest to commercial availability is the Workhorse W15. First announced in 2017 (ENR 5/29/17 p. 48), the all-wheel-drive half-tonner combines a battery pack that is good for about 80 miles of range with a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder gasoline engine that kicks in when the battery is below 20%. With this range extender, the truck can go more than 300 miles between fill-ups.