First gen look alike EV truck

[MrPaco]

This is just a concept at this point, so it may never happen but it would be cool if it did. Looks a lot like the early first generation trucks with the single headlights
https://www.alphamotorinc.com/wolf

[dash]

looks almost too sensible to happen. See the garbage they're building these days ? Good lookin overall
I'd change the cab size, with relation to the body size.... everything today has those small glass - big body slab sides
Even 1st gen cab proportions were a bit too small, relatively imo
Those snap on type fender flares, shaped like on some 2nd gen, look way better than those arches to me

[geezer101]

...the love child of an Amarok and a Gen 2 truck. Not hating on it though - looks cool but EV's have a long way to go before they can go a long way. At least it's not that hideous pedestrian machette Cybertruck thing.

[xboxrox]

MrPaco ~ thanks for adding a little thrill to my day ~ alas, we will never be able to own one in our little household ~ anything that decent & electric too will be NOT AFFORDABLE especially to those folks who might really need something that capable IMHO ~ the exterior mirrors + overall width -- no need for starter motor + anti-machette sound effect using rumble of loud 650HP ICE ++++

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[SubGothius]

everything today has those small glass - big body slab sides

Because that's the cheapest way to meet ever-advancing crash standards. Seems the regulators would rather we survive a crash than avoid one by being able to see where we're going and what's around us, not to mention presenting a smaller target and being nimble enough to maneuver out of harm's way.

There's a similar short-sighted reason truly compact trucks (and affordable wagons) have disappeared from the US market, due to our absurd CAFE regulatory scheme (https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/10/how-cafe-killed-compact-trucks-and-station-wagons/). At least electric trucks like this concept avoid that blinkered fuel-economy boondoggle, so if and when compact trucks return, they'll prolly need to be electric.


EV's have a long way to go before they can go a long way.

Driving range on a full charge is now comparable to combustion engined vehicles. That said, the remaining keys to extended long-distance range are fast recharging and and widespread charging stations, and progress is building rapidly on those fronts as well. It's already possible to drive cross-country in some EVs, if you plan your route around charging stations and don't mind taking a ~30 min. break every few hundred miles.

[dash]

lyin scumbags in control, have beem slow-drippin us technology on energy. Existed for decades
if they're so concerned about safety, why are motorcycles still legal (...and poison foods, etc) ?
....and besides, haven't they consistently embraced depopulation like forever ?
Need to make up their minds. Looks like its game-on now tho :)

[geezer101]

Who even considered entertaining the CAFE standards? They are completely unsustainable and unrealistic. As for the body design of vehicles, glass is actually the heaviest component for it's total surface area which explains why most cars now have small windows. The US standard safety testing methods are hell sketchy too. Cabin crush test? You planning on an elephant (or that morbidly obese Karen...) sitting on your car in the carpark at Walmart ? If the cab is going to deform, it'll be barrel rolling at 80 on a freeway and not a lot survives that in the best of conditions.

As for EV's - it's simply impractical to plan a long distance trip dictated by where you can recharge and waiting that long to get back onto the road. They do not like cold weather conditions either, and efficiency suffers in those conditions where the last thing you want to happen is being stranded out in nowhere. You want to be able to at least stay warm but can't risk discharging the battery out of fear. Just...no.

[tortron]

I'd love to see those here. Utes get a nice tax break for businesses so every contractor in the country has a ranger. We don't need to drive too far here in the city either. Am starting to see a few small cars being given to the clipboard holders at least, they do the most trips, all single person rides. I can barely get my Ute through a parking garage, I don't know how any modern truck can