I'm not about to go out and buy an electric car or truck, mostly because I drive old as crap cars and trucks that I can buy cheap and drive them until I can't buy the bolts to put the wheels back on.
But - I have to recognize that an electric anything would fit the bill for about 99.9% of all driving that I *EVER* do. The remaining 0.1% (really long trip) could probably also be done with some careful planning.
One also needs to recognize that some of these new electric vehicles have pretty awesome performance specifications, and are in the same price range as the internal combustion vehicles they're competing against. The Rivian has 14.9 inches of ground clearance, can ford 3 ft deep, can tow 11,000 lbs, and 0-60 in 3 seconds. 800 horsepower. 900 lb ft of torque, at 0 rpm. You have to admit that those specs are awesome. Most of their users will never use it, but it's cool, nonetheless.
Plus a bunch of features that are super cool that can only be achieved in an electric vehicle. Extra outlets all over, "tank mode" where it can spin around in it's own body length, the pass through holder for really long items, etc.
I don't think an honest man should totally discount electric vehicles as a possibility. They have limitations, but so do IC engines. You have to admit how much the technology has advanced in just a few years. For the first time I'm considering that one day I may own an electric. Not because I'm anti IC engines, but just because it fills my needs. Not today because of the cheap as heck thing, but maybe one day.
Yea but can you roll coal in a little ev truck