• £40,580

  • 59.2kWh battery

  • 193bhp

  • 1.6-tonne towing limit

  • 715kg payload

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      I kinda see their point as my diesel Hilux has taken a beating underneath and I wouldn’t like to drop the full weight of that on a rock via an enlarged battery pack - that said most of these will just remain on the tarmac.

      But yeah, 150 miles is weak for something designed primarily for hauling and/or off-road use.

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    150 mile EPA translates to:

    150 miles -> less 5% for EPA overestimate = 143 miles

    143 miles -> less 20% because you must not charge past 80% = 115 miles effective range

    115 miles towing is 60 miles if you’re lucky.

    115 miles of range isn’t a truck, it’s a luxury go kart.

    On top of that, just like any other vehicle, you absolutely cannot run it to 0 miles, so 100 miles of effective range? GTFO.

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    59kWh? In a truck? What were they thinking? It’s not much smaller than the F150 Lightning, which is available with a 145kWh battery, and even with that, towing range is not great.

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      kWh. kW is a unit for power, kWh is a unit for energy (power of 1 kW delivered constantly for 1 hour). Power ratings for batteries are a thing as well, so best not to confuse them.

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    Even a 10 year old diesel Hilux is way out of my price range. I don’t need to be eyeing an electric pickup for quite a while.