Motor Trend - USA (2020-04)

WORDS FRANK MARKUS

to drop an oar in these new e-truck

waters. Here’s what we know about every

electric pickup that may be coming, listed

in chronological order of their expected

introductions. Note that some figures

are manufacturer estimates, some are

our own, and some healthy skepticism

is required, especially when it comes to

towing and payload, where high curb

weights inherent to large vehicles with

large batteries will cut into capability.

2018 L.A. Auto Show. A year later Tesla

made an even bigger splash with its

wacky stainless steel, “bulletproof,” roll-

ing-wedge Cybertruck. In the meantime,

GM and Ford have announced full-size

e-pickups of their own, and Bollinger is

readying an electric heavy-duty pickup

and SUV.

The relative ease with which an electric

powertrain can be developed has other

relatively unknown players threatening

E

lectrified vehicles have evolved

from the purview of Earth First

tree-huggers to the surest way to

break into the 2s in the 0–60 dash.

With electric propulsion’s image

going from wuss to wunderkind,

suddenly it’s no longer absurd to imagine

a strong, capable electric pickup truck.

Have you seen the video of the electric

F-150 prototype pulling a 625-ton train?

Now there’s a rush on to introduce an

electric pickup for every purse

and purpose.

Rivian made a splash

with its sleek four-motor

truck and SUV at the

60 MOTORTREND.COM APRIL 2020