The EV era started with a large portion of (conversion) EVs being pickups, including several factory conversions (US Electricar, Solectria, Chevy S10-EV, Ford Ranger to name a few) but today all factory EVs are family sedans. I am not saying that is a bad thing - it would be good if the USA lets go of their love affair with the (cheap on tax) pickup as commute/family vehicle and instead use it for what it is designed for - haul/farm vehicle. But the current lack of EV pickups is remarkable and maybe an EV maker should start fill the niche of pickup EVs (and I don't mean the type like the 3-wheel ZAP or golfcart with dump mechanism - I mean a Freeway capable, 4-wheel light truck - which is one of the popular conversion vehicles for its space and utility. I always get questions when I tell that my pickup is an EV, because these days most people expect an EV to look like a Nissan Leaf.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP: +31877841130 Tel: +1 408 383 7626 Tel: +91 (040)23117400 x203 -----Original Message----- From: EV on behalf of Willie2 via EV Sent: Sat 8/29/2015 9:33 AM To: Mike Nickerson; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] [SPAM?] Re: EVs Here, There and Everywhere On 08/29/2015 10:43 AM, Mike Nickerson via EV wrote: > The numbers are starting to build in the Boise, ID area. We just had a grand > opening for the new Tesla SuperCharger. We were able to get 13 Tesla Model S > from the valley for the opening. > > Yesterday, I parked my Tesla next to a Leaf at Costco. > > We have my Tesla, 2 Volts, 7 or 8 Leafs at my employer on a daily basis. We > also have 8 EV charging spots. Another large employer in town has 3 or 4 > Tesla. > > Funny story: A friend has been shopping for a new car after hers was > totalled. She saw a car pull out and drive off. She thought: "Oh, that is > a nice looking car, and it has good performance. That could work." She > caught up to it at the next light. It was a Tesla. Unfortunately, it's out > of her price range. I told her she has good taste in cars. > I was a little offended when Bruce implied Tesla owners are snobby. I am certainly not nor or other Tesla owning EVDLers. Other than Mike, I think there is at lease one other Tesla owner on EVDL? That said, I do know many Tesla owners that think they are in the forefront of the shift to EVs. They are un-impressed by folks that have been driving EVs for years or decades and suffered through the short comings. Also, there are those that worry about who does the best detailing and wheel scuff repair. I gleefully explain to those how my Tesla is used mostly like a pickup truck. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4658 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150829/5eb19b07/attachment.bin> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
