VIA Extended Range Electric Truck

It would cost an arm and a leg but so do most well equipped trucks. I love the idea.

 

If they made a truck the size of a Ranger or Tacoma I might be more interested.

 

$79,000.? ouch! might be better off if toy put the hihi drivetrain in a pickup.

 

No mention of towing capability mentioned though.

The price seems high even when considering the ICE truck can easily run up to $40k. Comes down to what the actual donor truck starts with in options though. Perhaps it is a fair price.

 

They are fully loaded trucks... your looking at a 45 to 50 k truck...
the towing is right on par with the normal truck...
I heard they are looking at the 2500's next...
I'm lusting at them..

 

In that case the price probably is fair from a small company.

I only saw the 1500lb payload mentioned in one of the graphics. I don't see why the electric motors couldn't handle these trucks' towing needs. Then again, two-mode needed the huge V8 to match the smaller, straight ICE engined trucks in towing. Will the tow rating be comparable to a V6 or V8 truck? If they expect people to put down the cash for one, this is info that should be readily available.

 

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hihy won't work in a pick up or they would have done it. Put weight in the bed, fwd doesn't work. Try to tow heavy weight? hihy fails again in pickup up truck performance with only 3500 lbs towing. No plug in mileage? it just wouldn't cut it. Now toyota started working on a better hybrid system for a pick up truck, but we don't yet know what it will be.

Where did you get that? I thought they started at a basic truck for $79K, they start with a standard cab. Its a v6 ice, not top of the line, with a large battery. I expect they will up charge at least what gm charges them to buy the truck. A v6 standard cab should cost less than $30K at your gm dealer. I would think a 3L 6 cyclinder miller cycle (something like bmw 35i ICE) would be most efficient after you run out of battery power. Hey, gm does have a decent 2L turbo that might work, but they would have to cut a deal for trucks without drive trains then the ice to do it right.