The electric pickup truck segment will be one of the most interesting to watch in 2021. Many automotive companies, both rookies and well-known carmakers with a long and successful history, recently announced their plans for developing a full-electric truck. So, besides the premium EVs, Tesla will get competition in this segment as well. Of course, already-famous Cybertruck is getting a good share of attention from the automotive audience.
But now, Tesla’s truck and the electric Ford F-150 will have to face the upcoming competition in this growing segment. In the following paragraphs, we rounded several most promising electric vehicles with cargo beds that will make a debut in 2021. Let’s see what they have to offer, shall we?
All-Electric Ford F-150
One of the most awaited electric trucks for 2021 is Ford’s F-150. The Blue Oval is planning to release the car before the electric crossover, based on a Mustang-like styling. But, there’s no official release date at the moment. Still, rumors suggest that it is fast-tracked for production. The electric F-150 could change the electric pickup segment.
Besides the brand-new platform, the forthcoming truck will deliver a redesigned body and high-end interior. Of course, the majority of our readers want to know are the speculations regarding the towing capacity of F-150 true? Well, we can’t say for sure, but the automaker did another test, and the truck tows even more weight. All in all, we assume that Michigan company wants to prove that “electric” doesn’t discredit the truck’s performances.
Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla wants to establish a unique design language in the electric pickup segment. The back-To-The-Future-like Cybertruck certainly draws a lot of attention, everywhere it shows. Furthermore, Elon Musk claims that this model can tow up to 14,000 pounds. On top of that, according to the company reports, the driving range should be more than 500 miles on a single charge.
So, with that range, Cybertruck will be the leader of the electric class. Also, the estimated 0-60 mpg acceleration is under 3 seconds. Tesla’s truck comes with a ground clearance of 16 inches. The release date of the single-motor RWD version is scheduled for late 2021. On the other hand, the dual-motor all-wheel and the tri-motor versions will be available in late 2022.
GM Electric Pickup Truck
Although the General Motor didn’t confirm the development of the electric pickup truck, several officials from the company suggested that it will happen very soon. According to the news, the GM invest around $3 billion in the electric pickup developing program. Furthermore, the automaker’s all-electric truck will ride on a new platform, which will be called B1T.
Also, the upcoming model will be built at the Detroit-Hamtramck factory. As a part of the multi-billion investment, the plant will be upgraded so that it can provide the best possible conditions for the production. On top of that, the electric Hummer is confirmed as well.
Rivian RT1
American automaker and automotive technology company will start the production of the R1T electric pickup truck in the Q4 of 2020. The car will be available in the first few months of 2021, and it will include unique “skateboard” chassis.
Moreover, the company reports claim that the driving range of the truck will be around 400 miles. The Rivian electric vehicle brings a battery pack with a capacity between 105 kWh and 180 kWh. Also, under the bonnet will be a potent mill that will generate 700 hp and 825 lb-ft of torque.
Lordstown Endurance
One of the electric startups that will join the race is Lordstown Motors. Recently, we heard that the startup bought a closed-down Lordstown plant form the GM. Also, right before revealing the Cbyretruck, Lordstown Motors announces that they will accept $1,000 deposits to reserve their electric pickup project. The upcoming vehicle will be known as 2021 Lordstown Endurance.
However, we don’t have much info regarding the truck, only that it will be based on a 4WD “hub motor” system. Also, Workhorse, which has 10% ownership in Lordstown Motors, will give 6,000 pre-existing orders of the W-15 electric truck to the Ohio-based company. The production of the Endurance will start in late 2020, and the deliveries will follow shortly after that.
Bollinger B2 Electric Pickup Truck
2021 Bollinger B2 will the most expensive electric pickup in the class, with the starting price at $125,000. This model will offer geared axle hubs, hydropneumatic suspension, and the two tailgates. That’s tight Bollinger B2 comes with a front tailgate as well. So, it will be like some grill-gate? We will wait for further info from the automaker to figure this out.
Furthermore, the engine will be something in-between Citroen DS and a Hummer H1. Taking into account that the Bollinger B2 will weigh 10,000 pounds, it might pass as Class 3 medium truck. Therefore, you won’t find any airbags inside the vehicle. Moreover, thanks to the 20 inches of ground clearance, the forthcoming truck will provide excellent off-road performances.
The engine will generate 614 hp and 668 lb-ft of torque, while 0-60 mph acceleration will be 4.5 seconds. The driving range is estimated at 200 miles. That’s not impressive in comparison with the rest of the models from the list. But, the Bollinger B2 don’t care much about the range. The company is taking the deposits now, while the production will begin in the second half of the year.
Atlis XT
Atlis Motor Vehicles claims that the XT electric pickup truck will be one of the most efficient models in the segment. According to the news from the company, the pickup will come with a driving range of up to 500 miles of electric energy, with the largest battery pack. Besides the impressive range, this model will provide a towing capacity of 35,000 pounds.
Also, the payload is rated at 5,000 pounds, which is equally remarkable. The announced Atlix XT will be a full-size truck, and it will offer 6.5, and 8-foot bed. So, this model will be larger than the Rivian RT1, while the 8-lug wheel design hints that it will be a heavy-hauler as well.
A rather long, but interesting comment about Atlis Motors of Mesa that you may find interesting, from QAD.WISTIA ——–(Archived by administrator, May 01, 2022) (begin) Just a few comments from my observations of over the past 7 years when AMV began as “Volta Motors LLC, of Mesa (602) 309-5425” (Google it). Folks, AMV is falling behind, but you can still make a lot of money quickly as shareholders. They are attempting to go IPO in the summer of 2022. AMV was just able to cobble together a plywood-Styrofoam (R) truck to show for the latest crowd-funding rounds. It does not drive per expectations, cannot tow anything, has no operating windows, air bags, weather seals, turn signal steering wheel stalk, windshield wipers, proper windshield safety glass, roll down windows, air conditioning-heating system, compressor-air tank installation, inverters, SAE approved mirrors or exterior lighting, lacks tires and wheels that meet the load rating, spare tire carrier, has never been tested on a bi-directional chassis dyno or with an AMV battery pack.. So far AMV has never even produced a complete battery pack, (May-2022) they claimed futuristic, unbelievable specifications six years ago for non-existent hardware, have no charging pedestals, or have an electrical service entrance to their facility (currently 600A, 277/480V, not even 300kW) large enough to develop and test a claimed 1.5MW charging system, just to mention a few deficiencies. The XT Prototype has never been seen driving on the road at highway speeds or towing anything, its limit seems to be under 2MPH traveling a few feet on level smooth ground. AMV does not own a bi-directional chassis dynamometer which is necessary for vehicle and battery road simulation performance testing. No independent laboratory test have ever been conducted, on the vehicle, cells, battery modules or battery packs or chassis, no hardware has never been shown at a trade or auto show (May-2022) Virtually nothing on the prototype vehicle is an example of anything close to “production ready” it would never pass crash testing or SAE safety standards. As of May 2022 Atlis has never displayed any hardware at a symposium, trade show, seminar, workshop or published detailed specifications or independent laboratory test verification of any hardware. Any record of a customer ever riding in an Atlis vehicle has not been located. 30 patents claimed are just “applications” costing less than $100 to file and not requiring working models. AMV specializes in promotional videos that claim to be scientific tests that they have conducted. AMV claims to have generated between $1.2B and $2.0B in contracted commitments for XT pickup trucks, this is the value of “free, no deposit reservations”; there is no cash value. AMV claims to have MOU’s and LOI’s, for over $400M in battery pack interest but has never published the names of the actual organizations and has never delivered any product except for T-shirts and hats. They claim to have military government contracts for their technology but have never disclosed any details or documents. Their cell design is being surpassed by the BYD Blade Cell which has superior performance, cost and safety attributes, is currently in production and available to purchase and used in numerous vehicles. BYD has positioned themselves to make billions of cells, has production factories that cover 100’s of acres of land, 250,000 employees, has world-wide patents publicly available, and is becoming the industry standard. AMV is attempting to make a cell production facility out of 2 X 4’s, plastic sheeting and a shipping container, which is laughable. They seem to be on their 5th revision of their basic cell, the 4th revision of their motors and 7th revision of their 1.5MW charging connector with no real test data on any of these devices ever revealed (May-2022). Over 25 key employees have left the company despite pay rates in the 6 figure area. The days of an individual or small company producing a complex vehicle seems to be over. You may see AMV’s attempt to survive by farming out the body, cells, motors, drive system and other components to experts or buying off the shelf components. Employees that people have recently left AMV, include: Huda lmashhadany, Head of Energy; Eric Anderson, Electrical Technician; Kenneth Baca, Senior Firmware Engineer; Anirudh (Ani) Bhokarika, Mechanical Engineer – Battery Cell Division; Ching-Yen Chung, Lead Mechanical Engineer; Ross Compton, Lead Vehicle Designer – XT Program; Christopher Dawson, Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering; Jack Al Ferzly, Head of Energy and Director of Pack Development; Craig Trzebny,Director of Energy Engineer; Kishor Satish Gaikwad, Power Electronics; Bassam Raza, Senior Electrical Engineer; Devon Huck, Design Researcher & Materials Specialist; Keith Rose, Senior Mechanical Engineer; Michael Konstas, Chief Financial Officer, and Tamica Sears, VP of Talent, Matthew Wilkins, Senior Design Lead; Andrew Gwynn, Technical Program Manager, Chief Financial Officers Glenn Reese and Greg Hassler, Mark Nelson, Director, Director Of Operations, Demarco Carson. More to research will follow. Web information is gathered from Linkedin, Glassdoor, RocketeReach, Facebook, Twitter, Signalhire, Apollo, Lunchmeet, Xing, Bark, Doostang, ZipRecruiter, SEC documents, Zoominfo, Apollo.io and others. If ever produced, AMV vehicles will not be cost effective, and be too expensive to be competitive. Watch for the next Crowdfunding Round, money is being made by manipulating the shares, by low, sell high. People have made thousands already. As far as actual hardware, the XT, XP, Cube Cell, 1.5MW charging, and 15 minute charging are all products that live in the computerized imaginary world of CGI. These are products of the future, and always will be. If you are interested in current real EV engineering and on the road technology currently available visit the “Monro Live” (48,250,000+ channel views and the “WeberAuto (33,000,000+ channel views) … a final thought, you may want to visit AMV’ World Headquarters in Mesa to see what’s going on. (end) Inc: Thomas Edison in The Electrician (London) Feb. 17, 1883 said: “The storage battery is, in my opinion, a catchpenny, a sensation, a mechanism for swindling the public by stock companies. The storage battery is one of those peculiar things which appeals to the imagination, and no more perfect thing could be desired by stock swindlers than that very selfsame thing. … Just as soon as a man gets working on the secondary battery it brings out his latent capacity for lying.” REFF: https://qad.wistia.com/medias/w688ohft8w?hss_channel=fbp-1586124775024416