Electric pickup trucks are reliable, save environment: experts
BNN Bloomberg
The federal government has set sales targets for new vehicle sales, shifting to electric-only by 2035 – including pickup trucks.
A Sherbrooke, Que., resident who installs electric vehicle chargers for a living, Laroche says he drives somewhere between 300 and 400 kilometres a day, three to four times a week. After he replaced the combustion-engine pickup with the electric alternative, he says the cost of his operations has dropped significantly.
"I'm charging the truck during the night, for something like 14 to 15 hours to fully charge the truck, and I'm ready to go," Laroche said in an interview.
He said his monthly electric bill, which includes both household consumption and vehicle charging, is now at $350 on average for the last 15 months. The bill may be costly, but a better alternative when compared with Laroche's $450 a week on gasoline – saving him $1,400 a month in fuel costs.
