Electric Pickups to Become Mainstream in the US by 2021
Dec. 1, 2019With the reveal of theTesla Cybertruckand theattention it receivedfrom customers, it appears like a lot of other automakers in the U.S have got interested to join the electric pickups market.
However, the sales of these trucks are not predicted to exceed 70,000 a year, as per Sam Fiorani, AutoForecast Solutions analyst. With that said, it will be interesting to see how the market for electric pickup trucks booms up in the coming years.
At the time of writing this article, Tesla’s Cybertruck hit 250,000 pre-orders, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. From this, it is evident that people are indeed interested to get their hands on the futuristic electric pickup truck offering from Tesla despite its controversial design aesthetics which may not be appealing to some. But hey, at least you can wrap it up with a cool-lookingskin.
Amazon and Ford-backed Rivian is one of the significant newcomers in the electric pickup market. The company’s R1T is set to go into production next year and starts at a price of $69,000.
So, what are your thoughts on electric pickup trucks? Would you prefer them over conventional pickup trucks? Let us know in the comments.
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