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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsForget the Tesla Cybertruck. This New Electric Pickup Is Even More Wild
Canoo has a fresh take on the electric pickup that is simultaneously weirder and cooler than Tesla's concept.https://www.gearpatrol.com/cars/a35821571/canoo-electric-pickup-truck-overlanding
Just last December, California-based EV startup Canoo revealed its boxy commercial delivery van. Now, they've just announced another vehicle on their multi-purpose platform and much to our delight, it's an awesome overlanding-ready pickup truck. Canoo is calling it "the most cab forward and space-efficient" truck on the market, and the preliminary specs impress. Canoo's truck will come in both single- and dual-motor versions; the most capable will pack 600 horsepower and 550 lb-ft of torque. The truck will be able to accommodate a 1,800-pound payload; the target range is north of 200 miles. It will be the same approximate height and width of a Ford F-150, but more than two feet shorter than the smallest version and with a longer bed, to boot.
Whether you're looking for a work truck or an adventure truck, this Canoo should be one versatile craft. A pull-out extension can extend the bed to eight feet long, and the frunk features a fold-down work table and electrical outlets for tools. The bed has fold-down tables on either side, modular space dividers and a multi-accessory charge port. Buyers can fit the Canoo truck with a roof rack and a camper shell to hold a rooftop tent.
There's no word yet on pricing for the new truck, but Canoo says it will begin taking pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021. Deliveries for the Canoo truck could begin "as early as 2023," which suggests the truck is some way off from being finished. Rivian went more traditional with the R1T, which looks more or less like an electric Tacoma and GM is building the Hummer EV into a genuine super-truck, but Tesla went avant-garde with the Cybertruck design. Canoo's truck could be a compelling middle ground that's novel and quirky and takes maximum advantage of the added functionality an EV offers...without going too over the top.
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Forget the Tesla Cybertruck. This New Electric Pickup Is Even More Wild (Original Post)
Celerity
Mar 2021
OP
No pricing or production yet, but comments I've seen so far are positive...
TreasonousBastard
Mar 2021
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littlemissmartypants
(22,647 posts)1. This girl gearhead approves.
NBachers
(17,108 posts)5. Highly impressive!
msongs
(67,403 posts)2. watched their delivery van video too bad it has the wheel well humps in the back
as lack of level vehicle-wide floor makes it less desirable
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. No pricing or production yet, but comments I've seen so far are positive...
And the Tesla Twuck is just too bizzarre:
PortTack
(32,762 posts)6. The shape looks roughly like a Prius
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)8. It looks like a child's drawing to me.
I can't imagine ever seeing this concept car on the roads.
intrepidity
(7,294 posts)4. Yes, please.
Oh boy does that look fun!
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)7. The usable bed is a huge advantage
Tesla appears to be planning to sell electric four-wheelers, and their bed is sized to hold one - and nothing else. With this truck you can make Home Depot runs.
Kali
(55,007 posts)9. but can it pull a stock trailer?
AwakeAtLast
(14,124 posts)10. If it does, that would be sweet!
My husband needs a new truck, and we would like to take our camper to a state park this summer. Too bad we can't get it now!
NNadir
(33,515 posts)11. I personally object to pictures of vehicles driving in pristine wilderness.
It's why I hate Jeep ads.