There's more choice out there for the first time in years, but the prices are much higher than most truck folk expected. How is this affecting your decisions about owning a truck? Did you have one in mind but are now thinking of another, or are you holding out for new products that are still on their way? Let me know in the comments below!
In this exquisite EV club of ours, we don't care about prices. EVs are the 1000% guaranteed future, have absolutely no dubious downsides and they are like Pokemon : we all need to "collect them all" regardless of how outrageous MSRPs get. In fact, a higher MSRP makes us appreciate our EVs even more and makes everyone else even more jealous, so bring it on Elon! We gots da cash, brah! How else would we impress the neigbors and fellow Costco shoppers? As for all the ICE-owning FUDDS, those poor fools can continue paying taxes at the gas pump and expensive car registrations for their ICE jalopies! We're above that, with our political connections at Big Green and special license plates, which set us apart from the common peasantry. Btw, to answer your question, the next EV on my "to buy" list is the Rolls-Royce Spectre. Because F-it, why not? Gonna be the king of the Costco parking lot with dat whip. Cha ching, brah... represent! 😎 💵💵💵
@@SevenSixTwo2012 Again, wrong. I suggest checking the data before posting. You know, those pesky little tidbits known as facts? My Lightning Flash was the same price as a V8 F150 in the same trim level. In fact, currently, the Pro and XLT are less in Canada than the V8 equivalent due to Ford offering employee pricing for the first time on their EV trucks in this country. And yeah, that was all without incentives. EV truck 'fuel' efficiency: 90% ICE truck fuel efficiency: 30% Longevity of electric magnetic motors: 1 million+ miles; Battery estimates 400k ~1million miles Gasoline truck longevity drive train, on average: Transmission: 150~200k miles; Engine 180~250K miles Factory warranty on ev truck drive train and battery pack: 100,000 miles or 8 years Factory warranty on gas truck drive train: 60,000 miles or 5 years Annual 'fuel' costs of an ev truck per annum in Canada: ~$300/yr. ( evbuyersguide.caa.ca/content/costs ) Annual fuel costs of a gas truck per annum in Canada: $3,000/yr. ( driving.ca/features/shopping-advice/fuel-cost-comparison-compact-vs-full-sized-trucks ) Annual maintenance and repair costs of an ev truck in first five years of ownership: $500~700/yr. (electricvehicles.bchydro.com/learn/costs-of-electric-vehicles ) Annual maintenance and repair costs of a gasoline truck in first five years of ownership: $1,800~2,500/yr ( www.edmunds.com/ford/f-150/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401822596 ) Hey! Looks like you're the exquisite Costco shopper diva, diesel/gas money-fashion-show-truck-club leader! FACTS HELP. Give it a try.
@@Bryan-jz4fn Paying just 3 bills? F-dat, brah! I've gots money to burn, hence why I got me an EV that depreciates like a mofo! Not to worry though, bc if Cacklin' Harris gets in, my neighbors will help me finance my fine electron whip through incentives, rebates and other government handouts. Lifez good when you gots da means! ICE is for poor suckaz, lolz! 🤗
Yes! I knew you needed an ER before this video. You have it now with all the other added new features like a heat pump, etc. Especially good for Canada. The F150 Lightning is proving to be tough to beat. Nice move. Congratulations on getting Thor. When you make it south to Texas, someday we’ll meet up.
So, no Academy Award for me? Crap! I was hoping to meet Emma Stone... Isn't that a great red? I had only one rule: Anything but black! Thanks as always, Tara!
lol you had me goin for a second there with that headline. I can’t imagine giving up my XLT ER ! Congrats on getting the ER. That standard range is definitely a big difference. Watched a lot of ur videos. I like the red . I have silver. 8900 miles so far and loving it. The price pleased me as well with the rebates😊. I got the Lectron adaptor about 3 months ago and only used it 3 times so far but good to have. Life with standard range or no Tesla access would suck so things are very good for me. If you can charge at home it’s awesome. If you have to tow a lot and/or travel distances often maybe not so much. I can drive a truck around town or commuting and various truck activities and not get killed at the pump every week. Oh, I had to use the truck to power, my air conditioner, refrigerator, and electric stovetop for a day all at the same time for cpl hours off an extension cord and used 2% over about 8 hrs. And the FRUNK!!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I know, right? It's simply an amazing one-size-fits-all utility/work/play truck! I think Ford knocked it out of the park. Thank you so much for supporting the channel!
Nice to have you back, and so glad you enjoyed it! Thor is a bit of a flasher though compared to the subdued, stoic nature of Igor. And for such a quiet hermit like myself, I'm not how we'll cope... :-)
I wanted the F150 Lightning so bad. Had every intention of buying one despite pretty much hating Ford products. Then we took a trip from Orlando to the Keys. Rented a fully loaded Wrangler. We fell in love with the fun factor of the Jeep. Plus I noticed that charging solutions were pretty scarce once we got past Miami. Still planned on getting that Lightning though. Had $15k burning a hole in my pocket for a down payment. Headed over to the Ford dealer only to find that almost all of the XLT trim were marked up damn near $20k over MSRP. So at that point I was just fed up. I didn't want to pay almost $80k for something that was obviously going to inconvenience me on long trips. The memories of that rented Jeep sent me over to the local Jeep dealership. Walked out with a fully loaded Gladiator Mojave and I don't regret it one bit. I hope to eventually own an EV one day but it's just not that day yet. Keeping my fingers crossed that Jeep will eventually release a Gladiator 4xe in the Mojave trim. If they ever do I'll be first in line for one.
Things have changed quite a lot in the past year with Lightnings. The comment below yours talks about being able to buy a Platinum trim for under $60k. In Canada, not so much, but now on par with most gas options. We have far fewer chargers and a much bigger country here in Canada, but charging is never a problem. It's wrapping our heads around the idea that for 90% of the time our house is our ⛽️ station, at a fraction of the cost of fast charging. I think you've got a great strategy, however, with the fun factor included. I hope all auto co.s offer a plug-in hybrid or bev version of all their trims eventually. Thanks for the comment!
@@truckedupevs oh I most definitely would have had an outlet installed at the driveway for proper charging. I've just found charging on long trips here to be a bit of a mixed bag. We did visit Ireland a year ago and they seriously had everything in order. Everything was electric or plugin hybrid.
@@wusaint Europe & China are miles ahead of everyone. Canada is rapidly catching up. We'll, I'll find out soon enough when I drive across the entire country! Stay tuned....
@vontrap6942 well my Gladiator Mojave is pretty damn comfy for a solid axle vehicle. And my daughter's Wrangler is decent enough. The JL and JT feel decent imo. Is it as nice on road as an independent front end? No. But off-road it's great.
My favorite color. But I (regrettably) skimped on the $500 cost for it. And, even better the extended range too! If I’d been patient I could’ve afforded it. Now that is. Not a year and a half ago. Deals can be had nowadays. Congratulations on the new beauty. Or should I say handsome. Thor!
Thanks Paul! I could have stuck with Igor for a few more years, but with Ford for the first time ever including the Lightning in Employee Pricing and the deal I got, I couldn't pass it up. It's also great for my channel community to see and have tested the heat pump version and the differences that have occurred. I totally love the colour!
@@truckedupevs I just found your videos about a month ago and enjoy all of them. I had a reservation for the Ford Lightning and the Cyberpunk. I cancelled the Ford when dealerships tried gouging all of us on the price. Both models were significantly more expensive than the tried to make it was going to be. I kept the Cybertruck res hoping the dual moter would be a little closer to the 49k area. Then ... Flash showed up with all the options I was wanting. It took me a week to have one in my driveway with the 10k incentives, the heat pump, and the 0% financing. Mine looks like Igor .😆
@@StuartBelote Congratulations! You and I have a very similar story. So, a Flash in the driveway! All of Igor's attributes but more hardware, stamina, and power. I'm just glad he won't hear any of this... 🙂
Congrats on your new Flash. Look forward to seeing the content you come up with for that one. I hope to see you wearing some sort of super hero costume though.
So you had to go and do pretty much exactly the same thing I did. Can't say I blame you. The standard range was good, but the extended relaxes the charger anxiety a bit. FYI, the 2" level didn't have much effect on range, still running stock tires though.
Thanks Richard for the great feedback! Yeah, when going remote having some extra in the 'tank' does make it far more pleasurable. What trim did you end up going with? That's great news on the lift. Which company did you use - Rough Country? Did Ford or a 3rd party install it? I'd love to know what type of tires you're running.
The factory Hancooks? If so, yeah - putting all terrain in quotes is right on. I was not impressed with the last batch. Thor came with really good Goodyear Wranglers, but I'll certainly need something for winter/offload apps. I'm hoping I can convince Rough Country to sponsor my dumb ass. Fingers crossed.
I am thinking of adding a leveling kit to mine and I am glad to hear that it has minimal impact on range. Winter snow and mud season in Vermont necessitate some serious clearance.
This is awesome! It’s funny because I did a review on the trims of the new lightnings and I also came to the conclusion that 24 Flash was the way to go! It’s under my “best bang for your buck” playlist. I love the lightning! I’ll be getting one soon, and can’t wait to introduce it to the channel!
That's awesome. I see that the FUD-chuckers showed up on your channel also - how the batteries will die, or explode, and they're crap, and too expensive, too cheap, too bad for the environment (that one had me laughing hard), and how the the entire ev industry is driven by the 'Big Green Deep State' ( I mean wtf Kool-aid does one have to drink to come up with this crazy s**T??). Lot of misinformation out there. Thanks for contributing unbiased, useful research regarding ALL vehicles for consumers. We need more channels like that. I subscribed, by the way :-).
@@truckedupevs Haha I had to be cordial with the guy. One day he will get onboard. EVs are much better than people realize! Thanks for the SUB! That's awesome. Of course I subscribed as well
Looking forward to the next one as I’m also really looking at the flash right now with employee pricing on! Oh, and if you swing by through Niagara to Hamilton at all I’ll be sure to meet up!
You got it! I will ensure I am in the Niagara region, and might set Hamilton as a destination. My stops will be posted a week in advance with each province so I don't get behind or overextend dates. I should have something up for Ontario sometime before September 10th. Stay tuned to the channel for more dates! As always, I really appreciate your ongoing support! Good towing review video, by the way.
“I looked at the Cybertruck.” Cut from the published video, I assume, was: “Then I saw it. Deciding I didn’t want to drive a refrigerator built in the Minecraft universe, I noped my way out of that whole situation.” Seriously tho, congrats on the new truck. I question every day whether I should continue to wait for my Silverado EV reservation or just pull the trigger now on a Lightning ER.
Haha! Perfect! The Silverado EV was a a real serious consideration for me, but the recent Munro Live stuff kind of galvanized my own thoughts on what I would get for the $. It is far more versatile in some areas; not so much in others. The mid-gate is a showstopper though. What a brilliant redesign of the Avalanche concept. Having a monster battery doesn't hurt either! You won't go wrong withe the RST - if GM Canada ever gets its customer communication act together and you can get one. I always enjoy your comments. Thanks again!
Congratulations on your new lifestyle upgrade !! 👊😎 Me and Wander Truck can't wait to meet him... Looks like the perfect vehicle for you. Especially the off-road potential 🤘🤩
Hey, my friend! So good to hear from the famous 'Silverado EV Guy'! Sent you an email a day of two ago. Going to be in your neck of the woods soon! Thank you so much for the well wishes, man. I think we need to take each other for some serious spins in each other's rides and show off more 🙂 Towed that boat with WanderTruck yet?
You just made my week, Brian. This is what makes this channel all worthwhile - comments like yours. I would never accept advertising or sponsorship from Ford or any OEM because I want to keep those kind of influences out of the channel 'sphere', but I sure would like to get Darren Palmer or CEO Jim Farley to sit down for an interview! Please share your Trucked Up EVs experience with Ford Canada as I continually put pressure on management to come on the channel (I think they might be afraid of me because, well - I'm a curmudgeon and a dipsh!t...) 😏🤪
Thanks Adam! Can't wait to show it off! By the way, the 'package' went out yesterday. Sorry for taking so long to send it (I ran out of shirts and was waiting for my next order to arrive).
Congratulations! Nice price! They're hard not to love. It goes to show that all the FUD about them being insanely expensive compared to gas trucks simply isn't true.
Done. I'll hit Cranbrook on my way back. It will be near the end of September/Early October but I'll see you there! I'll post my return stop dates and locations mid-September via community posts and videos. Thanks Shawn!
I’m excited to hear about the flash. Looks like a great trim level. Just a thought, but, Maybe through in some aftermarket seats then it will be a great trim level. And you get to make a video about it 👍 Through you a $5. Keep up the work.
Thanks Mark! I am thinking about just adding some zip-over covers. I actually like cloth, but the quality level in this and the XLT trims are lower than desired. My plan is to do a video once I'm back from my X-Canada tour on accessories, so great suggestion!
You know to come to the Truck Capitol of the World, TEXAS! Best Country in the USA! lol but for real have fun Canada is a beautiful place. I've traveled from Vancouver to Halifax back and forth 4 times. My favorite place in all of Canada is Jasper, Alberta. Sadly, I saw the fires have consumed a large portion of the town now. Absolutely gorgeous place so sad to see what has happened. But have fun and ready to see the "Trucked-Up EV does Canada, Meet and Greet "!!
Haha! Well, I am going to put a call out to get to 5,000 subs and if I do, my next nutty trip will be the US! Wow, you've travelled Canada more than most Canadians! I am so thrilled you enjoyed it. The fires directly affected us - our property featured in many of my videos that we moved from only months ago is burned by the Slocan fires. Jasper is a true tragedy. Thank you so much for supporting this channel, Jeff!
Doug Demuro just did a video on the Silverado EV WT (he was terribly out-of-date on his info because the RST is already on the streets, which he seemed to be unaware of). His biggest gripe was price for what you get. Same with Munro Live's video yesterday on the same thing. Too much cheap plastic, not enough comfort features, and trying to justify the money all wrapped around a massive battery pack. The price GM is trying to get away with could kill this truck's success. I really like the RST. so I've got my fingers crossed like you. As always, thanks for your comment, and for supporting the channel almost from the start! I really appreciate it.
I've been running LT yokohama geolander go15 all terrain on my standard range XLT for about 20k km so far. Very little range difference. Stock size BTW.
lol… you did the same thing with your F-150 that I did with my original Mach-E Select. LOVED that car, but when Ford dropped the prices last Feb I couldn’t resist trading up to a Premium 😂
@@truckedupevs Best car I’ve ever had. And with the new chargers that have opened on Highway 37 I’m looking forward to driving down to Vancouver from Whitehorse in a few weeks 😁
Thanks a lot! 'Slight' insanity runs in the family. Jon somehow escaped it (other than swearing he's constantly pestered by a 30ft. pigeon name Ebert...)
First, I think the ER is a good idea. You mentioned other options, e.g. cybertruck (yuck), etc. Was the Rivian R1T in the list? From what I understand it has very good off-road capabilities.
I absolutely love the Rivian R1T. 2 things came into play: 1) Price - in Canada, they start at around $105K; and 2) the tiny bed. I use my truck more so for hauling/payload than big trailer towing. Still, Rivian's off-road creds are the gold standard. If I had anywhere near the money, I would have leaned toward that truck. More details in the upcoming video. Thanks, Chris! I hope you'll check it out!
I got my Flash a month and a half ago. Love it. My previous EV was named Zeus. A properly manly name. Yet somehow my wife has managed to attach the name Sparky to it and I don’t seem to be able to convince my kids that its name is NOT Sparky 😮…sigh.
If the lightning pros were 40k and like 18-25k used id think of picking one up. Put thats just a dream so ill stick to towing with my suv instead of buying a pickup
Lightning Pros are $40k. I can get one for around $45k Canadian, so I'm pretty sure with the $7.5K US incentives you should also be able to, especially since we're paying that big exchange rate.
Greetings from Spain. You should try a BYD Shark Hybrid, if they ever come to north America. Or you could go to mexico and get one, Even with all the Tax's, It still would be cheaper
I have seriously looked at the Shark, but no, not cheaper due to tariffs. I think we'll eventually see many offerings like the BYD Shark in the near future, but I do like BEVs rather than hybrids. For some, a hybrid is perfect. For me, I don't need the gas.
I would have. Sure, it's a triangle with wheels. A fridge that had sex with a door wedge...but if it still had a reason for the shape, I'd still be very interested. But with the whole pitch around 'form follows function', and then ditching the function, it basically means that yeah - it's just ugly and doesn't have to be.
You should have at least considered a used Lightning Platinum, they have lost nearly 50% of their value to depreciation and you can find good examples in the US for around $56,000 with 30,000 miles or less.
If you sale youre new ev, and buying a new one your carbon footprint is bigger than buying a old f150 1990. If you want to be green you have to keep the vehicule at least 30 year
Thanks. CT is a favorite for a lot of folk. It's already the #1-selling vehicle in the US above $100k - but that says it all for most truck folk. That price needs to come down - a lot - for wider adoption.
F150 base model is 1/3 the price of Cybertruck's current base model, which Tesla just stopped offering to force everyone into the Cyberbeast Foundation series. Lightnings are now comparable, or less, than their gas counterparts @@KaiPonte
Lol😂😂😂 I guess you like many others are just finding out that an electric “truck” isn’t really a truck at all 😂😂😂. I have a 2023 F350 lariat Tremor with the high output 6.7 diesel and when I was asked why by my wife I said first to shut up and don’t question me then I told her because if I am getting a truck I want the biggest and best one available. The only reason I didn’t get the F450 is because they only make it in a dually and I wanted a fleet side. There is nothing my truck can’t do as a truck. EV vehicles are great for strictly city driving, short trips and maybe buying mulch at Home Depot but nothing more. The only reason Ford and Chevy did it was because of government mandates and they are just sitting on the lots now getting lot rot because nobody wants them. I paid 101,000.00 US dollars cash deal, special ordered it and waited 8 months. Worth every penny, puts a smile on my face every time I climb in and hear that massive diesel start up.
@@Bryan-jz4fn Hmmmm that’s funny because actually it’s only about 35 dollars every two weeks. I fill up when I am 1/4 tank low when I am just putzing around but wait until 3/4 tank low when I actually go on long drives. But my time is worth way more than just wasting it at a charging station for hours. You EV people absolutely kill me 😂😂😂
For the price of these trucks you could buy a fully loaded Chevy bolt AND a base model gas truck and you’d have two vehicles that are much better at doing what they’re designed to do than an EV truck.
Incorrect. My wife owns a Bolt. My truck cost the same as a V8 F-150 with the same options and trim. That's a misconception pumped out by all the FUD-chuckers and misinformation. Don't believe it. Simply go to Build and Price and build out two trucks, one as and one electric, and you'll soon find out how much bs is out there. Thanks for commenting.
@@Chops00 I didn't buy a Silverado EV. And one has to compare apples to apples. If I wanted to save another $20k, I could have purchased a Lightning Pro.
By the way, you are also talking US dollar by the looks of things. I'm in Canada, so take off 25~30% of my quotes and you'll see we're close tot he same ballpark (no one can buy a Bolt new in Canada for under $40K; a new truck for under $45k)
Make sure you have a 20kw generator in the bed to fuel it when you can’t find a working charging station and have a few hours to just sit there. Oh wait that means you have to use gas😂😂😂Lol.
These Canadian dudes are different. Possibly a little wei7d. He named his trucks male names? In America, it’s customary to give your truck a female name. Because of our strong feelings towards them.This dude is just different. I walked out, jumped in my truck and told for Fulgora. (Greek goddess of lightning.) about what he’s done and we sat there and laughed and laughed for minutes.
Thanks for a good laugh! Nope, in Canada we must be a strange bunch. In Alberta oil patch country, most trucks are driving around with brass testicles hanging off their trailer hitches... I think I might have to embrace the American tradition 🤠
2:52 "Incentives". Meaning that your neighbors will help you finance your newest EV toy truck, because politicians push feel-good policies in the name of Climate Change Inc.
Obviously, you have conveniently overlooked that oil and gas incentives, subsidies, and tax breaks have amounted to the largest transfer of public funds to private corporations in both US and Canadian history, next to the defence industry. So yeah, no. Keep snorting the FUD fumes, buddy. Ever heard of Mr. Google? Try fact-checking before spewing. It'll save you some embarrassment. And hey, check out this video on 'incentives' and explain away all the free GMC Hummers in the 2000s via Bush 'incentives'. Can't wait. th-cam.com/video/0bRaPl3QiIs/w-d-xo.html And, if you knew ANYTHING about what you were talking about, you'd know that incentives for EVs are a one-time deal. I received zip, unlike almost everything associated with whatever jalopy you're driving. For fun, I think I'll pin this comment to the top as a cautionary tale...
Looking forward to you re-posting your response as I love debunking FUD. It won't be deleted if it meets community guidelines, but you posted your last rant six times in a row, and vitriol, by the way, is not tolerated. Make a comment, make your case, feel free to edit it, but re-posts are automatically deleted on the YT channel.
@@truckedupevs Vitriol, you say? Well, that's rich coming from you, lol! I have deleted my other replies well before you posted, btw. Still, your initial reply is BS from A to Z. EVs are status symbols for the rich kids on the block, financed IN LARGE PART by everyone else who isn't interested in them, because of govt "EV mandates" and outrageous production costs to manufacturers. At the end of the day, other people (taxpayers and ICE vehicle consumers) must finance 50% or more of your precious EV. What you end up paying is but a fraction of the actual manufacturing cost. Then you also fail to contribute to road infrastructure by not paying fuel taxes and levies. There is a word for that : *freeloading.* FACTS.
@@SevenSixTwo2012 I see that you might not be familiar (or maybe not willing to read anything that contradicts your argument?) regarding public funding of the oil & gas industry. I just gave you an example of a direct subsidy to consumers that lasted years that basically emboldened massive SUV and truck manufacturing for over a decade and a half - to pad the pockets of the Big Three using public tax dollars, the more wasteful, the better, leading to a doubling of the size and weight of the average passenger car in North America from 2003 to present. Talk about unpaid road damage. That WAS an incentive, never mind the hundreds of billions over the decades via government corporate tax break packages, subsidies, and R&D slush funds - massive amounts of public money fed to oil & gas exploration, fracking, road access, power lines, and the massive amount of hydro used to run refineries, never mind multi-billion dollar, taxpayer-funded pipeline projects. That's basically taking money out of our pockets and turning around and giving it to billionaires. Long before the 1st EV truck hit the market in 2022, the prices on ICE trucks had already gone through the roof. The once, standard work truck became a luxury grocery-shopping SUV (85% of Americans never tow or haul with their trucks, and drive under 40 miles a day). The gravy train for GM, Ford and Stellantis has always been their truck divisions, and the vehicles are some of the easiest to build - being the design has basically stayed the same for decades. They'll happily take everyone's money for the most overpriced, inefficient, horribly non-aerodynamic bricks with wheels for as long as people are gullible enough to give it to them. Also, if your math was accurate, the prices on ICE trucks would be coming down, not going up, because EV trucks are shaving off demand. Demand falls, so does the price. And your road tax narrative - a common trope - is mostly false. That's not a personal attack. It's a fact about the supposed data you are quoting. Every state and province uses general revenue to fund roads, not fuel taxes. On top of that, the purchasing power of fuel taxes (which in many cases, funds more O&G subsidies), has declined more so due to inflation and fuel efficiency. As people use less fuel, the taxes collected from fuel taxes decline - but that has nothing to do with road use. That is paid from overall tax revenues. If anyone were to listen to this argument, that would mean efficiency is a bad thing and we should all waste more. Those large SUVs and trucks, as Americans shifted from cars to larger vehicles added more weight per driver than any level of EV adoption, so the case also that evs are heavier is kind of funny. Also, according to the US Department of Transportation, the number-one damage to roads occurs from large commercial transport trucks, not light duty vehicles. However, even with tolls, commercial vehicles pay a proportionately lower tax rate on roads than consumers, which means the biggest abusers of roads pay the least. As far as losing money, cell phones, personal computers, the dot.com explosion, search engines, and every other new tech when introduced lost crap-piles of money as the industry either caught up or died. Ford will survive because it's investing and taking the hit now. GM, Stellantis, Volkswagon, and Honda are as good as dead. 70% of all the world's evs are made in China - and they're now making trucks. According to IEA, one out of every 5 vehicles sold globally is already an ev, and that would be closer to 40% if it wasn't for the US being lower than every other major nation (www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024/trends-in-electric-cars). Just like all capitalist systems: compete or die. ICE vehicles WILL die...it's just a question of when. One strong valid point you make, however, is that EV trucks are not some kind of answer to everything. They are simply another means of transportation. But at 90% efficiency compared to 30% for ICE, and being far more aerodynamic to boot, the 'toy' trucks are the ones currently on the road, not the evs that will replace them. It's likely just a matter of time until gas trucks are used about as much as horse and buggies after the advent of the automobile.
There's more choice out there for the first time in years, but the prices are much higher than most truck folk expected. How is this affecting your decisions about owning a truck? Did you have one in mind but are now thinking of another, or are you holding out for new products that are still on their way? Let me know in the comments below!
In this exquisite EV club of ours, we don't care about prices. EVs are the 1000% guaranteed future, have absolutely no dubious downsides and they are like Pokemon : we all need to "collect them all" regardless of how outrageous MSRPs get. In fact, a higher MSRP makes us appreciate our EVs even more and makes everyone else even more jealous, so bring it on Elon! We gots da cash, brah! How else would we impress the neigbors and fellow Costco shoppers?
As for all the ICE-owning FUDDS, those poor fools can continue paying taxes at the gas pump and expensive car registrations for their ICE jalopies! We're above that, with our political connections at Big Green and special license plates, which set us apart from the common peasantry.
Btw, to answer your question, the next EV on my "to buy" list is the Rolls-Royce Spectre. Because F-it, why not? Gonna be the king of the Costco parking lot with dat whip. Cha ching, brah... represent! 😎 💵💵💵
@@SevenSixTwo2012
Again, wrong. I suggest checking the data before posting. You know, those pesky little tidbits known as facts?
My Lightning Flash was the same price as a V8 F150 in the same trim level. In fact, currently, the Pro and XLT are less in Canada than the V8 equivalent due to Ford offering employee pricing for the first time on their EV trucks in this country. And yeah, that was all without incentives.
EV truck 'fuel' efficiency: 90%
ICE truck fuel efficiency: 30%
Longevity of electric magnetic motors: 1 million+ miles; Battery estimates 400k ~1million miles
Gasoline truck longevity drive train, on average: Transmission: 150~200k miles; Engine 180~250K miles
Factory warranty on ev truck drive train and battery pack: 100,000 miles or 8 years
Factory warranty on gas truck drive train: 60,000 miles or 5 years
Annual 'fuel' costs of an ev truck per annum in Canada: ~$300/yr. ( evbuyersguide.caa.ca/content/costs )
Annual fuel costs of a gas truck per annum in Canada: $3,000/yr. ( driving.ca/features/shopping-advice/fuel-cost-comparison-compact-vs-full-sized-trucks )
Annual maintenance and repair costs of an ev truck in first five years of ownership: $500~700/yr. (electricvehicles.bchydro.com/learn/costs-of-electric-vehicles )
Annual maintenance and repair costs of a gasoline truck in first five years of ownership: $1,800~2,500/yr ( www.edmunds.com/ford/f-150/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401822596 )
Hey! Looks like you're the exquisite Costco shopper diva, diesel/gas money-fashion-show-truck-club leader!
FACTS HELP. Give it a try.
@@SevenSixTwo2012you can keep paying $300 per month for gas. Cha Ching!
@@Bryan-jz4fn Paying just 3 bills? F-dat, brah! I've gots money to burn, hence why I got me an EV that depreciates like a mofo! Not to worry though, bc if Cacklin' Harris gets in, my neighbors will help me finance my fine electron whip through incentives, rebates and other government handouts. Lifez good when you gots da means! ICE is for poor suckaz, lolz! 🤗
Yes! I knew you needed an ER before this video. You have it now with all the other added new features like a heat pump, etc. Especially good for Canada. The F150 Lightning is proving to be tough to beat. Nice move. Congratulations on getting Thor. When you make it south to Texas, someday we’ll meet up.
It'll happen, Joe. Once I get to 5000 subs and pay for all this crap, the US is next on the list!
Thanks for the boost and support!
I mean, saw that coming lol, but I still snickered when it happened. Love the colour!
So, no Academy Award for me? Crap! I was hoping to meet Emma Stone...
Isn't that a great red? I had only one rule: Anything but black!
Thanks as always, Tara!
lol you had me goin for a second there with that headline. I can’t imagine giving up my XLT ER ! Congrats on getting the ER. That standard range is definitely a big difference. Watched a lot of ur videos. I like the red . I have silver. 8900 miles so far and loving it. The price pleased me as well with the rebates😊. I got the Lectron adaptor about 3 months ago and only used it 3 times so far but good to have. Life with standard range or no Tesla access would suck so things are very good for me. If you can charge at home it’s awesome. If you have to tow a lot and/or travel distances often maybe not so much. I can drive a truck around town or commuting and various truck activities and not get killed at the pump every week. Oh, I had to use the truck to power, my air conditioner, refrigerator, and electric stovetop for a day all at the same time for cpl hours off an extension cord and used 2% over about 8 hrs. And the FRUNK!!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
I know, right? It's simply an amazing one-size-fits-all utility/work/play truck! I think Ford knocked it out of the park.
Thank you so much for supporting the channel!
Way to go!!!! The new one with heat exchanger will help with range. Same color as my 2023 lariat extended range. Hope to meet you in Alberta.
Thank you, Matt! Can't wait!
Where are you generally located? I'll add a Trucked Up Stop to the closest centre.
@@truckedupevs I am in Lethbridge, Alberta
You're on the list! Will post dates & locations in the coming weeks. Can't wait to 'nerd' out over ev trucks, Matt!
The video was very amusing. Nice job. I look forward to learning about Thor.
Nice to have you back, and so glad you enjoyed it! Thor is a bit of a flasher though compared to the subdued, stoic nature of Igor.
And for such a quiet hermit like myself, I'm not how we'll cope...
:-)
I wanted the F150 Lightning so bad. Had every intention of buying one despite pretty much hating Ford products. Then we took a trip from Orlando to the Keys. Rented a fully loaded Wrangler. We fell in love with the fun factor of the Jeep. Plus I noticed that charging solutions were pretty scarce once we got past Miami. Still planned on getting that Lightning though. Had $15k burning a hole in my pocket for a down payment. Headed over to the Ford dealer only to find that almost all of the XLT trim were marked up damn near $20k over MSRP. So at that point I was just fed up. I didn't want to pay almost $80k for something that was obviously going to inconvenience me on long trips. The memories of that rented Jeep sent me over to the local Jeep dealership. Walked out with a fully loaded Gladiator Mojave and I don't regret it one bit. I hope to eventually own an EV one day but it's just not that day yet. Keeping my fingers crossed that Jeep will eventually release a Gladiator 4xe in the Mojave trim. If they ever do I'll be first in line for one.
Things have changed quite a lot in the past year with Lightnings. The comment below yours talks about being able to buy a Platinum trim for under $60k. In Canada, not so much, but now on par with most gas options.
We have far fewer chargers and a much bigger country here in Canada, but charging is never a problem. It's wrapping our heads around the idea that for 90% of the time our house is our ⛽️ station, at a fraction of the cost of fast charging.
I think you've got a great strategy, however, with the fun factor included. I hope all auto co.s offer a plug-in hybrid or bev version of all their trims eventually.
Thanks for the comment!
@@truckedupevs oh I most definitely would have had an outlet installed at the driveway for proper charging. I've just found charging on long trips here to be a bit of a mixed bag. We did visit Ireland a year ago and they seriously had everything in order. Everything was electric or plugin hybrid.
@@wusaint Europe & China are miles ahead of everyone. Canada is rapidly catching up. We'll, I'll find out soon enough when I drive across the entire country! Stay tuned....
Wranglers are AWFUL! I guess if you like an awful ride then the Wrangler is for you.
@vontrap6942 well my Gladiator Mojave is pretty damn comfy for a solid axle vehicle. And my daughter's Wrangler is decent enough. The JL and JT feel decent imo. Is it as nice on road as an independent front end? No. But off-road it's great.
What I REALLY want to see is you pluck them guitars a couple times
Haha! You might regret that request ;-)
But stick around. There's plans afoot!
Thanks as always, Bennie. Really appreciate your support.
Love the new truck! I love my lightning
Me too!
My favorite color. But I (regrettably) skimped on the $500 cost for it. And, even better the extended range too! If I’d been patient I could’ve afforded it. Now that is. Not a year and a half ago. Deals can be had nowadays. Congratulations on the new beauty. Or should I say handsome. Thor!
Thanks Paul! I could have stuck with Igor for a few more years, but with Ford for the first time ever including the Lightning in Employee Pricing and the deal I got, I couldn't pass it up. It's also great for my channel community to see and have tested the heat pump version and the differences that have occurred.
I totally love the colour!
Hahaha love your channel. Congrats on the new truck!
Glad you enjoy it! Always appreciate your subscription & support!
Thanks!
Thank you Stuart! It's going right into the GroPro fund!
@@truckedupevs I just found your videos about a month ago and enjoy all of them. I had a reservation for the Ford Lightning and the Cyberpunk. I cancelled the Ford when dealerships tried gouging all of us on the price. Both models were significantly more expensive than the tried to make it was going to be. I kept the Cybertruck res hoping the dual moter would be a little closer to the 49k area. Then ... Flash showed up with all the options I was wanting. It took me a week to have one in my driveway with the 10k incentives, the heat pump, and the 0% financing. Mine looks like Igor .😆
@@StuartBelote Congratulations! You and I have a very similar story.
So, a Flash in the driveway!
All of Igor's attributes but more hardware, stamina, and power. I'm just glad he won't hear any of this...
🙂
Congrats on your new Flash. Look forward to seeing the content you come up with for that one. I hope to see you wearing some sort of super hero costume though.
Thanks, Dar!
Haha! I don't think I would make friends in Lycra tights...
Always appreciate the support.
So you had to go and do pretty much exactly the same thing I did. Can't say I blame you. The standard range was good, but the extended relaxes the charger anxiety a bit. FYI, the 2" level didn't have much effect on range, still running stock tires though.
Thanks Richard for the great feedback! Yeah, when going remote having some extra in the 'tank' does make it far more pleasurable. What trim did you end up going with?
That's great news on the lift. Which company did you use - Rough Country? Did Ford or a 3rd party install it? I'd love to know what type of tires you're running.
Mine is a '23 XLT Extended Range with 2" Rough Country (installed by my local independent EV Shop) with factory Hancook "all terrain" tires.
The factory Hancooks? If so, yeah - putting all terrain in quotes is right on. I was not impressed with the last batch.
Thor came with really good Goodyear Wranglers, but I'll certainly need something for winter/offload apps.
I'm hoping I can convince Rough Country to sponsor my dumb ass. Fingers crossed.
I am thinking of adding a leveling kit to mine and I am glad to hear that it has minimal impact on range. Winter snow and mud season in Vermont necessitate some serious clearance.
Looking forward to the series.
Glad to have you along for the journey, Ole!
Thanks!
Thank you, Michael! It's going right into the Trucked Up Tour cookie jar!
This is awesome! It’s funny because I did a review on the trims of the new lightnings and I also came to the conclusion that 24 Flash was the way to go! It’s under my “best bang for your buck” playlist. I love the lightning! I’ll be getting one soon, and can’t wait to introduce it to the channel!
That's awesome. I see that the FUD-chuckers showed up on your channel also - how the batteries will die, or explode, and they're crap, and too expensive, too cheap, too bad for the environment (that one had me laughing hard), and how the the entire ev industry is driven by the 'Big Green Deep State' ( I mean wtf Kool-aid does one have to drink to come up with this crazy s**T??).
Lot of misinformation out there. Thanks for contributing unbiased, useful research regarding ALL vehicles for consumers. We need more channels like that.
I subscribed, by the way :-).
@@truckedupevs Haha I had to be cordial with the guy. One day he will get onboard. EVs are much better than people realize! Thanks for the SUB! That's awesome. Of course I subscribed as well
Congrats on the new truck! Can’t wait to see the next video where you walk through your reasoning for the purchase of this over the other options.
Thank you! Yes, that's the plan! So glad you're enjoying the channel.
Looking forward to the next one as I’m also really looking at the flash right now with employee pricing on! Oh, and if you swing by through Niagara to Hamilton at all I’ll be sure to meet up!
You got it! I will ensure I am in the Niagara region, and might set Hamilton as a destination. My stops will be posted a week in advance with each province so I don't get behind or overextend dates. I should have something up for Ontario sometime before September 10th. Stay tuned to the channel for more dates!
As always, I really appreciate your ongoing support! Good towing review video, by the way.
Extended range and the heat pump make getting a 2024 a no brainer. Congrats on your new ride! I'm looking forward to mine at the end of this month!
Thanks, you too!
“I looked at the Cybertruck.” Cut from the published video, I assume, was: “Then I saw it. Deciding I didn’t want to drive a refrigerator built in the Minecraft universe, I noped my way out of that whole situation.”
Seriously tho, congrats on the new truck. I question every day whether I should continue to wait for my Silverado EV reservation or just pull the trigger now on a Lightning ER.
Haha! Perfect!
The Silverado EV was a a real serious consideration for me, but the recent Munro Live stuff kind of galvanized my own thoughts on what I would get for the $. It is far more versatile in some areas; not so much in others. The mid-gate is a showstopper though. What a brilliant redesign of the Avalanche concept. Having a monster battery doesn't hurt either!
You won't go wrong withe the RST - if GM Canada ever gets its customer communication act together and you can get one.
I always enjoy your comments. Thanks again!
Congratulations on your new lifestyle upgrade !! 👊😎
Me and Wander Truck can't wait to meet him...
Looks like the perfect vehicle for you. Especially the off-road potential
🤘🤩
Hey, my friend! So good to hear from the famous 'Silverado EV Guy'! Sent you an email a day of two ago. Going to be in your neck of the woods soon!
Thank you so much for the well wishes, man. I think we need to take each other for some serious spins in each other's rides and show off more 🙂
Towed that boat with WanderTruck yet?
We need you to swing thru Saskatoon to highlite some of the limited charging stations we have here! More attention is a good thing!
Consider it done, Kevin. I'll post dates and locations as I get closer to departure in early September. Great recommendation. Thanks!
I bought a '24 Flash after watching your channel. Ford should give you a sponsorship or advertising or something.
You just made my week, Brian. This is what makes this channel all worthwhile - comments like yours.
I would never accept advertising or sponsorship from Ford or any OEM because I want to keep those kind of influences out of the channel 'sphere', but I sure would like to get Darren Palmer or CEO Jim Farley to sit down for an interview!
Please share your Trucked Up EVs experience with Ford Canada as I continually put pressure on management to come on the channel (I think they might be afraid of me because, well - I'm a curmudgeon and a dipsh!t...)
😏🤪
I believe you are Trucked Up 'family' member #40 who has purchased an ev truck after watching the channel. What a milestone for our community!!
Cant wait to hear more about the new truck! Congrats on your purchase!
Thanks Adam! Can't wait to show it off! By the way, the 'package' went out yesterday. Sorry for taking so long to send it (I ran out of shirts and was waiting for my next order to arrive).
We have cats and they decided to sleep in the opened shirt boxes. Package might come with added fur! Enjoy!
I bought my Flash 3 weeks ago and just went over 1000 miles. Love it so much, I paid 52k.
Congratulations! Nice price! They're hard not to love. It goes to show that all the FUD about them being insanely expensive compared to gas trucks simply isn't true.
Nice truck, congratulations! If you swing through Cranbrook, I'd have a b.s with you. Like the channel
Done. I'll hit Cranbrook on my way back. It will be near the end of September/Early October but I'll see you there! I'll post my return stop dates and locations mid-September via community posts and videos. Thanks Shawn!
I’m excited to hear about the flash. Looks like a great trim level. Just a thought, but, Maybe through in some aftermarket seats then it will be a great trim level. And you get to make a video about it 👍
Through you a $5.
Keep up the work.
Thanks Mark! I am thinking about just adding some zip-over covers. I actually like cloth, but the quality level in this and the XLT trims are lower than desired.
My plan is to do a video once I'm back from my X-Canada tour on accessories, so great suggestion!
😭😭😭 I wanted to be just like you and went and bought a blue lightning, now what am i suppose to do haha
We could always get matching wraps 🤪😝
You know to come to the Truck Capitol of the World, TEXAS! Best Country in the USA! lol but for real have fun Canada is a beautiful place. I've traveled from Vancouver to Halifax back and forth 4 times. My favorite place in all of Canada is Jasper, Alberta. Sadly, I saw the fires have consumed a large portion of the town now. Absolutely gorgeous place so sad to see what has happened. But have fun and ready to see the "Trucked-Up EV does Canada, Meet and Greet "!!
Haha! Well, I am going to put a call out to get to 5,000 subs and if I do, my next nutty trip will be the US!
Wow, you've travelled Canada more than most Canadians! I am so thrilled you enjoyed it.
The fires directly affected us - our property featured in many of my videos that we moved from only months ago is burned by the Slocan fires. Jasper is a true tragedy.
Thank you so much for supporting this channel, Jeff!
I like the look of Thor👍🏻
Thanks Jamie! Me too.
I like the Silverado but I can understand the affordability aspect. Hope they come down in price in a year or two
Doug Demuro just did a video on the Silverado EV WT (he was terribly out-of-date on his info because the RST is already on the streets, which he seemed to be unaware of). His biggest gripe was price for what you get. Same with Munro Live's video yesterday on the same thing. Too much cheap plastic, not enough comfort features, and trying to justify the money all wrapped around a massive battery pack. The price GM is trying to get away with could kill this truck's success.
I really like the RST. so I've got my fingers crossed like you.
As always, thanks for your comment, and for supporting the channel almost from the start! I really appreciate it.
Yea I leased a 23 Lightning EX Lariat, so far I'm liking it. Its a little bouncy and not quite and automated as my Tesla but cool either way.
I've been running LT yokohama geolander go15 all terrain on my standard range XLT for about 20k km so far. Very little range difference. Stock size BTW.
That's excellent news. I'm hopeful once I put tires and a small 3" lift I don't see the range fall too much.
Thanks for the input!
@@truckedupevs I'd imagine the lift might change the aerodynamics a bit. Might be an effect there. Yeah 50 PSI on the LT yokohamas.
lol… you did the same thing with your F-150 that I did with my original Mach-E Select. LOVED that car, but when Ford dropped the prices last Feb I couldn’t resist trading up to a Premium 😂
Exactly! I mean, the deals were just too good.
Loving the premium Mach-e? I've heard nothing but good things about them.
@@truckedupevs Best car I’ve ever had. And with the new chargers that have opened on Highway 37 I’m looking forward to driving down to Vancouver from Whitehorse in a few weeks 😁
Your brother Jon was right. This is a cool channel! Glad I subscribed!!!
Thanks a lot! 'Slight' insanity runs in the family. Jon somehow escaped it (other than swearing he's constantly pestered by a 30ft. pigeon name Ebert...)
@@truckedupevs I'll ask him about it when I help him move next weekend!
@@trapper411 Oh, he'll LOVE that 🙂
First, I think the ER is a good idea. You mentioned other options, e.g. cybertruck (yuck), etc. Was the Rivian R1T in the list? From what I understand it has very good off-road capabilities.
I absolutely love the Rivian R1T. 2 things came into play: 1) Price - in Canada, they start at around $105K; and 2) the tiny bed.
I use my truck more so for hauling/payload than big trailer towing. Still, Rivian's off-road creds are the gold standard. If I had anywhere near the money, I would have leaned toward that truck.
More details in the upcoming video. Thanks, Chris! I hope you'll check it out!
Haha look forward to seeing your next adventure
Can't wait! More to come!
I got my Flash a month and a half ago. Love it. My previous EV was named Zeus. A properly manly name. Yet somehow my wife has managed to attach the name Sparky to it and I don’t seem to be able to convince my kids that its name is NOT Sparky 😮…sigh.
Hahaha! Perfect. Only REAL men drive trucks named Sparky. You're safe ;-).
If the lightning pros were 40k and like 18-25k used id think of picking one up. Put thats just a dream so ill stick to towing with my suv instead of buying a pickup
Lightning Pros are $40k. I can get one for around $45k Canadian, so I'm pretty sure with the $7.5K US incentives you should also be able to, especially since we're paying that big exchange rate.
Greetings from Spain. You should try a BYD Shark Hybrid, if they ever come to north America. Or you could go to mexico and get one, Even with all the Tax's, It still would be cheaper
I have seriously looked at the Shark, but no, not cheaper due to tariffs.
I think we'll eventually see many offerings like the BYD Shark in the near future, but I do like BEVs rather than hybrids. For some, a hybrid is perfect. For me, I don't need the gas.
@@truckedupevs Cool, this is a pretty good review a guy from Australia th-cam.com/video/-3tG33ge1Dk/w-d-xo.html
Ha just found you and you got a new sub! looking forward on your trips !
Awesome! Thank you, and glad to have you along for the ride!
Vehicle prices have always been insane in Canada! Vote for the person who promises to lower vehicle prices! 😂
Good luck OG
Thanks!
I wouldn’t be caught dead in that ugly cyber truck.
I would have. Sure, it's a triangle with wheels. A fridge that had sex with a door wedge...but if it still had a reason for the shape, I'd still be very interested. But with the whole pitch around 'form follows function', and then ditching the function, it basically means that yeah - it's just ugly and doesn't have to be.
You should have at least considered a used Lightning Platinum, they have lost nearly 50% of their value to depreciation and you can find good examples in the US for around $56,000 with 30,000 miles or less.
I did. Stay tuned for my next video!
Thanks for the great info on ideas for viewers, and for commenting!
If you sale youre new ev, and buying a new one your carbon footprint is bigger than buying a old f150 1990. If you want to be green you have to keep the vehicule at least 30 year
Congrats!
Can't wait to hear about Thor 😁
Thanks! LOTS of stuff in the works. Always happy to have you cruising along with the channel!
This video should have dropped on April 1st.
Hehe! Moi?
@@truckedupevs Well, you were trying to milk this for all the drama you could get. Good luck with Thor, may he never get Ragnaroked.
Yes, I'm not the most adept thespian... and the Film Academy hasn't called yet...
That was very entertaining. Very clever.
Thank you Scott!
Well done!
Thanks Sheldon!
Entertaining, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ha! My buddy with a Cybertruck Foundation series loves it after 15,000 miles. Good luck!
Thanks. CT is a favorite for a lot of folk. It's already the #1-selling vehicle in the US above $100k - but that says it all for most truck folk. That price needs to come down - a lot - for wider adoption.
@@truckedupevs See, I partially agree. However, when I look at the F150 or Silverado or Ram trucks they all hover around $100k.
F150 base model is 1/3 the price of Cybertruck's current base model, which Tesla just stopped offering to force everyone into the Cyberbeast Foundation series. Lightnings are now comparable, or less, than their gas counterparts @@KaiPonte
@@KaiPonteRam hasn't made it to market yet. Silverado EV 4WT is $40k cheaper than the dual motor CT
Lol😂😂😂 I guess you like many others are just finding out that an electric “truck” isn’t really a truck at all 😂😂😂. I have a 2023 F350 lariat Tremor with the high output 6.7 diesel and when I was asked why by my wife I said first to shut up and don’t question me then I told her because if I am getting a truck I want the biggest and best one available. The only reason I didn’t get the F450 is because they only make it in a dually and I wanted a fleet side. There is nothing my truck can’t do as a truck. EV vehicles are great for strictly city driving, short trips and maybe buying mulch at Home Depot but nothing more. The only reason Ford and Chevy did it was because of government mandates and they are just sitting on the lots now getting lot rot because nobody wants them. I paid 101,000.00 US dollars cash deal, special ordered it and waited 8 months. Worth every penny, puts a smile on my face every time I climb in and hear that massive diesel start up.
@@armedprophet3321 And you continue paying the $75+ per week for fuel so that you can haul more than mulch every once in a while.
@@Bryan-jz4fn Hmmmm that’s funny because actually it’s only about 35 dollars every two weeks. I fill up when I am 1/4 tank low when I am just putzing around but wait until 3/4 tank low when I actually go on long drives. But my time is worth way more than just wasting it at a charging station for hours. You EV people absolutely kill me 😂😂😂
Nice Canadian Rant EH! I only have one problem in buying an electric vehicle...................Money the lack of
I hear you. All new vehicles have become stupid expensive.
For the price of these trucks you could buy a fully loaded Chevy bolt AND a base model gas truck and you’d have two vehicles that are much better at doing what they’re designed to do than an EV truck.
Incorrect. My wife owns a Bolt. My truck cost the same as a V8 F-150 with the same options and trim. That's a misconception pumped out by all the FUD-chuckers and misinformation. Don't believe it. Simply go to Build and Price and build out two trucks, one as and one electric, and you'll soon find out how much bs is out there.
Thanks for commenting.
@@truckedupevs I have a Bolt EUV I paid $33k for new and a truck I paid $30k for new. Much less than a Silverado EV.
@@Chops00 I didn't buy a Silverado EV. And one has to compare apples to apples. If I wanted to save another $20k, I could have purchased a Lightning Pro.
By the way, you are also talking US dollar by the looks of things. I'm in Canada, so take off 25~30% of my quotes and you'll see we're close tot he same ballpark (no one can buy a Bolt new in Canada for under $40K; a new truck for under $45k)
Congrats.
Thanks Derrick!
Isn't it like all American trucks, cars and vehicles, just a piece of you know what?
Great job! Putting another toxic vehicle on the road. 😅
I didn't buy a diesel. Hehe.
Bad foe you men that didn't meet your need but that's was your choices depanding who you talk to ....here people love it
Watch it to the end 😀
Make sure you have a 20kw generator in the bed to fuel it when you can’t find a working charging station and have a few hours to just sit there. Oh wait that means you have to use gas😂😂😂Lol.
These Canadian dudes are different. Possibly a little wei7d. He named his trucks male names? In America, it’s customary to give your truck a female name. Because of our strong feelings towards them.This dude is just different. I walked out, jumped in my truck and told for Fulgora. (Greek goddess of lightning.) about what he’s done and we sat there and laughed and laughed for minutes.
Thanks for a good laugh!
Nope, in Canada we must be a strange bunch. In Alberta oil patch country, most trucks are driving around with brass testicles hanging off their trailer hitches...
I think I might have to embrace the American tradition 🤠
2:52 "Incentives". Meaning that your neighbors will help you finance your newest EV toy truck, because politicians push feel-good policies in the name of Climate Change Inc.
Obviously, you have conveniently overlooked that oil and gas incentives, subsidies, and tax breaks have amounted to the largest transfer of public funds to private corporations in both US and Canadian history, next to the defence industry. So yeah, no. Keep snorting the FUD fumes, buddy. Ever heard of Mr. Google? Try fact-checking before spewing. It'll save you some embarrassment. And hey, check out this video on 'incentives' and explain away all the free GMC Hummers in the 2000s via Bush 'incentives'. Can't wait. th-cam.com/video/0bRaPl3QiIs/w-d-xo.html
And, if you knew ANYTHING about what you were talking about, you'd know that incentives for EVs are a one-time deal. I received zip, unlike almost everything associated with whatever jalopy you're driving.
For fun, I think I'll pin this comment to the top as a cautionary tale...
Post comments once, or I delete them. Please feel free to post again.
Looking forward to you re-posting your response as I love debunking FUD. It won't be deleted if it meets community guidelines, but you posted your last rant six times in a row, and vitriol, by the way, is not tolerated. Make a comment, make your case, feel free to edit it, but re-posts are automatically deleted on the YT channel.
@@truckedupevs Vitriol, you say? Well, that's rich coming from you, lol! I have deleted my other replies well before you posted, btw.
Still, your initial reply is BS from A to Z. EVs are status symbols for the rich kids on the block, financed IN LARGE PART by everyone else who isn't interested in them, because of govt "EV mandates" and outrageous production costs to manufacturers. At the end of the day, other people (taxpayers and ICE vehicle consumers) must finance 50% or more of your precious EV.
What you end up paying is but a fraction of the actual manufacturing cost. Then you also fail to contribute to road infrastructure by not paying fuel taxes and levies. There is a word for that : *freeloading.*
FACTS.
@@SevenSixTwo2012 I see that you might not be familiar (or maybe not willing to read anything that contradicts your argument?) regarding public funding of the oil & gas industry.
I just gave you an example of a direct subsidy to consumers that lasted years that basically emboldened massive SUV and truck manufacturing for over a decade and a half - to pad the pockets of the Big Three using public tax dollars, the more wasteful, the better, leading to a doubling of the size and weight of the average passenger car in North America from 2003 to present. Talk about unpaid road damage.
That WAS an incentive, never mind the hundreds of billions over the decades via government corporate tax break packages, subsidies, and R&D slush funds - massive amounts of public money fed to oil & gas exploration, fracking, road access, power lines, and the massive amount of hydro used to run refineries, never mind multi-billion dollar, taxpayer-funded pipeline projects.
That's basically taking money out of our pockets and turning around and giving it to billionaires.
Long before the 1st EV truck hit the market in 2022, the prices on ICE trucks had already gone through the roof. The once, standard work truck became a luxury grocery-shopping SUV (85% of Americans never tow or haul with their trucks, and drive under 40 miles a day). The gravy train for GM, Ford and Stellantis has always been their truck divisions, and the vehicles are some of the easiest to build - being the design has basically stayed the same for decades. They'll happily take everyone's money for the most overpriced, inefficient, horribly non-aerodynamic bricks with wheels for as long as people are gullible enough to give it to them.
Also, if your math was accurate, the prices on ICE trucks would be coming down, not going up, because EV trucks are shaving off demand. Demand falls, so does the price. And your road tax narrative - a common trope - is mostly false. That's not a personal attack. It's a fact about the supposed data you are quoting.
Every state and province uses general revenue to fund roads, not fuel taxes. On top of that, the purchasing power of fuel taxes (which in many cases, funds more O&G subsidies), has declined more so due to inflation and fuel efficiency. As people use less fuel, the taxes collected from fuel taxes decline - but that has nothing to do with road use. That is paid from overall tax revenues. If anyone were to listen to this argument, that would mean efficiency is a bad thing and we should all waste more. Those large SUVs and trucks, as Americans shifted from cars to larger vehicles added more weight per driver than any level of EV adoption, so the case also that evs are heavier is kind of funny. Also, according to the US Department of Transportation, the number-one damage to roads occurs from large commercial transport trucks, not light duty vehicles. However, even with tolls, commercial vehicles pay a proportionately lower tax rate on roads than consumers, which means the biggest abusers of roads pay the least.
As far as losing money, cell phones, personal computers, the dot.com explosion, search engines, and every other new tech when introduced lost crap-piles of money as the industry either caught up or died. Ford will survive because it's investing and taking the hit now. GM, Stellantis, Volkswagon, and Honda are as good as dead. 70% of all the world's evs are made in China - and they're now making trucks. According to IEA, one out of every 5 vehicles sold globally is already an ev, and that would be closer to 40% if it wasn't for the US being lower than every other major nation (www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024/trends-in-electric-cars).
Just like all capitalist systems: compete or die. ICE vehicles WILL die...it's just a question of when.
One strong valid point you make, however, is that EV trucks are not some kind of answer to everything. They are simply another means of transportation. But at 90% efficiency compared to 30% for ICE, and being far more aerodynamic to boot, the 'toy' trucks are the ones currently on the road, not the evs that will replace them. It's likely just a matter of time until gas trucks are used about as much as horse and buggies after the advent of the automobile.
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