# Electric truck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Auto Type/Class\ **Created:** [April 26, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994 "2025-04-26T16:21:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/41 "2025-04-28T21:46:32Z")
> [@cigroller](#): > > My painting beater work truck was a Ranger. This has a 5’ bed, the Ranger had 6’ or 7’ bed options. The Rangers I saw kept their beds pretty full. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/42 "2025-04-28T22:21:05Z")
My painter had a truck with a boom on it. The second vehicle pulled a large trailer. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/43 "2025-04-28T22:42:46Z")
The plumbers that I use need more vehicle than this stripped down truck for all the stuff they carry. I still think it will prove to more of a toy than work vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/44 "2025-04-28T22:47:49Z")
+1 My neighbor is having an extension built onto his house, and as you would imagine, there are a lot of trucks at his house every day. The carpenters, the plumbers, the electricians, and the siding guys all drive trucks that are a lot bigger than the Slate pickup. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/45 "2025-04-29T00:11:16Z")
Mine’s a 6’ bed and it was often pretty full. But that is manageable. I also had a ladder rack for the ladders and the occasional materials I’d need to take to a job. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/46 "2025-04-29T00:14:01Z")
The crew that built my house didn’t need to carry anything but their tools. All the building materials were delivered. That same crew put an addition on a home a few doors down last fall. They still just carried their tools, no building materials. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/47 "2025-04-29T15:40:43Z")
Our fleet has just about every trade imaginable I work on the trucks This Slate EV is not going to cut it for our guys ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/48 "2025-05-05T13:49:33Z")
The truck probably wouldn’t cut it for anyone in the trades. I rarely see anyone in the trades drive anything smaller than a F-150. But I do know several homeowners who could use a mini-hauler like this. ---
**Author:** ![glasspilot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/glasspilot/32/27886_2.png) [@glasspilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasspilot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/49 "2025-05-05T14:26:08Z")
> [@bcohen2010](#): > > You bet it will sell. A modern-day economy car with available compact pickup and SUV bodies, and a plug-in electric powertrain. Count me in! I have been longing for an inexpensive, very basic vehicle, and it appears I am not alone. > > I can’t wait to see the final details on this, especially what the driving range will be, and how difficult this will be to recharge. Hopefully, this can charge in 12-24 hours from a standard 120V electrical outlet… No where in the article did it mention Plug-in or Hybrid. This is an electric truck. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994/50 "2025-05-05T14:32:30Z")
The more I read about this Slate truck the better a Ford Maverick looks. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-truck/199994.md?page=2)