Top EV Pickup Trucks – The Early Entrants

Pickup trucks are the most popular form of automotive transportation in America, so it is not surprising that the surging interest in all-electric rides has generated a raft of EV trucks and wannabe trucks. Today, there are only three production EV trucks on our streets, the lifestyle Rivian L1T, crab walking GMC Hummer, and working man’s Ford F150 Lightning. In the wings are pickups from mainstream manufacturers and startups alike who have models that may, or may not, go into production in the next two years.

If we included them all, it would look like a list of brands from the late 19th century when the first horseless carriages replaced the one to four-horsepower buggies with completely new vehicles capable of incredible speed and no poop to pick up. But because most of those brands disappeared after a short run, we will stick to models that appear likely to hit the road, in one form or another, in the next 24 months.

The Three EV Pioneers

First to the marketplace are three EV trucks that are really competing for three different (albeit wealthy) audiences. Being first greatly enhances brand awareness, but it also gives the makers two years of actual field experience to tweak, refine, and improve their rides before serious competition arrives. So let’s take a quick look at each:

What the Next Two Years Are Likely to Provide

While there is a raft of proposed electric pickups, here are a few that have overcome basic challenges and most likely will produce some form of vehicle in the next two years.