Forget the F-150, XL Hybrids offers a plug-in F-250 to do real work

XL Hybrids Ford F-250 plug-in As both established and startup automakers rush to build electric pickups, many seem to have forgotten a fundamental principle of pickup design: Trucks were meant to work. Ford has announced it is developing a plug-in hybrid F150, and Ford, GMC, Tesla, and startup automaker Rivian are all working on electric light--duty pickups. What none of them...

Havelaar Bison all-electric utility truck announced by Canadian company

Havelaar Bison electric pickupThe electric-vehicle market remains in infancy, but non-traditional automakers are beginning to explore and tap the potential market for multiple types of vehicles powered by batteries. Canadian company Havelaar is the most recent to try its hand at an electric vehicle; like a few other companies, it's proposing a purpose-built electric truck. The...

Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickup truck revealed (video)

Workhorse W-15 extended-range electric pickup truckWorkhorse may have the ultimate proposal for commercial fleets with the reveal of its W-15 pickup truck, the first range-extended electric pickup truck to be built from the ground up with fleets in mind. While Tesla says it is developing an all-electric pickup, which will supposedly be revealed in two years, the W-15 has now been introduced with...