Electric Trucks just got exposed by EV police!
This is going to upset a lot of people, but the truth sometimes hurts. JULY 2021
10 electric trucks that get a firsthand evaluation from a team that builds electric trucks and buses using real EV engineers. This evaluation is based on opinion from actual EV truck building experts only. #TheShockReport
Ford, Tesla, Rivian, Chevy, Bollinger, Canoo, etc.
First, we will offer a Pre Notice financial evaluation based on historical facts.
All of these EV truck companies below will also need to produce over 30,000 vehicles to get pricing down to around $50K. Please remember it took Tesla over 500 million to build their factory and these companies should see the same cost. We ask that you please evaluate the money each company has raised before investing.
10. Alpha Motors Wolf. BUSTED!
– Starts at $36,000
– Compact electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 5.9 seconds
– 3,000 lb Towing capacity (Warning)
– 75 to 85KWH battery pack
– Single motor and dual motor version for towing
– Range 275 miles per charge (Warning)
– California Start up (Warning)
– All CGI (Computer Graphic Imaging) (Severe Warning)
Alpha EV Truck Evaluation: #AlphaMotors
This company is in a high risk category in our opinion because of the realized startup cost on a basic truck that can’t compete with the Cyber truck.
This company states they will get 275 mile range when the best Tesla model hauling a trailer, as seen on youTube, with at total weight of 10,000 lb is only getting 95 miles per charge.
Alpha motors is stating they will get more distance than a Tesla with no breaking news of any new technology. This distance spec debunks the entire company of ever getting up and running. Also we only see CGI which is Fake.
This vehicle also requires 2 motors for it to perform heavy duty applications which means it will take twice as much power and battery juice.
Reference: YouTube of “Tesla pulling a trailer”: Tesla Model Y (85kwh) only went 92 miles per charge hauling a 3,400lb trailer.
9. Canoo: Voted best look. (GOOD)
– Starts at $34,750
– Compact truck/Van (GOOD)
– 0 to 60 N/A (GOOD)
– N/A Towing capacity (okay)
– 75 to 85KWH battery pack
– Single motor (No way it will pull a trailer without slower speeds)
– Dual motor version (May be possible to pull a trailer)
– Range 200 miles per charge (GOOD)
– Short wheelbase allows to park inside garage
Canoo EV Truck Evaluation: #Canoo
It says California based but they will have a factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma which is better news. This truck isn’t claiming that it can be used to haul but more as a utility truck or van.
Also, being built from the ground up gives credibility to their distance at 200 miles. We don’t see a lot of money being raised for this company and since the truck is being built from the ground up they will need to raise at least 500 million dollars for the factory and need firm orders of 30,000 plus vehicles. The Oklahoma incentives will help but there will be other companies that will compete with a much cheaper very similar and reliable truck which is a severe warning in our opinion.
After they get the vehicles built and sold they will then need to create the repair and maintenance infrastructure which will run another half of a billion dollars. Similar companies will build a similar version with existing instant infrastructure for repair and maintenance issues.
This is a great concept, but Canoo will have a very big mountain to climb and we don’t even predict it will work very well in mountainous hills which is very ironic.
8. Bollinger. GOOD
– Starts at $125,000
– Full size electric truck
– Available in Chassis Cab (GOOD)
– 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds
– 5,000 lb. Towing capacity- 142 KWH battery pack (GOOD)
– Single motor and dual motor version for towing (WARNING)
– Range 200 miles per charge
*They have videos of vehicle being driven but they don’t share any video of Hillclimb or distance test that shows us actual KWH per mile used loaded and unloaded. This is a very bad sign and, in our opinion, this is a severe warning.
EV Truck Evaluation: #Bollinger
This company has a good evaluation because it is factually giving distance that is equal to the battery pack size for loads and towing. Distance for empty we expect to be around 200 mile range. If this truck is towing a trailer, we expect a distance of about 135 miles.
The cost is high but very realistic and allows the company to start with smaller number of orders and more customized chassis build without an expensive 500 million dollar factory. We do feel that with the dual motor design that the system will still overheat with a full load when trying to climb mild hills or traveling at highway speed of 75 mph. Per YouTube videos, The Ford Mach-e mustang is already seeing over heating issues in mild hills with no loads.
7. Atlas (Slight WARNING)
– Starts at $45,000 and climbs to higher price
– Full size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 5 seconds
– 17,000 lb Towing capacity (Warning)
– Towing gooseneck up to 35,000 lb (Serious Warning)
– Battery pack size N/A
– Single motor and dual motor version for towing
– Range 200-300-500 miles per charge (Warning)
– Fast Charge (Serious Warning)
– Looks to be all CGI (Serious warning)
Atlas EV Truck Evaluation: #Atlas
We looked at the size of the battery pack on their website and were able to determine that they couldn’t possibly put a 260kwh battery pack on this vehicle that we thought would work. The problem is their drivetrain using direct drive motors that are now proven to overheat during heavy loads, slight hill climbs and highways speeds.
This company doesn’t show any ability to raise serious funds for a manufacturing facility or serious orders. This company will also have to compete with the Tesla Cyber truck which already has a small infrastructure for all of the repairs that will be needed like the Model S and model Y.
Even Tesla doesn’t offer 15 minute charging with their NMC batteries that are also known to catch fire during hard use. We are very aware of all of the serious issues with fast charge, especially in under one hour. We will write another article about this issues as well.
6. Chevy Silverado EV (WARNING)
– Starts at $N/A
– Full size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in N/A
– N/A Towing capacity (Warning)
– N/A KWH battery pack (WARNING)
– Single motor and 2-3 motor version for towing (WARNING)
– Range 400 miles per charge (Warning)
– Not available until 2024
Chevy Elderado EV Truck Evaluation: #ElectricSilverado
Two very positive things about this truck is that they already have the factory and that the Ultium battery is said to be a game changer in the EV world. We personally spoke to one of the Korean battery vendors of the Ultium battery module designed pack and they assured us that it was a game changer but won’t be available until 2023. The Chevy Bolt and ELR Cadillac gets average distance and the battery packs are holding up very well with good customer support.
The scary question is that if the battery is a game changer, they would already be doing show and tell, in our opinion.
5. Lordstown (SEVERE WARNING)
– Starts at $53K
– Full Size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 5.9 seconds
– 6,725 lb Towing capacity (Warning)
– 75KWH battery pack
– Single motor and 3 motor version for towing
– Range 250 miles per charge (Warning)
Lordstown EV Truck Evaluation: #Lordstown
This company seems to have pulled a Nikola scam. They build a slight prototype that doesn’t work and they poor all of the money into salaries and a buildings with no production ability. They had to of known that the vehicle in hub motors wouldn’t work but they kept moving forward anyway. There should be a full-on SEC investigation on this company.
4. GMC Hummer (WARNING)
– Starts at $80K to 112K
– Full Size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 3 Seconds
– N/A lb. Towing capacity (Warning)
– N/A KWH battery pack
– 2 to 3 motors (WARNING)
– Range 350 miles per charge (Warning)
Hummer EV Truck Evaluation: #electricHummer
We can’t find any specs on this truck so we will assume. We guess the top version will have up to 250KWH battery pack. We don’t think the distance they claim is achievable and when towing the distance will be as low as 135 miles per charge.
The fast charge is a very bad idea and we aren’t aware of any battery that can take fast charge without hurting the battery pack or decreasing its life expectancy. This truck also claims to use all-wheel drive which we will FULLY warn buyers about tire chatter which means this vehicle could eat through tires rapidly. In our opinion and any logical mechanic will tell you, the repair/maintenance on this vehicle will match the complexity of working on one of the rocket boosters on today’s rockets using a Chinese manual.
We will also highly speculate that GM will have over heating issues when hauling items, high speeds and low hill terrain since it is direct drive.
3. Rivian R1T (HAS POTENTIAL)
– Starts at $75K
– Compact electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 3 seconds (WHY OFFER SUCH DANGEROUS SPEED)
– 7,700 Towing capacity (Warning)
– 105 KWH battery pack
– Quad motor version (Warning)
– Range 250-400 miles per charge (WARNING)
– Adjustable Air Suspension (GOOD)
Rivian EV Truck Evaluation: #Rivian
If Rivian offers this as a light work truck and not really meant for towing and increase battery size by 50% they would have something. They are offering towing on this truck and we see big problems with their tow package. Air suspension is a great idea for this truck.
It is possible they could have highway speed problems with loads and slight hills but lets wait to see the architecture of the quad motor system.
This truck would be great for light duty truck application and in a van version. Great for Amazon type delivery business.
2. Ford Lighting F150. BUSTED!
– Starts at $40,000
– Full Size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 5 seconds
– 10,000 lb Towing capacity (Warning)
– N/A KWH battery pack
– Single motor and 3 motor version for towing
– Range 230-300 miles per charge (Warning)
Electric F150 EV Truck Evaluation: #electricF150
We call bull on so many different levels on this truck. Ford made a huge mistake being first to market because of so many problems to get electric trucks to market. Why do you think Tesla hasn’t delivered yet? Elon is a smart guy and a marketing GURU.
*We personally feel Ford came out way too early to squash any all electric Ford F150 as seen on YouTube by looking up all electric Ford F150 and then scrolling way down.
A Ford F150 current frame can’t handle more than 1,500 lb. So that means that the truck can’t handle more than 110kwh battery pack which gives it a distance of under 200 miles and a towing distance of about 100 miles on its best day. We will wait until we can get our hands on one and give very detailed information at that point. We will know exactly how to test this vehicle and what to look for. Ford is using kids and non-EV engineers to evaluate their all electric F150 online and in our opinion is a joke and an all out marketing scam.
Ford is using direct drive which means the system will start to overheat around 70mph and if towing it will overheat even faster. The Ford Mach-e Mustang is already said to be overheating in the foothills with no loads as seen on YouTube.
SEVERE WARNING: Ford isn’t allowing any actual engineers to drive and evaluate their truck. WHY???
1. TESLA CYBER TRUCK
(HAS POTENTIAL but WARNING)
– Starts at $49,000 and goes up immediately
– Full size electric truck
– 0 to 60 in 3 seconds
– 7,500 to 14,000 lb. Towing capacity (Warning)
– N/A KWH battery pack
– Single motor and dual and tri motor version
– Range 250 -500miles per charge (Warning)
CyberTruck EV Truck Evaluation: #cybertruck
We have good info to give you the real data on this truck.
As seen on YouTube: Since a model Y towing a 4,000lb trailer gets 95 miles per charge using a its current 85kwh battery pack we can speculate that Tesla will get well under 500-mile ranges.
*Reference: Please see “Tesla model Y towing a trailer” on YouTube
Example: If you have a dual motor 170kwh battery pack Tesla Cyber truck it will have curb weight of average 8,000lbs. This means that it will get around a 250-mile range. If you connect a trailer to the cyber truck, we would expect to see around 150 to 175 mile range.
We will also expect to see problems with hill climb as well since we viewed just a couple of videos of Tesla climbing hills but we couldn’t find one video of a tesla Model S or Y climbing a hill with a load. We did see one video, but it was cresting the hill with a trailer at around 10 mph.
Bonus: We have been looking at Tesla SEMI and it is only being tested on flat land areas. This is also another very bad sign that Tesla trucks are having hill climb issues.
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