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I just want a reasonably sized two door electric truck with a decent sized bed and only minimal space taken up by the frunk. I haul enough stuff that I could really use the cargo space, but I don't want to drive an aircraft carrier on wheels that doesn't fit into parking spaces. And I don't want it collecting as much data as possible on me, but that's not just a truck thing.
So, my options are basically leave the country, drive a 30+ year old ICE truck, or start my own car company. Because despite the fact that there is clearly demand for a smaller truck that's actually a truck, no one is interested in making them for the US market. Not when you can make a big useless luxury truck that has a much larger profit margin.
Get a Ford Econoline pickup and an electric conversion kit. No frunk at all!
Your legs are the crumple zone!
I want a reasonably sized 4x4 truck with a good sized bed that can fit a side by side two snowmobile hydraulic ramp. No such thing in EV or ICE AFAIK.
Ford E-transit with a bed, you can get one made, that's what they're meant for with the cab+frame option.
I'll just wait for your next excuse now.
Well, for starters, it's over 50 grand for the base vehicle, and that's before adding the bed. And it's bigger than what I'm looking for.
What I want is something more like an electric version of the Ford Maverick, but one that adds to the bed length by switching to a regular or extended cab, and by moving the cab forward a bit since we no longer need to accommodate an engine. I want different proportions, but the same basic size and price (obviously making it electric likely comes with a price increase, but that shouldn't be enough to double it).
Have you seen this? the equivalent of 14,000 USD new and the bed is as big as many full size pickups.