Here Come the Little Electric Pickup Trucks
If early signals from General Motors and Nissan are any indication, small electric trucks are next in line to get the Tesla treatment.
A Nissan advisory board member says electrifying the carmaker’s Frontier pickup, pictured, would be a logical move.
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Having zipped from six-figure sedans to Costco-crushing SUVs, electrification is finally zeroing in on the auto industry’s most esoteric form: the tiny pickup truck. At least two major carmakers are considering adding small, battery-powered pickups to their growing parade of EVs.
At General Motors Co., spokesman Stuart Fowle says a pint-sized pickup is one of several electric options mocked up by a team of engineers and designers focused on developing affordable models, though “at this point it’s simply a design proposal.” “There are still some steps before anything moves to production consideration,” he says.