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is capped at $55,000 for cars but allows a customer to spend up to $80,000 on a truck. And that new electric fleet will be heavy. The all-wheel-drive version of Volkswagen's electric SUV, the ID.4 Pro, weighs 4886 pounds, which is 879 pounds more than a loaded Tiguan. A Hummer EV SUV weighs 8660 pounds, nearly 2000 more than the old Hummer H1, the really big military one. Sure, the new EV Hummer might be good for party tricks—it hits 60 mph in a mind-boggling 3.
Built to work, gas- or diesel-powered big pickups tow and haul in a way that Voelcker believes will challenge battery technology, even into the next decade. Fueling Voelcker's prediction for a bifurcated fleet is the fact that heavy-duty vehicles weigh out of current EPA fuel-economy oversight and have easier emission targets to meet.
Ford's Super Duty and its peers from Chevy, GMC, and Ram will stick around not just for truck lovers but also for those who may have been more comfortable with a smaller engine and remain resistant to switching to electric. "The use of high-luxury HD pickups for commuting by wealthier buyers is the canary in the coal mine for that trend," Voelcker predicts.
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