It's not a truck
Is there some definition of "truck" which this vehicle does not fulfill?
Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
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Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#32It's not a truck
It's a... series of tubes?
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#33Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#34Hopefully these will be restricted to use on farmland instead of being inappropriately paraded in suburban areas.
Electric vehicles are not "clean", they're merely cleaner.
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#35Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#36Don't they need their own battery gigafactory to scale the production?
If they were willing to move to Reno (and if Tesla was down with it) they could piggyback on the existing Gigafactory here. I'm not sure how much it'd take to adapt the B1 to Tesla/Panasonic batteries, though.
As an additional bonus, there are lots of mountains over here, too, and snowy ones at that. Truckee or Tahoe during the winter would make an excellent proving ground for these things, and would additionally be close to a strong potential market for them.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I like the utilitarian aspect, but I'm fairly certain if you put my samsung frige in a wind tunnel next to that truck my fridge would exhibit less drag. If you're going to use batteries your range is going to be limited if you're driving a brick -- more attention to aerodynamics would pay dividends in mpe and overall cost -- fewer batteries required to go the same distance...
This car obviously wasn't built for driving on highways.
It's a pretty pointless car, and unlikely to ever be available to buy.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#38Hopefully these will be restricted to use on farmland instead of being inappropriately paraded in suburban areas. Electric vehicles are not "clean", they're merely cleaner.
Excuse me? What claims are you making exactly regarding electric vehicles that mean they shouldn't be allowed on public roads?
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there some definition of "truck" which this vehicle does not fulfill?
My definition of truck: if you can't dump a ton of shit in the bed with a backhoe, it's not a truck. It's a minivan. For me, having a permanent bed cover means it's not useful as a truck.
The bed cover's not permanent, though; it's removable per the pictures in http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1111790_bollinger-b1-the-...
It also has a recommended cargo weight of 6,000 pounds, so it can haul a ton (literally! and two more!) of shit.
This is really no less of a truck than a Ford Bronco or Dodge Ramcharger.
Re: Bollinger B1: An electric truck with 360HP and up to 200 mile range
#40Looks interesting, the front trunk and cut-down "UI" look especially great. This looks like an EV you could actually work on in your garage. Vaporware until they get a production line though, and the absence of airbag is somewhat worrying when it advertises a top speed of 127mph and 0-60 in 4.5, at a GVWR 10klbs it's outside the light truck regs (8.5klbs GVWR) and thus doesn't require them but still... Of note, the V…
Minority view: I dislike airbags. If it were legal - which it is not where I live - I would have them out of my car today.
The rest of you are welcome to the damned things and the undoubtedly enhanced security they provide. Me, I shall never be thoroughly comfortable with a giant armed boxing glove pointed at my head.
[Edit: typo]