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The legal details of Canada’s planned switch to electric vehicles were released on New Year’s Eve and include a cost/benefit analysis. Total consumer costs are estimated at $24.4 billion between 2026 and 2050 due to the higher price of EVs over gas-powered cars and trucks, plus necessary home chargers. On the other side of the ledger, Ottawa predicts switching to EVs will save Canadians $33.9 billion in energy costs as well as an estimated $19.2 billion in health benefits.
The ample torque and horsepower of electric sports cars like the Tesla may make them wonders of acceleration and handling. But people buy pickup trucks for their ability to pull and carry, not zip around in Insane Mode. And relying on battery power is a serious impediment to these core functions.Article content
An equivalent problem arises with payload: the amount a truck can carry in its bed. According to Kelley Blue Book, the Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range model has a maximum payload of just 1,800 pounds due to the enormous weight of its batteries. A gasoline-powered F-150 can carry 3,325 pounds.
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