The federal agency is undertaking a 12-month pilot program to test whether battery-powered pickups are up to the task of traversing some of the country’s most rugged and remote terrains for field operations.
Forest Service officials announced the pilot program Friday near Ford’s manufacturing facility in Dearborn, Mich., flanked by a horse, a Ford Model T and a shiny new F-150 Lightning, representing the evolution of the agency’s transportation options since its founding in 1903. The trucks are equipped with four-wheel drive, up to 7,700 pounds of towing capacity and 230 miles of range on a full charge. They can be recharged overnight with the supplied Level 2 charger, which doesn’t require special infrastructure.
Data collected will be used to understand the benefits and limitations of the electric trucks and to plan for future charging stations.
You won’t be able to charge them as needed.
Will these vehicles be exempted from the below 20mph noise-makers? Seems like EVs could be ideal for use in wildlife areas if they were so exempted.
You should look up the total fail of a guy trying to pull a small trailer with one of these POS trucks.
I wonder what the over/under is on a Forest Service E-Vehicle caused forest fire after its battery explodes in the deep rugged terrain?
Good. People will have more camping options once they’re broke down all over the mountains.
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