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From how these electric trucks are being designed and built to how much they will cost, what they can do, and even what they offer in terms of features. \n\nBut do electric trucks even make sense? The Drive's Director Of Content And Product Joel Feder, Executive Editor Andrew P. Collins, and Senior Editor Caleb Jacobs break down the electric truck segment, what happened, where we are today, and what's coming next.\n\nStories mentioned in today's episode:\n\nFord F-150 Lightning EV Is Dead, Next Gen Will Have Gas Engine Backup\n\nGM Delays Full-Size Electric Truck and SUV Redesigns: Report\n\nRam Gives Up On Its Electric Truck\n\n2026 Rivian R1T Quad First Drive Review: When Too Much Is Just Enough\n\n2024 Tesla Cybertruck Review: Impressive Engineering Hamstrung by Hubris\n\nSpied: Ford’s $30,000 Electric Truck Caught Next to an Expedition\n\nSlate’s $24,950 Electric Truck Gets More Range, More Tow Capacity—and 450 More Pounds\n\nI Rode in Slate’s $24,950 Electric Truck. It Didn’t Feel Like a $24,950 Electric Truck\n\nPour One Out for Canoo, the EV Startup That Dared to Be Different\n\n00:00 Intro\n\n08:59 - Quick history lesson\n\n13:58 - Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck paved the way into the future\n\n16:58 - Ford's $30,000 electric truck\n\n17:39 - Slate\n\n19:41 - Lightning replacement\n\n22:31 - Telo\n\n27:11 - Today's trucks are big\n\n29:41 - Canoo\n\n31:06 - EREVs are coming\n\n36:51 - Do electric trucks make sense?\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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Towing usually uses more energy than normal driving, so EV range can drop when you’re hauling.","sourceStartTime":2594.1,"sourceEndTime":2599.6}},{"id":471822,"startTime":2605.3,"endTime":2610.1,"type":"concept","title":"use case","url":"/glossary/use-case","quote":"So I think the answer is yes, they make a lot of sense\nbased on a use case.\nWhat is your use case?","canonicalId":"concept:use-case","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A “use case” is the specific way someone plans to use a vehicle—like commuting, local hauling, or long-distance towing. The hosts argue that electric trucks make sense for some use cases but not all, depending on requirements like range, charging access, and how often you tow.","simplifiedExplanation":"A “use case” just means how you actually plan to use the truck day to day. The point here is that electric trucks won’t fit everyone’s routine—some people’s needs match up well, and others don’t.","sourceStartTime":2605.3,"sourceEndTime":2610.1}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"The Drive","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/do-electric-trucks-make-sense/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}],"alignmentMode":"scalar","fallbackOffset":0.0}