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Electric cars and trucks are all the rage right now.
Americans are also superexcited about electric trucks, but there’s still one big problem—actually buying one.
It’s an exciting time to be a truck fan patiently waiting for electric pickup trucks.
But, unfortunately, we’ll all need a lot of patience.
The demand is enormous, but the supply is tiny.
We’re talking about supply constraints, production speed,and woes, not to mentionsky-high prices.
Moreover, gas-powered numbers are still expected to climb this year.
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Ford shipped less than 5,000 in Q1 2023, and that’s not nearly enough.
For comparison, Tesla sold over 1.2 million electric cars in 2022.
The difference in electric truck numbers is staggering.
Remember that Rivian is still working through a backlog of 80,000 preorders.
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Other rivals in the truck space are even further behind.
The more expensive GMC Sierra E has a similar timeframe.
Stellantis is working on a RAM 1500 EV that shouldarrive sometime in 2024.
We’re also light on details surrounding Tesla’s Cybertruck.
But I’ll believe it when I see it.
Are you noticing a trend yet?
Every electric pickup available now or coming in 2023 will be extremely limited in supply or wildly expensive.
Ramping Up Production
I get it.
New technology takes time and undergoes all sorts of growing pains.
In reality, it’ll be tough for the average buyer to get one in the foreseeable future.
Ford plans to meet the soaring demand bydoubling productionat its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan.
When Can I Buy an Electric Truck?
So, when can you get an electric truck?
That’s a complicated question.
GMC is still slowly shipping its Hummer EV.
