Trade in Tacoma for an EV Truck?

Yep that Tacoma’s gone

 

Those X90s are probably reliable if taken care of. The 1st gen RAV 4, 2 or 3 door was the only other vehicle available with that short of a wheel base and part time 4wd. I think the 2DR Samurai was long gone at the time.

Not in the same category, but another 4WD car that is cool was the 2DR AMC Eagle, probably not as reliable as a Suzuki or Toyota, but as capable as a XJ.

I'd like to see a manufacturer build a 4WD car today.

 

You mean make it look like a ICE truck? Why, that would be like a non functional hood scoop.

 

A peek into the future...


https://electrek.co/2021/09/23/norw...-point-toward-100-ev-sales-as-early-as-april/


"Since the start of this year, 14 of the top 15 cars in Norway are all-electric, with the RAV4 Prime, in second place, as the only plug-in hybrid in the top 15. 16th place goes to the Toyota Corolla hybrid, and we have to look all the way down to 38th place to find the first car without an electric motor in it, the VW Tiguan diesel.

Much of the credit for Norway’s head start can be credited to strong tax incentives for electric vehicles. Gas vehicles are subject to a significant tax, and electric vehicles are exempt from that tax. As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars.

But that tax exemption has stayed the same for a long time, and electric car sales just keep going up. In fact, EVs have even lost some of their perks in recent years, like free parking and toll road fee exemptions.

What’s driving the rise in EV sales is greater variety in available vehicles and just a general cultural trend toward EVs. Since it’s becoming clear that gas cars are on the way out, nobody wants to be saddled with a vehicle they won’t be able to fuel in 10 years. Some Norwegian gas stations are already replacing pumps with chargers, after all.


We’ve mentioned several times that we think gas car phaseout targets are not only too conservative to beat climate change, but that public opinion will likely change more rapidly than many people expect. Governments and automakers all have their own target for when they think the internal combustion engine will be retired, but many of these targets are just plain unrealistic.

For example, Ford, GM, and Stellantis recently announced a 40-50% EV sales goal by 2030. Our question was: Who is going to buy the other 50%?

Norway shows us what happens when the ball really gets rolling. At some point, it just doesn’t make sense to buy a gas car anymore.

But the same thing happens with just about every new technology. When a new technology is introduced, adoption starts off relatively slowly among early adopters until an inflection point is reached and mass adoption starts. Think about film and digital cameras for instance. Then the new technology is adopted rapidly across a population, and at the end only a few stragglers are left using the old technology. This generally follows an “S-curve.”

EVs will likely follow a similar curve everywhere else they are introduced. EV sales have been growing rapidly in the US and EU, but that growth will probably continue to accelerate. Not only will existing models see increasing sales (as long as automakers build enough of them), but new models will keep hitting the market with “surprisingly” high demand right off the bat.

Automakers, consumers, suppliers, gas station managers, governments, and so on, who aren’t prepared for this change will be caught by surprise. The shift is happening faster than you think. Be ready."

 

Ooooh….
I’m ready.

 

I'm gona sell my Taco and buy a Ford Maverick Hybrid!

 

Get a F150 Lightning and keep the Tacoma.

 

Starting at $68K Canadian! That's out of my price range by about $40k. I don't think so Tim!
Wait, forgot about the $5K EV rebate. Now only $63 + 15% tax.

 

I love the ICE.

 

Hot take:
EV's aren't the future. The environmental impact mining for lithium is brutal. I think hybrids or hydrogen is the future.

 

Been discussed at nauseum here. No need to rehash it.

 

I haven't read the whole thread. Read the first page then commented.

 

Yeh lots about that here and on other EV threads.

 

Like most fast moving technologies - people repeat their opinions without reading (getting properly informed - and not only on a forum thread), and despite the fact that the facts changed long ago...

 

OMG


NO....HE77 NO!!

 

So you're saying the solar panels installed on your home were free

 

Completely paid for in 4 years due to not one penny going to electric bill. Panels have been up 6 years, so electricity for Tesla’s and home free. Also, electricity I generate is tax free. So if I had to pay electric bills and buy gasoline, I’d have to earn 40% more to pay. I still will keep tacoma, use when needed, driving off road, hauling but most of my fuel free.

 

I looked into solar last year but my estimated quotes would take almost 17 years just to break even and that was provided it would not need any power from the grid which l doubt would happen.

 

Our electric rates among highest in nation. If you have an ev, and a house, solar a must.

 

I reserved an F-150 Lightning, but probably won’t keep it. The Tacoma is comfortable, coming from smaller cars/SUVs. I just don’t like big vehicles. It will be interesting to see what Toyota comes up with in the next couple years.