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I'm following the development of Edison Motors, which will offer Diesel/EV hybrid kits for pickups and semitrucks. An unadvertised aspect of this is that because they'll also have too offer repair parts, you'll be able to make a pure EV pickup truck as well. This will also have the added benefit of not having any spyware installed.
I have an old square body truck on the farm that I would love to convert to EV.
I vaguely remember a time when it felt like all these small companies were supposedly working in vehicle conversion kits and I was excited about all the cars that could get saved and brought into the next century, but I feel they were all vaporware since I've never heard of one actually existing in real life.
It was one of the few moments where I actually felt close to being alive in the future that was promised to me as a child. Maybe someday...
A big problem with that idea is, first, everything on the car is often worn out by the time the engine is done for, and if you use a new vehicle, you're buying a whole drive train for no good reason.
Second is, older vehicles are often less safe, and outdated in terms of the technology on board.
Valid points. My brain is placing this supposed electric conversion time period during the same time as everyone was dropping an LS in all the things, so I remember feeling why can't we electrify the things instead.