Submitted by PeteWenzel t3_y1eklp in Futurology
that_other_goat t1_irze0os wrote
Reply to comment by Poochydawg in China’s Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand by PeteWenzel
You're right about electrics not being suitable for the trades and recreation yet but for patching a fence, hauling in a small harvest for a farmstand/market, general repairs, watering animals, driving to irrigation pumps, dropping salt licks, and a hundred other little tasks usually filled by UTV's and the like are all within the capabilities of these cheap little electric trucks.
I think they're a good fit on a farm as your often going places to do work outside in set area of land.
For less than the cost of a low end John Deere Gator you could have one with it's own off grid charging station.
For heavier stuff there's the tractor and for tractors I kind of like the new holland methane powered T6's as a concept. I know the waste products are CO2 and water but well methane comes with agricultural production and is worse as a greenhouse gas so removing that could be a net positive but I could be wrong.
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