Well, it’s finally here! One of the most exciting new developments in the electric-vehicle industry has become a reality, as Phoenix Motorcars of Ontario, Calif. recently began selling a fully-electric pickup truck. The model SUT will travel up to 100 miles on a single charge and comes in five different variations and price points, from the standard model to the super-premium “Darkside” model,...

The history of the automobile actually has an early electric slant to it, but this is less true of pickup trucks.  In fact, it is perhaps safe to say that the electric cars of the early day were built for cheapness rather than power, something that is not at all what the pickup truck is all about.  For that reason, pickup trucks have historically been combustion-based for the extra power such technology...