I like the Everest too. This would be much more practical.
The Full Solar package ( 5 square meters) will provide enough power in sunlight to recharge the batteries in a single day.
This means you could make short deliveries throughout the day without having to plug in to a power outlet for days at a time. For most drivers, this means the cost of operation is lowered to pennies a day, NO MATTER THE COST OF GAS.
If you operate power tools in the field, the Full Solar Option provides enough sun-power to operate up to 3kw of tools in the field without draining the batteries. Up to 10kw of tools can be run for non-continuous work, allowing for ample time to recharge the batteries from sunlight. The VMC Everest may be parked for extended periods, even months, in remote areas without the need for external power supplies.
The Everest light electric truck cab and chassis has finally completed the long road of product development to drive along side fuel-burners on the American highway. The similarities are stunning. The truck has heat and air conditioning, can drive 80 miles an hour, carry 1,000 pounds, and performs in every way just like its fuel-burning competition to distances up to 100 miles on a single charge. Quite suitable for more than 90% of light truck operations in metro areas.
The differences are even more amazing. The average light truck can travel about 17 miles on $3.45 worth of fuel. The Everest can travel nearly 300 miles on the same money’s worth of pure, 100% American-made electricity. Plug it in at your house with an ordinary outlet, drier outlet, or utilize the few high-power special charging stations slowly coming to the Charlotte area. Or, you can just leave it in the sun, and it will charge itself up entirely for free. Yes, they even have built in solar panels made right here in Concord to keep the batteries full.
The Everest is affordable at around $25,000 for the base model. The VMC Urban Delivery Vehicle is perfect for hauling auto parts, appliances, furniture, and thousands of other items far more efficiently than a fuel-burning truck. Hundreds of routes all over the city can be travelled without spending more than about a dollar a day. No oil changes. No belts, hoses, water, and no fuel of any kind. After rebates, the average buyer could pay for the truck completely on the fuel savings in less than three years. A small fleet could pay for a truck each year on the fuel savings directly to the bottom line, possibly making that critical competitive difference for any small business operator. The VMC Everest is a vital hedge against the volatility of fuel prices. While your fuel-burning competitors are cutting people to keep driving, you can rest easy as you drive past all the fuel pumps without looking.
When VMC production begins to meet the current high demand for the truck then the commuter cars will start coming off the line. Their plans are to bring 1,200 good-paying jobs to Cabarrus County making affordable highway-ready electric vehicles. A modern vehicle for a modern mankind. Drive Electric.
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