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In Europe Ford has plans for an electric Transit with a 230 mile range. Having driven both types of vehicle I don't fully understand American's obsession with the pickups. For the same amount of footprint the Transit holds more stuff in a more secure manner, just a much more practical drive. Is off-roading that important?

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Have you ever put a hay bale in a transit? Pulled a fifth wheel trailer? Moved filthy equipment?

I don’t think most people understand the use cases.

No, but I don't know what percentage of pickup owners have to do those things often enough to justify owning a pickup. On the other, my tool van is my mobile workshop. Tool banks on the sides, workspace and storage in the middle. If I need to haul a bale, I'd just hook up a 500kg trailer. I'd argue that most van drivers take full advantage of the van, while truck drivers only do so infrequently, and having a truck just because they can.

How many people have done that in a pick-up? How many people have never transported anything in the back of their pick-up? I've barely ever seen one carrying anything.

Trucks isolate the cargo from the cab and offer soft limits to the maximum size of the items you can transport. For most people, a transit is probably the better choice, but it's not as flexible as a truck with how it can be used.

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