So don't use them for towing, or wait 5-9 years. Towing is not not done by a huge fraction of trucks, in fact most are probably looking pretty in suburban driveways.
So even if the Truck is only used for towing 2 times a year, you will never get most truck owners to buy one with a 80mile towing range
Maybe this saves having to rent a car for the occasion...
Even then. Friend of mine busted his daily commute SUV before a long road trip. Ended up renting a much more fuel efficient sedan. Could not believe how little gas he used on the way. Maybe next time he'll rent again.
Trucks in the US are a stupid status booster for most people. Once you start seeing cars as a box to safely get you, your passengers and your cargo from point A to point B for a decent amount of time and money, and stop thinking about how what you drive makes you look, not a whole lot of trucks make sense anymore.
You may choose rent, but why do you feel like your choice is the one EVERYONE should be forced into?
I was only talking about my own opinion here, dude. Perhaps a little less assumption next time.
Like I said, wait a few years. Used to hear the same disparaging comments about digital cameras. Ten years later film cameras barely exist. Battery tech has moved a bit slower, but has made incredible strides in twenty. We're almost there, just a matter of time.
As I said a in my opening comment, there should be neither and like the Film vs Digital the market should work itself out
The comments in this thread is people pushing back claiming the market can not do that and the government must step in with its coercive force to tip the scales.
Government action by it very nature is force.