While driving a Class 4 Bollinger B4 electric truck last week, acceleration was instantaneous and the cab quiet. Taking a quick spin in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., during Work Truck Week, I thought the Michigan-based company must be running the vehicle empty during the Ride & Drive event.
“Is the vehicle loaded?” I asked. “We are carrying a full load – there’s 7,000 pounds of weight in the box,” the company official sitting in the passenger seat told me. The talk of instant torque is true, even with work trucks.
Electric vehicles (EVs) attracted plenty of interest during the NTEA (The Work Truck Association) event offering clear sightlines to the path ahead while allowing attendees to touch, inspect and drive work trucks of the future.