Atlis Electric Truck

**DaveMatthewsBand** · 01-07-2019, 09:25 AM

I can’t wait to buy one of these!

“... towing capacity is impressive at up to 35,000 pounds. The payload is listed at up to 5,000 pounds, which is equally high.

Atlis XT is considered a full-size truck and, unlike with the Rivian R1T, a 6.5 or 8-foot bed can be selected. Clearly then, this is a larger truck than Rivian’s. It’s 8-lug wheel design suggests its a heavy-hauler too.

Configurations & Options

With this being a proper truck, there are all sorts of configurations. For example, depending on how its configured, the Atlis XT has a conventional towing ability between 5,000 – 20,000 lbs. The truck has a 5th-wheel trailering capacity of between 10,000 – 35,000 lbs. Payload capacities would range between 1,000 – 5,000 lbs.

There’s a standard crew cab with a shorter bed that offers standard air suspension (independent at all four corners) with 12 inches of ground clearance. But for more extreme use, there’s a special “off-road” version with long travel suspension and 15 inches of clearance.

A dually is reportedly planned too and this would be the heaviest hauler of them all.

Like with Rivian, multiple battery pack sizes will be offered. Atlis says the shortest range XT will still go 300 miles. Other options are for 400 miles of range and the aforementioned 500-mil max range version. Recharging is claimed to take only 15 minutes, though specs and details on this have not been released.

As for performance, 0 to 60 MPH is achieved in 5 seconds. However, even a fully loaded Atlis XT can still accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 18 seconds. Atlis uses what it calls its XP platform on the XT. This setup utilizes 4-independent electric motors, one for each well. So, it’s 4WD then.

The interior is rather luxurious looking and can set up to 6 individuals in total.

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**BabyBober** · 01-07-2019, 09:38 AM

While not to take away from "progress". The thing that is conveniently absent in the hype is what is the power hit towing on the batteries. The 300,400 and 500 mile battery pack options are all based on no cargo and nothing in tow. A work mate has an all electric vehicle (brand purposely not named) he bought over the summer. We live in upstate NY. Guess what, now that he has to use his heater and window defroster for the 30-40 minute drive into work and back home he now has lost 30+% of his battery drive distance due to those...

I think this is the future but I think we still have a ways to go...

Jim

**DaveMatthewsBand** · 01-07-2019, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by BabyBober

While not to take away from "progress". The thing that is conveniently absent in the hype is what is the power hit towing on the batteries. The 300,400 and 500 mile battery pack options are all based on no cargo and nothing in tow. A work mate has an all electric vehicle (brand purposely not named) he bought over the summer. We live in upstate NY. Guess what, now that he has to use his heater and window defroster for the 30-40 minute drive into work and back home he now has lost 30+% of his battery drive distance due to those...

I think this is the future but I think we still have a ways to go...

Jim

To be honest, a 200 mile range (loaded) would be fine for me. That’s about a 3 or 4 hour drive depending on how many mountains I’m towing through, and I don’t tow any longer than that, usually only about 2 hours at a time.

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**WhittleBurner** · 01-07-2019, 12:43 PM

How much electricity does it take to recharge those batteries. If it's too much will campgrounds forbid someone from recharging their trucks. Nice looking truck though.

**DaveMatthewsBand** · 01-07-2019, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by WhittleBurner

How much electricity does it take to recharge those batteries. If it's too much will campgrounds forbid someone from recharging their trucks. Nice looking truck though.

I would just plug it into our solar.

Problem solved.

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**MidwestCamper** · 01-08-2019, 05:23 PM

Pretty cool. But I would need to see the 15 minute battery charge to believe it. Battery swap maybe.

**Leon T** · 01-09-2019, 06:59 AM

I'll wave to you boys when you're on the side of the road with dead batteries. To think one of these things is going to pull a heavy trailer very far on a battery pack seems a little far fetched to me. Especially considering that my attorney drives a Nissan Leaf compact car and can't even leave town in it. Where is the big advance in battery capacity that I'm not seeing?

I'll stick with my diesel.

**backtrack2015** · 01-09-2019, 07:36 AM

Maybe electric trucks and the quest for range will finally provoke trailer manufacturers to get serious about aerodynamics. This flat-back thing is simple/cheap to make but literally sucks down fuel. Low profile 5ers may see a renaissance.