How likely would you be to take an all-electric rig off-road?

There have been no shortage of pure electric vehicles with an off-road bent recently shown by manufacturers. From the likes of Nikola and their NZT electric side-by-side to the good-looking Rivian R1T pickup we saw last week at the L.A. Auto Show, upstart companies are no longer shy about their desire to electrify the off-road scene.

Let’s examine a few. The NZT purports to provide over 700lb.-ft of instant torque from rest and 150 miles of range on a charge. Ripping to 60mph allegedly takes only 3.5 seconds, but drivers shouldn’t expect to hit that 150-mile mark if they perform that task repeatedly.

Looking for a pickup truck instead? Rivian has you covered with their R1T, a unit they’re calling an “Electric Adventure Vehicle”. Sized slightly bigger than a Ridgeline, the face of the R1T looks as if it’s been taken straight from the pages of RoboCop – but in a good way. The stylists who worked on the 2020 Silverado HD should take notes. It’ll allegedly ford 3.3 feet of water, hit 60mph in just over three seconds, and some trims will go 400+ miles on a single charge.

The Bollinger trucks and SUVs might look as if its stylists were armed only with a t-square but they, too, are equipped to the teeth with off-road kit. Rated as a Class 3 work truck capable of bearing 5000lbs payload, the Bollinger B1 and B2 pickups offer all-wheel drive grunt thanks to a pair of electric motors shoving out 668lb.-ft of torque. A stunning 52-degree approach angle means the thing might be able to climb on top of a huge boulder on the trail or at least that concrete wall down the street.

Would you rock an off-roader with all-electric power? Does the range of these things give you pause? Or do you think that their enormous performance stats and off-road measures are the way of the future? Vote below!