With all the new electric pickup models on the way, you might think the days of the gasoline- and diesel-powered work trucks are numbered. While the end is not yet in sight for fossil fuel trucks, battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell pickups are going to become an increasing share of commercial fleets in the coming years.

In addition to their non-polluting powertrains, electric pickups offer fleet owners a number of practical advantages. These include lower operating costs-per-mile and reduced maintenance expenses as there are fewer moving parts. Add in additional lockable storage in the “frunk,” or front trunk (that's located where the fuel tank used to be), and the possibility to use the pickup’s battery pack are a power take-off in lieu of a generator on remote jobsites, and there are some potential benefits.