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VinFast's CES 2024 pickup concept is absolutely Wild
As further proof Vietnamese automaker VinFast considers North America its primary market, the surprise of this year’s CES nerd-fest is the company’s VF Wild pickup truck concept. And, like the rest of the company’s lineup — at least that part of its lineup that it sends to our shores — the Wild will be battery-powered.
Unfortunately, VinFast is not releasing any information on its electric configuration, so we don’t know how many kilowatt-hours of lithium-ion it will have on board, how far it will be able to go on one charge, or how fast it will scoot to 100 kilometres an hour.
What we do know is that it’s 5,324 millimetres (209.6 inches) long and 1,997 mm (78.6 inches) wide, which makes it a smidge bigger than a Ford Maverick, but significantly smaller than the Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, and, of course, the Tesla Cybertruck, which would, assuming the company’s promise that it is destined for production, make it the first mid-sized battery-powered truck in the land.
Read the whole story on driving.ca