I’m all in on the CT, and live in British Columbia where I do a fair amount of winter driving between Kamloops and the Gulf Islands. I need durability and a bigger bed to carry solar equipment for my company.
If you want something truly consistent with how radical the CT is, this is the ticket! My Senegal Parrot! She isn’t afraid of anything and will help during the zombie apocalypse.
It’s important to remember that ICE vehicles including diesel lose substantial range in cold climates. I have driven both ICE and electric in -40C conditions for years and I’ll take an electric any day.
My 2017 Chevrolet Volt has a heat pump. It works exceptionally well and uses little energy. The car heats up and cools down very quickly. You'll also want heated seats and a heated steering wheel since it's easier to stay warm if your bum and hands are toasty. I use the Volt mostly in the...
If they want to have a vehicle with the smallest carbon footprint, it should be built somewhere where the energy mix is predominantly renewable. In British Columbia, 94% of our electricity comes from hydro power.