Yes, absolutely.
First, I took a trip at about -25 when I went to Saguenay from Berthierville where I live. We had no problem whatsoever. When it's really cold, it's a lot easier to start an electric vehicle than a gas vehicle. We had to boost a few gas vehicles when we did some tests in past winters. I understand absolutely what you're saying.
To your point, yes, General Motors, Tesla and others are working on third-generation batteries that will have 50% more energy density, thus a lot more range. It will be 50% to 60% cheaper by 2024-25. That is very close to now. After that, by 2026-27 we're thinking about solid state batteries, the next generation batteries that will have even more range. We're talking about 800 to a 1,000 kilometres with five to 15 minutes to recharge. Things are evolving really quickly. With the likes of Professor Jeff Dahn at Dalhousie University who works with Tesla, Karim Zaghib who works for IREQ at Hydro-Québec, and others in Canada, huge progress is being made with battery technology nowadays, and battery manufacturing as well.
I think the pickup trucks are going to be a lot more affordable than people think when you calculate the total cost of ownership. They are coming to market in 2021-22. It's tomorrow. I know that a lot of people who work in construction are interested in buying electric pickup trucks because they know how expensive gas is for trucks.