HUNTINGTON - It goes zero to 70 in about the same amount of time as any other S-10 Chevrolet pickup truck. And it doesn’t use an ounce of gasoline.

Nope, 16 batteries keep this East Texas man’s 1995 truck running.

Built in a suburban garage parks a truck. Its owner, Mack Darnell of Huntington, believes it will revolutionize the ways we drive-- especially for those that live in states with warm weather.

“This car is more practical for places like Texas because in the colder states – the batteries freeze,” said the retired man who considers fixing up the truck, one of his many hobbies.

Darnell, a former Texas Forest Service employee, doesn’t have a name for his little baby. But he’s a very happy man behind the wheel because instead of worrying about the rising price of gasoline – distilled water is all it takes for him to get to town.

“Right after Hurricane Rita passed through,” said Darnell, “I noticed that the price of gas had gone up. So, I decided it was time to start building an electric truck.”

So Darnell set out to do that very thing. He did it himself, getting the information to build the truck, off the Internet.

After buying the S-10 for 400 dollars, it took him three months and about seven thousand dollars to make this gas truck – electric.

Each night Darnell plugs the truck up to an electric outlet to charge the batteries.

“My electric bill only went up about 15 to 20 dollars per month, since getting the truck,” he said.

He figures compared to the amount of money he would be spending on gasoline, the small increase in electric costs is worth the money.

For now, Darnell enjoys zipping through tree-lined Huntington in his little pickup truck.

And with the silent motor, the only sounds are birds chirping in the countryside.