(after federal incentives)
:|
BRUH
That’s 25-27k for a new electric truck, that’s not bad.
I swear, there’s a massive opportunity in the market for robust and inexpensive products.
Stop making shit as ‘thin’ as possible. Stop adding a bunch of nonsense just to drive up the price.
Keep it simple. Keep it basic. Do one thing and do it well.
Make it 10k-12k and it would be a yes if parts and repair ability were guaranteed for 10 years.
This is a truck I’d actually feel comfortable driving. Unlike those gender affirming, semi truck adjacent, embarrassing pavement princess trucks that you see everywhere now.
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Apart from its digital gauge cluster that also serves as the rearview camera display, power locks, cruise control, and a forward-collision-warning system with automated emergency braking, the Truck offers little in the way of luxuries.
Sounds nice. I do like highway lane following, but not essential.
Getting closer to what I want, which is a reasonably sized and priced EV truck built for actual utility. I’m ok with it leaving out all the extras that I don’t need, and hopefully that means it isn’t also going to be tracking people and harvesting their data.
My biggest objection to the truck itself is that it’s still trying to look like an ICE truck. There’s no engine in front, you could easily slide the cab forward a bit to make room for a larger bed. I would much rather have a tiny frunk and an 8 foot bed, even if it means making the whole thing slightly longer. It’s shorter than a corrolla, so it’s not like they couldn’t add a little length to the design if necessary.
Bezos being involved is also a massive turn off, but than I’m not sure who is going to go into mass manufacturing EVs without some rich asshole funding it.
I love cab over trucks but the one thing I have experienced is the ride quality difference between an unloaded cab over and an unloaded pickup truck. The pickup wins every time due to physics. I think the other two reasons for them to pick an ICE truck look would be the limited space for covered/enclosed storage (not much of any in a cab over) and customers being used to that look. Look at the Canoo EV. That think checks all my boxes for design but is expensive and caked in features that I don’t care about.
This is a small truck. To meet safety standards without adding a lot more cost and weight, you need that front end space for a crumple zone.
Yes, please!
We need a wider range of vehicle prices on the market. I bet a lot of people would go for barebones models for cheap if they had the option.
They could have put a screen in it so I can hook up my phone to it!
That’s like the one thing I care about in the car being able to use android auto!
The kei truck comparison seems apt. This seems like it’s for people who need a runner for their ranch or farm, or local town handyman work.
One of my neighbors has a kei truck and I want one so bad.
Like, I love the functionality of a pickup, but they are wildly impractical for everyday use…not to mention the…implications…
Something cheap enough to be an auxiliary vehicle, that can carry 4x8 sheet goods and 12ft boards without much hassle would be awesome though.
As it is now, we have two cars (A VW Passat (sedan) and a Honda Odyssey (minivan)). The minivan can carry 4x8 goods and 12ft dimensional lumber, but it requires removing the middle row. Kind of a pain in the ass. It’s rather uncommon to need both cars at the same time (but still comes in clutch, pardon the pun, when we do need it)…generally the sedan is for solo trips and the minivan is for family outings. I’d replace the Passat with a kei in a heartbeat.
Good luck, independent car manufacturers usually get bankrupted out of business directly or indirectly by a market dominated by traditional car manufacturing lobbies designed to be replete with minefields that usually go up in difficulty just before it’s supposed to reach mass production. There have been plenty of innovative EV designs that have died off because of this, and it’s telling how much power those lobbies have when its the one thing countries will unite against to keep Chinese competition off of their borders.
This is like the electric version of the bare-bones Toyota ICE pickup
Glad someone has the balls to produce a truck people actually want. Give me power windows, locks, radio, cruise and a cheap radio and I am fine. I guess I throw in 4x4 because I live in Colorado.
I would love to also see an ice or a hybrid version of this truck too. This is exactly want so many people are wanting right now. Very excited to see this EV when it hits the road
Is it a networked surveillance nightmare?
The design is bad. The front trunk is a bad use of space, and the Japanese figured this out decades ago with the Kei truck. If you want see real utility, look at this design.
I hate that Bezos backed them
When you got unlimited money, you have a finger in everyone’s pie. An unfortunate reality.
You’d be fine if it was a billionaire you’ve never heard of.
Stop being stupid.
Stop being an asshole.
Learn to take criticism.
