A nice looking "renderer". I believe we can see that real design in our very near electric pickup truck future ...
This one's closer?
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A nice looking "renderer". I believe we can see that real design in our very near electric pickup truck future ...
This one's closer?
That's why Tesla is not interested in electric motorcycles...money is not there.
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A nice looking "renderer". I believe we can see that real design in our very near electric pickup truck future ...
This one's closer?
The way Elon talks about it, it's like Mad Max on Steroids. This picture is not even close.
Maybe he has something else on his mind nowadays?
Tesla is not the only company who can design electric pickup trucks.
The Italians and Germans and Frenchs have teams of excellent truck designers ...
Tesla is not the only company who can design electric pickup trucks.
The Italians and Germans and Frenchs have teams of excellent truck designers ...
Empirical Audio
Industry Expert
This is what Elon wants and it's a good development. I'm sick of diesel trucks and being coal-rolled.
To me this Tesla electric pickup truck "renderer" doesn't look "stupid"; the exact opposite ...
It's a light-duty pickup truck; for on-site construction architects, forest managers, chief engineers ...
Here, a heavier-duty one ... ?
Here, a heavier-duty one ... ?
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Audi e-tron sales continue to disappoint in America.
They sold 434 cars in September, which was half of their May sales.
For comparison, Tesla's latest US sales
434 Model S cars sold every 12 days
434 Model X cars sold every 8 days
434 Model 3 cars sold every 16 hours
They sold 434 cars in September, which was half of their May sales.
For comparison, Tesla's latest US sales
434 Model S cars sold every 12 days
434 Model X cars sold every 8 days
434 Model 3 cars sold every 16 hours
From what I've observed, most people who buy pick up trucks don't use them for work. I think it is a macho symbol or some such thing.
There's no such thing as macho cars...it's a woman thing ... Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, ...
Jaguar, Porsche, Corvette, Mustang, Camaro, ...
Smart men they drive electric cars, zigging by...Jags, Porschas, Teslas, ...
Smart men they are driven by private chauffeurs, women.
They sit in the rear reading the latest news onscreen and moving world's assets
Jaguar, Porsche, Corvette, Mustang, Camaro, ...
Smart men they drive electric cars, zigging by...Jags, Porschas, Teslas, ...
Smart men they are driven by private chauffeurs, women.
They sit in the rear reading the latest news onscreen and moving world's assets
I grew up on and off farms, and my wife recently inherited her parent's farm in which I have a small interest (maybe hundred acres out of 700 or so). So amazingly enough I actually learned to drive a tractor before a truck, and a truck is actually used for work stuff and not considered a "macho" thing. Only time I had a chauffeur was when it was my friend's turn to be the designated driver home from the bar (country-western, of course, and in his truck, but I don't recall feeling macho, more like "can I make it home without making a mess in the truck"). I suppose that makes me a dumb wimp...
This thread is something else.
This thread is something else.
Not the thread, what people drive for their own use ... work and pleasure.
...And now that EV is gaining momentum. It's the choice we make, not what others want us to make.
A good professional private chauffeur is a good thing.
...And now that EV is gaining momentum. It's the choice we make, not what others want us to make.
A good professional private chauffeur is a good thing.
Empirical Audio
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I live where there are farms and ranches all around me. The pickup truck is a male macho symbol here. Every 5th vehicle is a diesel pickup. The bigger the tailpipe and the higher it is off the ground with huge tires (think monster-truck), the bigger the macho complex and and inferiority complex. To be fair, these are mostly construction and maintenance workers, but some ranchers too.
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I drove trucks (4x4) for over 40 years, I needed them for work and where I lived.
Zero macho thing here, they were essential to my line of work and living.
I worked in the forest industry, higher altitude, off roads and on very rough terrains and from almost inaccessible roads in some cases.
I used to live where no cars could drive up, and in the winter time I had to put heavy duty chains on all four wheels of my 4x4 pickup truck.
When not working I drove convertible sports cars. Two of my trucks were also convertible, one 2x4 and the other 4x4 but I rarely removed their hard tops. Instead I switched to the sports cars.
I could put my skis on the rear rack of my smaller sports car.
I could put my canoe on top of my trucks, not on top of my sports cars.
My trucks (crewcabs) were essential for contracts in the mountains that could last months.
I needed enough space for all my gear. I could write few books but I simply won't.
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Now, forget macho and and all that crap; in California yesterday they cut power to half million people.
The ones who drive electric cars where are they going to plug their cars in order to recharge them?
https://www.fastcompany.com/9041533...o-charge-their-cars-before-the-power-goes-out
And say you live in a zone where power can be out for days, weeks, and your only transportation is electric. I guess electric is out of the question in such zones, and now that climate change is creating more power outages caused by CO2 from gas cars. It sounds a little ironic isn't it?
Zero macho thing here, they were essential to my line of work and living.
I worked in the forest industry, higher altitude, off roads and on very rough terrains and from almost inaccessible roads in some cases.
I used to live where no cars could drive up, and in the winter time I had to put heavy duty chains on all four wheels of my 4x4 pickup truck.
When not working I drove convertible sports cars. Two of my trucks were also convertible, one 2x4 and the other 4x4 but I rarely removed their hard tops. Instead I switched to the sports cars.
I could put my skis on the rear rack of my smaller sports car.
I could put my canoe on top of my trucks, not on top of my sports cars.
My trucks (crewcabs) were essential for contracts in the mountains that could last months.
I needed enough space for all my gear. I could write few books but I simply won't.
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Now, forget macho and and all that crap; in California yesterday they cut power to half million people.
The ones who drive electric cars where are they going to plug their cars in order to recharge them?
https://www.fastcompany.com/9041533...o-charge-their-cars-before-the-power-goes-out
And say you live in a zone where power can be out for days, weeks, and your only transportation is electric. I guess electric is out of the question in such zones, and now that climate change is creating more power outages caused by CO2 from gas cars. It sounds a little ironic isn't it?
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