It’s backed by Bezos. Wouldn’t even consider it for that reason alone.
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What else are you going to do? I hate Bezoz as much as anybody, but if I could actually get one of these for 25k? I'd buy three of them just to keep around for emergencies.
I'm sure, somehow, mostly everything is at least slightly backed by bezos
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 to see real utility, look at this design.
Counterpoint: One of the first things people buy for a truck is a container for the bed for things they don't want to be in the weather but also not in the cab.
A front-trunk eliminates this need which also frees up bed space.
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The front trunk is a safety feature called a crumple zone and is objectively safer to be in a crash with.
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I have owned a Nissan vanette, And let me tell you, it's a van-full of nope! Steering is super weird, as the wheels are under you, the feeling that your knees are going to be what crumples in a crash is unnerving, having the engine right next to you (it's between the front seats) is smelly, warms up one of you thighs, but just one, even in the summer, and a slew of other shit. Standard layout for me, at least Eurovan layout.
Yea but we're talking about electric vehicles now, no engine block.
Americans won't buy a Kei truck though. Granted, the frunk is a marketing concession, but it's a fine one, if it can help push the market away from huge and expensive SUVs.
Or, more succinctly, don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
Forward control trucks, like that Kei truck are shit in so many respects, it would take a while to list. Source: I've owned one of it's larger siblings and learned to hate them (being 187 cm tall didn't help)
Americans can't buy them new because of the so-called Chicken Tax. We can only import them if they're speed-governed, or at least 25 years old.
Even with those restrictions, lots of Americans want them, including me. There are quite a few importers bringing them over, including one that just started up in my area. They're desirable enough that major media outlets are running articles about how people who need to get real work done covet kei trucks.
Yes, Americans would buy them. Americans are buying them.
Americans won't be able to afford anything anyway pretty soon.
no touchscreen
Sounds like a dream. Or public transport. It doesn't have touchscreen either.
The msrp of this truck is $28000. For having nothing in it that is absurd. Not to mention the rebates put it at 20k but you still have to pay upfront which deters most people from getting. Overall shit truck, shit design, shit price.
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
They can't legally make an ice version of this truck because of how emissions laws work in the US.
But does it break when water ?
I hate that Bezos backed them
he knows people will want it 🤷
Frugal design. I love it.
I find this minimalism strangely appealing. Unfortunately, I do not live on a farm. I hope this thing is useful to those who do, though.
I pretty much do and I'm kinda stoked, cautiously
If I can have a Linux truck that works and can tow something if need be... I'm down
Linux truck
And has to resemble the late 1970s-1980s body styles because of the kiss methodology. I'd love me a 1972 C10 or a 1981 F150 with Debian.
Oh fuck yeah
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