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Cincydawg

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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1498 on: March 29, 2024, 08:04:27 AM »
I think the concept has some real issues, much like inductive charging does as well, but both are being tried out, which is great I think.
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« Reply #1499 on: March 29, 2024, 08:21:26 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on March 29, 2024, 08:02:08 AM
smart

I guess
Smart is buying a good car that lasts a long time and doesn't give you trouble.
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« Reply #1500 on: March 29, 2024, 08:21:36 AM »
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« Reply #1501 on: March 29, 2024, 09:19:27 AM »
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1502 on: March 29, 2024, 09:31:46 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 29, 2024, 04:20:46 AM
Tesla's Cybertruck has a serious problem that only a complete redesign (fastcompany.com)
Tesla's Cybertruck has a serious problem that only a complete redesign (fastcompany.com)

The design, to me, looks gimmicky, but which I mean I don't understand any functionality associated with it.  It's a truck, to me it should be first functional, not in any way stylish if that detracts from the former.  Yes, I think it's ugly, but that's an aside.

I understand the other light trucks also meant to look decent, but at the expense of major function.  Someone might design a truck with little or no style and it probably wouldn't sell well overall, maybe as a pure work truck.  But this one seems to combine polarizing style, at best, with reduced functionality.


I think the majority of people buying the Tesla cybertruck right now, are either doing so for the novelty, or they are virtue signaling.   It's definitely not a traditional truck-buying market segment. 
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1503 on: March 29, 2024, 09:35:55 AM »
And that's a minor market of course.  Maybe it's more functional than I think it is.

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« Reply #1504 on: March 29, 2024, 09:38:48 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 29, 2024, 09:35:55 AM
And that's a minor market of course.  Maybe it's more functional than I think it is.


Well, even the El Camino had some utility.  I guess the cybertruck is really just  a big, ugly El Camino.

I prefer this one, though:



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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1505 on: March 29, 2024, 09:41:18 AM »
I thought this one was fairly clever, I looked at one in the showroom, not for us, but kinda neat.

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« Reply #1506 on: March 29, 2024, 09:45:50 AM »
I vaguely recall that one.  And then, there were these two, The Subaru Brat and the Dodge Rampage:




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« Reply #1507 on: March 29, 2024, 09:47:50 AM »
Those are actually ugly enough to qualify for EV status.
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1508 on: March 29, 2024, 10:54:47 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on March 29, 2024, 09:38:48 AM
Well, even the El Camino had some utility.  I guess the cybertruck is really just  a big, ugly El Camino.

I prefer this one, though:

[img width=500 height=326.993]https://i.imgur.com/pNLjdpl.jpeg[/img]


I had a 73.  Pretty close to this one
I preferred the looks of the older models
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #1509 on: March 29, 2024, 10:57:34 AM »
If you need a light duty truck on occasion, but also need a functional "car" like conveyance, the Santa Cruz might do the trick.  You can get a hybrid, so it's quasi-EV sort of, like our Tucson, which is of course is with the back chopped off.

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« Reply #1510 on: March 29, 2024, 11:02:04 AM »
Yeah I'd still go with the El Camino.  But that's definitely not HIDEOUS, like the cybertruck.
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« Reply #1511 on: March 29, 2024, 11:10:25 AM »
I will admit, I've softened on the Rivian styling with those weird headlights. I've grown from hating them to not actively disliking them. 

The real question is what'll happen to Rivian in the next 5 years, though. Can they survive as a standalone automaker? 
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