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Some click-baity looking article on FB says they have roads that can charge a car AS IT DRIVES.
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That could be our "new tech" that makes the 'charging station vs battery switch-out' debate moot.  You know, teach the controversy.  

It's fun that a car guy who likes to blow up space ships can shit on your stock with one tweet.

We discussed this previously, induction usually is not very efficient, it's well known tech of course.

But I clicked it anyway!!!

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Is a Small-Pickup Version of the Tucson (caranddriver.com)

I think this is pretty cool, not an EV of course.  The daughter just leased a Tucson, a 2022 model.

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Is a Small-Pickup Version of the Tucson (caranddriver.com)

I think this is pretty cool, not an EV of course.  The daughter just leased a Tucson, a 2022 model.

I don't see it.

Seems to me that it fits the idea that "hey, I need 4 seats but occasionally I need a pickup truck", but... I doubt it does either very well. 

What is that, a 4 ft truck bed? That's not a pickup. You're not going to do pickup things with that. 

And you have 4 doors with seats in the back, but looking at the proportions I don't think you're going to have much rear legroom. 

Seems like the vehicle designed to do everything... but it doesn't do anything well... 

True, but I have had need at times for a small pickup, but usually I just needed a four door vehicle.  I like the concept.

When I needed a pickup though, I rented one for $20 at the local Menard's and got it done, so that is a better option.

My GTI has a surprising amount of room inside.  It's too dang practical really.  It does everything quite well.  Unfortunately.

I think a lot of people don't ever even think of this. 

And that's the problem with that Santa Cruz... It's not a small pickup. It's a small sorta-pickup. A 4' bed is useful when? 

Let's say you need a pickup 6 times a year... How many of those 6 times a year will a 4' bed not work for you? Half of them? More? Less? 

I can see where that vehicle might make sense... Let's say you are heavily into gardening. A small bed like that might make perfect sense for carrying around nasty stuff you don't want in your vehicle (soil, fertilizer, potting equipment, etc) as well as plants or flats of flowers. I can see something like that.

But if you need a pickup for actual real hauling on a regular basis, a 4' bed is useless...