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A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen

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1336 points kwindla | 1 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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ty6853 ◴[25 Apr 25 15:24 UTC] No.43794560[source]▶
I love it.

However I wonder about the overlap between people that need a truck and this particular truck. I have only owned trucks when I needed to go out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere with a payload, in places with poor access to electricity. If I need to go in bumfuck nowhere without payload then there is no need for the truck, and if I need a payload in the city it's just way way cheaper to have it delivered when you factor in depreciation of even a cheap truck.

Would really love to see something like this with a simple 4 cylinder motor. Like the old s-10 / ranger. Until then the solution I have found is to just tag a trailer on small passenger vehicle, since it is now impossible to find a compact gas truck.

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bryanlarsen ◴[25 Apr 25 15:42 UTC] No.43794805[source]▶
In my experience "bumfuck nowhere" has better access to electricity than the city. Every farmer has a welder plugged into a handy accessible high amperage socket.
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1. ty6853 ◴[25 Apr 25 15:44 UTC] No.43794842[source]▶
Definitely depends. Most my neighbors in the country have 100 amp service and they are sucking that dry already now that they have heated water and electric HVAC. Many more run solar only since it can cost $30K+ for a half mile extension.