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

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1336 points kwindla | 4 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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subpixel ◴[25 Apr 25 15:38 UTC] No.43794753[source]▶
With a 1000lb towing capacity and 150m range (let’s call that 120 when you don’t charge 100%) this eliminates too many use cases.

It’s the anti-cybertruck but aimed at people who actually could get by with a nice trailer.

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1. Suppafly ◴[25 Apr 25 15:56 UTC] No.43795021[source]▶
>this eliminates too many use cases

Such as? Seems like it meets a lot of use cases.

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2. hedora ◴[25 Apr 25 16:21 UTC] No.43795424[source]▶
You could get a used non-truck EV, add a tow hitch and you'd be able to move more weight in the trunk and in the trailer than this thing can.

Of course, it's a truck, so it can move light + bulky stuff, like appliances and furniture.

Personally, I'd want to pay another $5-10K and get one that can also handle heavy loads. This, but for $30K ($37.5K pre incentives) with no truck-related caveats would be amazing. I'm guessing it wouldn't cost $10K for them to upgrade the suspension + drivetrain.

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3. Suppafly ◴[25 Apr 25 17:34 UTC] No.43796410[source]▶
I'm not sure I understand your point, obviously it's not a replacement for a larger ICE vehicle with 4-5x towing capacity, but it's not designed or meant to be.
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4. subpixel ◴[25 Apr 25 22:27 UTC] No.43799065{3}[source]▶
But what is it designed for? I understand it's appealingly different, but it doesn't do anything that a trailer doesn't do. And not much that any SUV can't do.

I have a homemade trailer with greater bed capacity than this pick-up that I got for $800 and use it for a myriad of things – from hauling lumber to launching small boats. I've driven it hundreds of miles to the closest Ikea.

When I'm not using it, it's not attached to my low-end SUV. But with the seats down, there isn't a whole lot my low-end SUV can't do as well as this toy pick-up, without range anxiety.