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

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1321 points kwindla | 3 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.426s | source
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alistairSH ◴[25 Apr 25 16:11 UTC] No.43795250[source]▶
~$30k for a manual-window, slow-charging truck? Will anybody in the US actually want one?

It's a cool concept... looks good to my eye, small trucks are neat, etc. But, I'd want push-button windows, up-to-date charge controller/battery tech, and the normal EV integrated app. Maybe if it was really a $20k truck (they're advertising the price after incentives, many of which are either going away or vanish for higher income earners).

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1. neogodless ◴[25 Apr 25 18:54 UTC] No.43797316[source]▶
Anyone? Sure. If this was available 2 months ago, I may have bought one instead of a used Polestar. The Polestar is wildly faster, more luxurious, better range, but I'd have liked a truck, and if I got the $7500 tax credit, I'd have paid about $9k less for this. (Used, 20k miles, $29k.)

Lots of people? Much harder to say. Has to be either "first car" kind of thing for someone young, or "second car" in a family where it's OK to have a 2-seater with limited range be used for commuting/errands. (Or "third car" for people with money to spare.)

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2. alistairSH ◴[25 Apr 25 19:07 UTC] No.43797443[source]▶
There's a 5-seat SUV version, so that expands the market a bit. I'm still not convinced it'll sell without beefing up the specs a bit while maintaining the price.

"third car" for people with money to spare.

Yeah, but the same ~$20k - $30k buys you a heck of a lot more ICE. A new Maverick XLT starts in that range. Or a Lariat trim at $34k. And if this is just a toy, that same money gets you in a new base or very high-spec used Miata.

3. floxy ◴[25 Apr 25 20:48 UTC] No.43798371[source]▶
>(Or "third car" for people with money to spare.)

...or have a spouse and many driving age children. I'm currently in the market for car for the fifth driver in the family.