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

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1329 points kwindla | 1 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.236s | source
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discmonkey ◴[25 Apr 25 15:14 UTC] No.43794432[source]▶
I love the look and the idea, but I wonder if it will go the way of the small/budget phone?

Will folks revealed preference continue to be big and expensive?

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cityofdelusion ◴[25 Apr 25 16:02 UTC] No.43795109[source]▶
Agreed. The U.S. market had a very long run of both large expensive and small cheap pickup trucks, and people consistently have bought the big luxury pickups. It is why all the small trucks were axed to begin with. Even back in their prime, I saw many more F-150s than Rangers. Its an easy up-sell as I'm sure any car salesman will say: well for only a few more thousand you get into a full-size, and from there, add some options and its over.
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1. desert_rue ◴[25 Apr 25 20:20 UTC] No.43798129[source]▶
“It is why all the small trucks were axed to begin with.”

No, it is because emissions regulations. A small truck can’t be built on our emissions policies, not that there isn’t a market for one.