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alistairSH ◴[] 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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itsoktocry ◴[] No.43797000[source]
>It's a cool concept... looks good to my eye, small trucks are neat

And it's barely a truck, 1000-lb towing capacity. A VW Golf can tow twice as much.

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mrweasel ◴[] No.43797799[source]
Makes you wonder if they picked that form factor to appeal to a certain market segment that's current underserved?

I love the concept, but at $20.000USD it's to much. My guess is that they'd need to hit 15.000USD for the extend range version. Two minor thing I would chance, as others pointed out: Bench seat, and the second: Just make the holes/mounting options for an after market stereo.

Hopefully this is successful and will push other manufacturers to create similar options. I saw an old Morris parked outside the gym the other day, it took up maybe 2/3 of a parking space, it was perfectly size for my grandparents, it perfectly sized for my needs. I get that the car grows a bit in size, once all the modern safety features are added, but I don't see why that would amount to much more than the size of say an Opel Kadett D or E, or a Volvo for the 1980s.

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floxy ◴[] No.43798185{3}[source]
>at $20.000USD it's to much.

Tell me you haven't purchased a vehicle in the current millennium, without telling me?

>15.000USD for the extend range version

Buy a used one in 2035 with 80k miles?

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DangitBobby ◴[] No.43799010{4}[source]
I bought a new car (EV) 3 years ago. $20K is too much for a 150m range truck, though I probably still wouldn't buy a 150m truck for $15K.
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1. floxy ◴[] No.43799208{5}[source]
Nissan is still selling 2,300 LEAFs in the U.S. per quarter, with a much worse charging story.

https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/nissan-group-repor...