I find this minimalism strangely appealing. Unfortunately, I do not live on a farm. I hope this thing is useful to those who do, though.
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I pretty much do and I'm kinda stoked, cautiously
If I can have a Linux truck that works and can tow something if need be... I'm dowm
I live in a rural area and need to do truck stuff frequently (ex. We have no trash pickup and have to haul it ourselves to the dump). Something like this is very appealing to me. I could also see this being useful as a fleet vehicle that doesn’t really leave campus grounds (think facilities/grounds/maintenance).
Perfect except for it being a truck. Why is North America allergic to small cars?
I hate that Bezos backed them
No stereo is fine if it has ports for me to just buy my own car stereo kit and add it afterwards. I don't see the point of no paint, like don't you need it to protect the metal from the environment
Because a decafe old TN panel touchscreen and a lick of paint was what made cars 70k.
And no buyers
Hell yes, take my money. As long as it's not a limit and manages to keep its range and I can get parts fuck yes
You know, I like the design. If I can take a wrench to it and customise it or repair broken stuff easily and for cheap, even better.
The range is kinda meh, but for working in remote sites, bringing a diesel generator is already par for the course, and that bed looks like it fits a lot of stuff.
No stereo sucks though.
I often drive long distances for work, and I NEVER listen to the radio. All my listening is through headphones off my phone. I even keep a spare pair charging at all times. Not only does it sound a million times better than any crappy car system, it's far easier to take phone calls. I hate holding my phone while driving. It's also easier to hear the map navigation lady.
All my listening [in my car] is through headphones off my phone.
This is unsafe at best. Illegal at worst.
Nonsense, how is it either?
Too loud? I'm a musician, I value my hearing, so I don't play anything too loud. I always use earbuds, so I can always hear emergency vehicles. Besides, I've heard plenty of car speaker systems that were loud enough to block out sirens easily.
Illegal? In what way? In states that have banned holding phones, they encourage hands-free phone calls. If speaking on the phone is considered a distraction, then why isn't speaking to another passenger, or listening to music? Both would be just as distracting as a hands free call. Modern cars all connect to a cell phone automatically, and take calls through the speaker system. If it's illegal, then why are car companies allowed to install them as standard equipment? I don't use that system only because I like the audio quality of my ear buds far more.
By your logic, sound systems and phones in cars should just be totally illegal.
Headphones are considered like ear plugs. A tendency to block out surrounding noises like horns and sirens.
In most states that don't have specific laws about them its considered distracted driving. I wouldn't wear them because it opens you up to legal scrutiny if you do fuck up while driving. Insurance will throw you under the bus the moment they can prove you had headphones on.
It's often illegal to have headphones on both ears.
I don't know why you're trying to claim it shouldn't be illegal to a random internet stranger. Most things that are illegal shouldn't be, but the HOA types that care about rules are also the ones who want to fuck rules so bad they get into positions of power. So if you want to fix it, go be a rule fucker. Or Luigi the rule fuckers.
It's a lot easier to block out emergency sirens at normal volume levels vs the stereo where you have to have already lost your hearing before it's loud enough to block a siren. The counterpoint to this is when the siren is actually in the music, which is why I don't listen to certain rap while driving anymore.
Your car just has a shitty sound system in it. That experience is in no way representative of most vehicles. I drive almost 200 miles a day.
I'd build a mount for my DeWalt speaker that I'm already taking to my job sites who cares about a stereo
This will never come to market. Perhaps in a different timeline, but not this one.
Why not?
The past is prologue. If this startup was happening in any other country I would give it a chance. But it has zero chance of success here because of.. checks notes.. greed, corruption, weaponization of venture capital, weaponization of regulatory state and many many more.
Weaponisation of venture capital?
Agree. Elon... Err Doge will change regulatory rules until they run out of money.
Here is where Bezos makes sense. He is also evil, but he's actually smart, and can take on Elon. The last thing Elon needs right now is Bezos head on.
I am excited, this is what my husband and I have been waiting for - a regular vehicle with no bells and whistles just to raise the price
Fun fact, this isn’t $20K but that’s what it takes to get people, to share the article. The actual arrival says that it’s $20K after government rebates in the US. So it’s actually expensive without tax dollars.
I wonder how much petrol/diesel would cost if the government didn’t subsidise it. And if they were actually held liable for oil spills.
I'm at least glad it's not yet another bigger truck. I just want a vehicle to get from A to B that can actually fit things in the bed
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Definitely interested…
Please make a 4x4 model I will definitely buy one.
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