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> "I don't make trucks like that," Farley said. "I make trucks for real people who do real work, and that's a different kind of truck." "I don't make trucks re

by jlmn 3y ago

> "I don't make trucks like that," Farley said. "I make trucks for real people who do real work, and that's a different kind of truck." "I don't make trucks regular people want... I make trucks for people who want to spend lots of money" – a more accurate statement, I think. Also amusing coming from the CEO of a brand who's electric truck starts at $60,000 for a "work truck" with vinyl seats, and climbs to nearly $100,000. Sounds pretty "Silicon Valley" to me, at least as far as price is concerned.

aobdev 3y ago
> at least as far as price is concerned There is a significant portion of the USA that will take on 84 month loans, make negative-equity trade-ins, or refinance their homes if it means they can get a new truck.
FireBeyond 3y ago
> Also amusing coming from the CEO of a brand who's electric truck starts at $60,000 for a "work truck" with vinyl seats, and climbs to nearly $100,000 Agreed, but if anyone thinks the CyberTruck is coming out at $39K like Elon originally promised, I have a bridge to sell you.
- ohgodplsno 3y ago
  If anyone thinks the CyberTruck is coming out, I'll sell you the land for that bridge.
  - wilg 3y ago
    It's all but guaranteed to come out, I think, probably this year, depending on how you define "come out".
  - miohtama 3y ago
    But when it comes out it will sell like ice-cream in Hell, despite how bad or expensive it is.
  - taway1874 3y ago
    I'll even throw in the sky above that land for free ;-)
buildbot 3y ago
Government subsidy farm valley
hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
> Sounds pretty "Silicon Valley" to me, at least as far as price is concerned. So are we going to call all EVs "Silicon Valley" now because they have expensive components? The smallest battery size for a F150 Lightning is 98 kWh. A Google search for EV battery prices shows a ton of volatility in prices due to the pandemic, but it's reasonable to assume a battery of that size is around $15,000 alone.
dylan604 3y ago
Did you see their decisions on the new Bronco making it a luxury SUV pricing it out of the realm of 98% of the population?
voisin 3y ago
> "I don't make trucks regular people want... I make trucks for people who want to spend lots of money" – a more accurate statement, I think. I don’t think these people want to spend lots of money. It’s just that this is all that’s on the market in North America.

by jlmn 3y ago

aobdev 3y ago

> at least as far as price is concerned There is a significant portion of the USA that will take on 84 month loans, make negative-equity trade-ins, or refinance their homes if it means they can get a new truck.

FireBeyond 3y ago

> Also amusing coming from the CEO of a brand who's electric truck starts at $60,000 for a "work truck" with vinyl seats, and climbs to nearly $100,000 Agreed, but if anyone thinks the CyberTruck is coming out at $39K like Elon originally promised, I have a bridge to sell you.

ohgodplsno 3y ago
If anyone thinks the CyberTruck is coming out, I'll sell you the land for that bridge.
- wilg 3y ago
  It's all but guaranteed to come out, I think, probably this year, depending on how you define "come out".
- miohtama 3y ago
  But when it comes out it will sell like ice-cream in Hell, despite how bad or expensive it is.
- taway1874 3y ago
  I'll even throw in the sky above that land for free ;-)

buildbot 3y ago

Government subsidy farm valley

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago

> Sounds pretty "Silicon Valley" to me, at least as far as price is concerned. So are we going to call all EVs "Silicon Valley" now because they have expensive components? The smallest battery size for a F150 Lightning is 98 kWh. A Google search for EV battery prices shows a ton of volatility in prices due to the pandemic, but it's reasonable to assume a battery of that size is around $15,000 alone.

dylan604 3y ago

Did you see their decisions on the new Bronco making it a luxury SUV pricing it out of the realm of 98% of the population?

voisin 3y ago

> "I don't make trucks regular people want... I make trucks for people who want to spend lots of money" – a more accurate statement, I think. I don’t think these people want to spend lots of money. It’s just that this is all that’s on the market in North America.