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> They're not going to buy electric for cultural reasons I know there is a strong desire to hate on rednecks, but farmers/ranchers are extremely quick to pick
by LanceH 3y ago
> They're not going to buy electric for cultural reasons
I know there is a strong desire to hate on rednecks, but farmers/ranchers are extremely quick to pick up on reliably useful technology, and that would include EV trucks. They will sit back and wait for a generation of trucks to show them they are worthwhile.
- klyrs 3y agoSorry, but coal rolling is a widespread cultural phenomenon. Truck drivers deliberately and very publicly harass electric cars on the road. That doesn't mean they're "rednecks," that's your word, and talking about the prevalent anti-electric cultural trend is not "hate."
- floxy 3y ago>Truck drivers deliberately and very publicly harass electric cars on the road. I'd be interested to know where this is, and what it looks like. I haven't seen this, and while I don't live in rural area it is a big agricultural area and is fly-over country to most at HN. Maybe this is specific to certain brands of electric cars? Or maybe the 2018 and later Nissan Leafs aren't distinctive enough to immediately identify as electric?
- Shekelphile 3y agoI live in rural upstate NY and get coal rolled just for having a normal sedan. Anything perceived as inferior makes you a target for trumpy idiocy here.
- falcolas 3y agoI typically see people rolling coal on bicyclers much more often than on EVs. It’s absolutely hate bread by a superiority complex.