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Ok, well Texas ain't the entire country. The vast majority of the population of this country do not live in the rural Midwest. As of the 2020 census, 80% of the

by matty22 10mo ago

Ok, well Texas ain't the entire country. The vast majority of the population of this country do not live in the rural Midwest. As of the 2020 census, 80% of the population live in areas considered "urban" and 20% live in areas considered "rural". I'd also hazard a guess that most people who drive trucks, are not people who buy them because they need truck "utility". They drive them because twice a year they need to carry a load of garden dirt and maybe on the weekends they carry tools to their buddy's house. If putting a lot of miles on your truck is what you need it to do, the hybrid Maverick gets ~35-40 mpg, 3-4x what any full sized pickup will get. > EV in fullsize truck doesn't work that well Yes, you are making my argument for me. Fullsize EV pickup trucks don't work well, so Ford should stop making them...

ActorNightly 10mo ago
Right, and the $40k truck that you are proposing is not gonna work either though.
- matty22 10mo ago
  You have not made that argument or given any details on why you think that might be the case. I know a lot of people interested in an EV pickup, but who aren't going to spend Rivian money on a vehicle. There are zero options for a $40k EV pickup truck. It's literally never been offered to any buyer in this country. So, we're both arguing with anecdata, but I'd argue for trying it before we say it can't work.
  - ActorNightly 10mo ago
    > I know a lot of people interested in an EV pickup, but who aren't going to spend Rivian money on a vehicle. Used Rivians are in the 40s-50s. How many of those people are buying them? Exactly.