The UK and other countries in Europe seem to get along just fine without lifted trucks and ludicrously large SUVs.
I mean if the truck is used for truck purposes then sure fine, I have no problems. The problem I have is that the overwhelming use case for trucks is just to be a large SUV that maybe you use as a truck 1-2 times per year. We should not be making trucks into EVs, further incentivizing their use-case as big ass commuter vehicles. Trucks should be trucks, no fucking extended cab horseshit, diesel and manual only.
Lab grown
I'm fine with that as well. The problem is not many people do that. Not in my experience anyway. I live in Texas and if I had $1 for every overly lifted "company/business" truck/SUV on gigantic chrome wheels plastered with the company name and number or wrapped in company graphics I see driving to and from work I would be able to retire early. Thats not even mentioning the soccer moms and desk workers who drive monstrosities like that unnecessarily. And more likely than not these are the same people bitching and moaning about gas prices too.
I have some people down the street who are in the same position. The guy drives a lifted 4 door Tundra and his wife drives a Navigator.
Perceived safety thing too, from people I know that have huge vehicles like that. I guess they'd rather be the the Navigator than the Miata when a wreck happens.
It's 100% an image thing. And I get that it's an image thing everywhere else in the world as well, but America is the only place where dudes feels like they need giant lifted trucks or gas guzzling muscle cars to be manly. Where in other places they get a M3, a Merc, or a super up GTI if they want to show off. Women here have the same problem sometimes, but nowhere near as often. It's either cute little cars or fancy SUVs.
How about I fart a rainbow kid, learn economics.
Some people need big truck for work bro
Already covered this. See post #59.
Seems like you don't have a problem with it if they have a legitimate use, then? Like a guy who runs a small contracting business or someone who flips houses. I agree with the excessive stuff for people who don't need it. I don't really give a shit about cars/trucks. So long as it is reliable and gets me from point A to B with little hassle and little gas expense as possible.
Yeah if a guy has a normal pick up for his business and genuinely needs it I am totally fine with that. Or if a mom needs a large SUV for her 5 kids I'm cool with that as well.
Large vehicles are here to stay in the U.S.A. There's a reason the majority of BEV's coming onto the market are trucks or crossovers - that's what the American (and Chinese) consumer want.
She's wifey material
Have you seen truck prices?
huh... wrong person ?
There are various generation modalities that are basically carbon neutral or as close to it as we can get. Yeah, nuclear is a great option to go along with wind, solar, geothermal, etc. We’re not there yet, but current world events have demonstrated the peril of relying on fossil fuels which prop up tyrants, to say nothing of their effects on the environment.So we need to burn more coal, diesel fuel, build more nuclear plant to charge those EV?
