On 28 Apr 2025 at 19:14, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > > Seems like that should be a basic requirement for a pickup design: 4x8 sheet > > with tailgate closed. > > Very few modern pickups can do that. Most are huge vehicles with 2-row > seating, but only 4' to 5' beds.
I know some folks won't agree, but to me US pickups don't seem to be all that great for actual work. Besides limited hauling capacity vs overall size, most seem like luxury cars, too soft and pretty to get their hands dirty. In France, almost nobody drives pickups, either for work or commuting. Tradespeople use vans, sometimes pulling trailers for heavy or dirty loads. I just don't get the US's fanatical devotion to pickups. I wonder if it's a status thing, or projecting aggression. I dunno. Slate and Telo probably won't be either status symbols or vicious beasts. Maybe they'll find US customers who'd otherwise never buy a pickup, thus putting more EVs on the road. Let's hope that they actually manage to get them on the market. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The future is here, and everything needs to be destroyed. -- Allegheny Shredders = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
