“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla’s polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?

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    23 days ago

    Having a truck that doesn’t fuck the planet in CO2 emissions? What’s the appeal of a car that’s an EV? Like… I don’t understand the question.

    If anything EVs could have direct power to each wheel and could be extremely well made trucks, and the extra weight from the battery won’t be that large of a difference between it and a normal truck.

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      23 days ago

      I guess in my mind, I associate EVs with urban environments and charging infrastructure. On the other hand, trucks make me think of rural areas, often disconnected and remote (large farms, warehouses, etc.). The two don’t intuitively overlap for me.