“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?

“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?

  • alexc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Just that - I live in a rural area, and have a (technically) unmaintained drive way. I wanted something that would cope with that more easily, but also was good for the occasional tow/truck bed type thing.

    And I also wanted something electric. Most trucks are majorly overpowered and polluting, mainly to generate torque. This is precisely what electric motors are good at.

    In retrospect, charging would have been a problem, and I now drive a Subaru that I am happy with - sadly, it’s gasoline because Subaru Canada don’t think there’s a market for their PHEV…

    • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Right, I get the appeal, but EVs still seem to be a heavily urban-biased market. I’m in a major city and Tesla owners had issues charging their cars in the winter because the chargers or cars (forgot which) were simply too cold.

      • alexc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        22 days ago

        I definitely agree with this, but it’s also why I want a PHEV - More complicated, sure, but best of both worlds. Or possibly the worst, I dont know.