No. Both vehicles are absolute trash for the environment. Just because it’s an EV does not mean it is suddenly environmentally friendly. The stupid stainless steel alone uses up idiotic amounts of energy to produce and in the end it is still a several ton heavy vehicle instead of some form of micro car.
And no, no one really uses this or an ICE truck in a way that would require them to have one. Even people who haul shit in the back would usually do with a more sensible roofed vehicle, but that would be less “cool”.
All of those big cars can and should be a target. If we go with individual motor traffic, then we should use vehicles that are as compact and basic as possible.
And no, no one really uses this or an ICE truck in a way that would require them to have one. Even people who haul shit in the back would usually do with a more sensible roofed vehicle, but that would be less “cool”.
Wait, no one has a legitimate use case for a truck? Like transporting building materials and tools? Large furniture and appliances? People who live along an unpaved mountain road, or work somewhere similarly remote, like forestry? Towing fifth-wheel trailers? When it snows here, I’m stuck at home until someone with a truck comes by to plow… They have large dedicated snowplows for the highways and stuff, but for out-of-the-way residential streets, the city contracts private pickup truck owners with their own plows. I’m glad they’re around.
Like don’t get me wrong-- The majority of truck owners pretty much never do these things, and it’s an extremely wasteful vanity display for them. That’s bad. Most people who buy Cybertrucks will not be doing truck stuff with them. That’s bad too.
But I think some people have a good reason to own a truck.
We’re talking about less than 1% here. And yes, most of even your examples do not require a pickup truck, or even your own hauler. Just look at other countries. People transporting tools? They have little vans or nowadays even cargo bikes. This whole pickup truck thing is very much an US fetish.
Almost all use cases for yank tanks and monster utes would be better served by some other vehicle. Large furniture and appliances? A van. Unpaved mountain road (sure…let’s just pretend that that’s actually a significant enough market to be worth derailing the conversation to talk about)? A 4WD. Transporting building materials and tools? Either a real truck or a more traditional ute. Or even a bakfiets if they’re just doing minor home repairs.
Are there use cases where yank tanks are truly the best option? Yeah probably. But they are so vanishingly small that they’re never worth talking about.
no one really used this or an ICE truck in a way that would require them to have one.
Thanks for adding this. It saved me a lot of time trying to argue with you. You’re clearly the type of person who is gonna believe what you want to believe.
That source provides evidence against. It says that around 70 percent of F-150 owners use their car for “personal hauling” on at least an occasional basis, and around 40 percent use their car for towing under the same criteria.
You specifically said “no one” uses ICE pickup trucks for their intended purpose.
Did you not read that article or did you just think that I wouldn’t actually click on the link?
lmao
The vast majority of people literally confess to use their trucks for shit like leisure and grocery shopping. You don’t need a heavy pickup truck to “occasionally” do “personal hauling”. But thanks for proving my point, because what you’re doing is mental gymnastics in an effort to make excuses. It’s like Cybertruck owners arguing they are off-roading with it, while they just drive over some dirt roads with a few rocks and puddles - something virtually every car can do. Unless you have to haul actually heavy gear on a daily basis through some serious terrain on an open bed, you don’t need a truck. And if you fit into those criteria, you wouldn’t buy a fashion truck with their tiny bed and are part of the 7% of that statistic, which is likely still more bullshit than not and the true number is closer to less than 5%.
Your comment was extremely hyperbolic, relied more on emotion, and made some claims that sounded completely unbelievable
You posted an article claiming it to “prove” your claim. It didn’t prove anything, but provided decent evidence in direct contradiction to what you claimed
You then tried to argue in a way that defies any sort of common sense. Of course people with pickup trucks also use them to get groceries. Do you expect them to have an entirely different car that they’ll be using unless they specifically need pickup truck specific features? That’s insane
You also moved the goal posts of what defined needing a pickup truck. Your definition is extremely restrictive, and isn’t referenced in the article. Again this is the article you yourself chose.
You’ve 100 percent what you’re gonna believe. That belief is based off your own personal hatred of pickup trucks. I wouldn’t be surprised if this didn’t somehow tie into a larger aspect of your identity via some weird political connection. It’s like talking to a 7th grader. Pointless.
No. Both vehicles are absolute trash for the environment. Just because it’s an EV does not mean it is suddenly environmentally friendly. The stupid stainless steel alone uses up idiotic amounts of energy to produce and in the end it is still a several ton heavy vehicle instead of some form of micro car.
And no, no one really uses this or an ICE truck in a way that would require them to have one. Even people who haul shit in the back would usually do with a more sensible roofed vehicle, but that would be less “cool”.
All of those big cars can and should be a target. If we go with individual motor traffic, then we should use vehicles that are as compact and basic as possible.
Elon is also supportinh right wing authoritarians who want to dismantle climate protections and promote coal, oil,and gas.
Wait, no one has a legitimate use case for a truck? Like transporting building materials and tools? Large furniture and appliances? People who live along an unpaved mountain road, or work somewhere similarly remote, like forestry? Towing fifth-wheel trailers? When it snows here, I’m stuck at home until someone with a truck comes by to plow… They have large dedicated snowplows for the highways and stuff, but for out-of-the-way residential streets, the city contracts private pickup truck owners with their own plows. I’m glad they’re around.
Like don’t get me wrong-- The majority of truck owners pretty much never do these things, and it’s an extremely wasteful vanity display for them. That’s bad. Most people who buy Cybertrucks will not be doing truck stuff with them. That’s bad too.
But I think some people have a good reason to own a truck.
We’re talking about less than 1% here. And yes, most of even your examples do not require a pickup truck, or even your own hauler. Just look at other countries. People transporting tools? They have little vans or nowadays even cargo bikes. This whole pickup truck thing is very much an US fetish.
Almost all use cases for yank tanks and monster utes would be better served by some other vehicle. Large furniture and appliances? A van. Unpaved mountain road (sure…let’s just pretend that that’s actually a significant enough market to be worth derailing the conversation to talk about)? A 4WD. Transporting building materials and tools? Either a real truck or a more traditional ute. Or even a bakfiets if they’re just doing minor home repairs.
Are there use cases where yank tanks are truly the best option? Yeah probably. But they are so vanishingly small that they’re never worth talking about.
Thanks for adding this. It saved me a lot of time trying to argue with you. You’re clearly the type of person who is gonna believe what you want to believe.
I believe what is happening in reality. But every accusation is a confession I guess. https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history
That source provides evidence against. It says that around 70 percent of F-150 owners use their car for “personal hauling” on at least an occasional basis, and around 40 percent use their car for towing under the same criteria.
You specifically said “no one” uses ICE pickup trucks for their intended purpose.
Did you not read that article or did you just think that I wouldn’t actually click on the link?
lmao The vast majority of people literally confess to use their trucks for shit like leisure and grocery shopping. You don’t need a heavy pickup truck to “occasionally” do “personal hauling”. But thanks for proving my point, because what you’re doing is mental gymnastics in an effort to make excuses. It’s like Cybertruck owners arguing they are off-roading with it, while they just drive over some dirt roads with a few rocks and puddles - something virtually every car can do. Unless you have to haul actually heavy gear on a daily basis through some serious terrain on an open bed, you don’t need a truck. And if you fit into those criteria, you wouldn’t buy a fashion truck with their tiny bed and are part of the 7% of that statistic, which is likely still more bullshit than not and the true number is closer to less than 5%.
See this is why I said it was pointless to argue.
You’ve 100 percent what you’re gonna believe. That belief is based off your own personal hatred of pickup trucks. I wouldn’t be surprised if this didn’t somehow tie into a larger aspect of your identity via some weird political connection. It’s like talking to a 7th grader. Pointless.
Holy mother of projection… No thanks.