hedora 3 days ago

You could get a used non-truck EV, add a tow hitch and you'd be able to move more weight in the trunk and in the trailer than this thing can.

Of course, it's a truck, so it can move light + bulky stuff, like appliances and furniture.

Personally, I'd want to pay another $5-10K and get one that can also handle heavy loads. This, but for $30K ($37.5K pre incentives) with no truck-related caveats would be amazing. I'm guessing it wouldn't cost $10K for them to upgrade the suspension + drivetrain.

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  • Suppafly 3 days ago

    I'm not sure I understand your point, obviously it's not a replacement for a larger ICE vehicle with 4-5x towing capacity, but it's not designed or meant to be.

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    • subpixel 2 days ago

      But what is it designed for? I understand it's appealingly different, but it doesn't do anything that a trailer doesn't do. And not much that any SUV can't do.

      I have a homemade trailer with greater bed capacity than this pick-up that I got for $800 and use it for a myriad of things – from hauling lumber to launching small boats. I've driven it hundreds of miles to the closest Ikea.

      When I'm not using it, it's not attached to my low-end SUV. But with the seats down, there isn't a whole lot my low-end SUV can't do as well as this toy pick-up, without range anxiety.

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      • Suppafly a day ago

        >But what is it designed for? I understand it's appealingly different

        So you understand what it is designed for and are pretending otherwise.

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        • subpixel 20 hours ago

          You didn’t answer my question, but I think the answer is “designed for people who want to pretend they need a pickup, have the EV bug, but don’t want to pay for an F-150 Lightning”.

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