| ▲ | alephnerd a day ago | |
> All true but totally irrelevant Not really. The average pickup truck purchaser's has a household income of around $110,000 and 75% live outside cities [0]. When they are purchasing a pickup, it is meant to be both a daily driver and an errand vehicle. Not have 4 seats AND having a lower range makes it a niche vehicle from a consumer sales perspective. This is most likely being targeted at fleets, which tend to have a local presence and don't have the consumer usecase attached. > I would absolutely, 100% get this to have an errand vehicle that never leaves the metro area. You're a software engineer in the Bay Area. You were never the target demographic for pickup truck sales, but you would in fact be a target demo for a product like a Slate Truck. [0] - https://www.americantrucks.com/pickup-truck-owner-demographi... | ||
| ▲ | aaronbrethorst a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
>> All true but totally irrelevant > Not really. The person you're replying to shares their perspective about why they think your complaints are irrelevant to them. You can't "not really" someone's lived experience. Well you can, but it sounds smug and out of touch. | ||
| ▲ | Copernicron a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> Not have 4 seats AND having a lower range makes it a niche vehicle from a consumer sales perspective. The base model only has two seats. The article explicitly states there will be an SUV conversion kit that you can purchase and install at home. There will also be an extended battery available. It's a very customizable vehicle. | ||
| ▲ | kstrauser a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> Not have 4 seats AND having a lower range makes it a niche vehicle from a consumer sales perspective. In the Bay Area alone, that's huge. A cheap electric 2-seater that can get you into the HOV lanes? Yes please! Who cares if it happens to be truck-shaped. Squint and pretend it's an Electric Camino. > You're a software engineer in the Bay Area. ...who grew up in the Midwest, learned to drive in a 1970 Chevy Custom with 3-on-the-tree, spent many adult years on the Great Plains, and who happens to live in the Bay Area now. I am no stranger to trucks. There are a million things I could use a pickup for today, especially for that price. | ||