I swear, there's a massive opportunity in the market for robust and inexpensive products.
Stop making shit as 'thin' as possible. Stop adding a bunch of nonsense just to drive up the price.
Keep it simple. Keep it basic. Do one thing and do it well.
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The philosophy behind UNIX! I love it. Thank you for sharing that, and I fully agree with you.
The approach outlined by your suggestion is likely to be much more environmentally friendly too.
Yes, more of this please!
No idea why it has no stereo though. That feels like a pretty basic feature. Doesnt even need to be built in. Just iso standard head unit bay would do.
Make it 10k-12k and it would be a yes if parts and repair ability were guaranteed for 10 years.
They could have put a screen in it so I can hook up my phone to it!
That's like the one thing I care about in the car being able to use android auto!
Already tired of seeing this cool car and now I’m already seeing more “fuck car” articles and post; as well as countries wanting to limit cars on the road. Something is at foot
Crazy how so many people have been begging for bare bones, affordable electric vehicles.
Then when one comes on the scene they do nothing but complain. Can't please anybody these days it seems.
Edit: sp
Part of the problem is they exist, but not in America. Ford even makes a small EV hatchback in Europe.
It's a great concept, but it has blinding LED headlights and automatic high beams
instant fuck off
Odds are they're not the same people, but I see your sentiment.
The moron refusing to buy it just because it's backed by Bezos clearly has no idea about the world he's living in.
They claim 20k, which is nice, but noone will believe it will stay that way. Given the [gestures broadly to everything] they likely will need to find an non-lithium based alternative battery before the reserves run dry, the price sky-rockets and then would-be buyers deal with scalper prices (not like thats much different than going to a dealership anyway).
This would have been a smash hit in 2022, but now its too little, too late.
The 20k is after government incentives, definitely not permanent pricing. Lithium isn't scarce in the US, at least. The McDermitt Caldera reserves are quite substantial. More than half of the world's total supply.
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20k after 7500 tax incentive. So 27,500 approximately. Cheapest EVs are I think 29k right now. So this is well within the realm of possibility imo. It will probably go up a bit by the time it makes it out the door. And probably no one will get the barebones model and spend 2-3k at least on accessories.
It’s backed by Bezos. Wouldn’t even consider it for that reason alone.
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The design is bad. The front trunk is a bad use of space, and the Japanese figured this out decades ago with the Kei truck. If you want to see real utility, look at this design.
The front trunk is a safety feature called a crumple zone and is objectively safer to be in a crash with.
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Front trunks save lives in collisions though. I'd 100% rather be in a vehicle with a hood between me and another car, and I say this as an avid kei-truck fan.
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Lost me at “American”.
I hate that Bezos backed them
Rich people's money and actual dark illegal money is intertwined in our economy. The economy would probably collapse without it.
I wonder how this could be fixed?
If you taxed the rich would it work best to do it gradually? Also would that give cartels and organized crime advantage? Would you have to tackle both?
I wonder if in doing so without doing it gradually would be as messy as what the Trump admin is doing now?
When you got unlimited money, you have a finger in everyone's pie. An unfortunate reality.
You'd be fine if it was a billionaire you've never heard of.
Stop being stupid.
Stop being an asshole.
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I find this minimalism strangely appealing. Unfortunately, I do not live on a farm. I hope this thing is useful to those who do, though.
I pretty much do and I'm kinda stoked, cautiously
If I can have a Linux truck that works and can tow something if need be... I'm down
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Is it a networked surveillance nightmare?
It doesn't seem to come with any gadgets. No touch screen, not even a radio. It's possible that it still broadcasts location data and it's possible they could hide a mic to record audio as well. But it isn't connecting to your phone with Bluetooth, it can't exploit the Bluetooth connection to scrub your messages and socials. So it's a LOT better than most new cars.
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no touchscreen
Sounds like a dream. Or public transport. It doesn't have touchscreen either.
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