“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?

  • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I am kind of curious, what was the appeal of an EV that is also like a regular truck?

    • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Having a truck that doesn’t fuck the planet in CO2 emissions? What’s the appeal of a car that’s an EV? Like… I don’t understand the question.

      If anything EVs could have direct power to each wheel and could be extremely well made trucks, and the extra weight from the battery won’t be that large of a difference between it and a normal truck.

      • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        I guess in my mind, I associate EVs with urban environments and charging infrastructure. On the other hand, trucks make me think of rural areas, often disconnected and remote (large farms, warehouses, etc.). The two don’t intuitively overlap for me.

    • alexc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 month 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
        2·
        1 month 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·
          1 month 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.