Only 5% of next car purchasers expect to buy all electric cars-Road and Track.

[wilberforce15]

One of my brother in laws owns a roofing company. He purposely drives a pretty much base Chevy truck with standard wheels, suspension etc. And he totally laughs at the competitors who show up in a blinged out lifted brand new super duty.

He could totally afford one but feels that he doesn’t need to show off.

That's nice. But having the nice truck gets more jobs in some places. And it also doesn't matter if you think it's dumb.

It's fact. And that means the trucks will sell.

 

[wilberforce15]

I think the truck was a miss for sure remember the silly demonstration about the bullet proof glass? but overall they have had a lot of success in their market.

It's not shelved. In a few years, there will be 7 figures of them on the roads.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

It's not shelved. In a few years, there will be 7 figures of them on the roads.

The trucks are hideously ugly.

No way they'll sell millions of them. If they made some that looked like trucks, maybe.

 

[wilberforce15]

The trucks are hideously ugly.

No way they'll sell millions of them. If they made some that looked like trucks, maybe.

Millions. It's not even in doubt. Get used to the sight.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Millions. It's not even in doubt. Get used to the sight.

But it is in doubt.

 

[Thebrownblob]

It's not shelved. In a few years, there will be 7 figures of them on the roads.

There cars are nice, that truck is a abomination.

 

[wilberforce15]

But it is in doubt.

No, it's not. The orders are real. And Tesla just finished building a facility larger than CACH to make it.

 

[wilberforce15]

There cars are nice, that truck is a abomination.

It's angular because the steel can't be pressed or molded like a regular truck. It's ugly because it is functional. The look is driven by the function.

 

[wilberforce15]

Trucks will be rolling out en masse this year.

 

[newolddude]

That's nice. But having the nice truck gets more jobs in some places. And it also doesn't matter if you think it's dumb.

It's fact. And that means the trucks will sell.

What I think doesn’t matter. And yes, some people equate a tricked out $100,000 F250 as success. But that’s how my brother in law approaches it. To each his own.

Just like EVs. Not sure why they trigger so many people and cause them so much anger.

 

[newolddude]

The stupidest trucks are the "Carolina Lifted" or "Carolina Squat" ones where the tail is dropped and the front lifted.

 

[wilberforce15]

The stupidest trucks are the "Carolina Lifted" or "Carolina Squat" ones where the tail is dropped and the front lifted.

Looks like a dog wiping his butt on the carpet.

 

[rod]

Looks like a dog wiping his butt on the carpet.

I have to agree with you on that.

 

[rod]

The stupidest trucks are the "Carolina Lifted" or "Carolina Squat" ones where the tail is dropped and the front lifted.

Actually I believe that is just your average Ford Half Ton with about 500 lbs in the back.

 

[qdg2]

Millions. It's not even in doubt. Get used to the sight.

Millions of $100k trucks......with loads of sand and lumber in the back.....

Millions....

Most of the new car lots are still empty around here. Where are they getting all the chips?

 

[wilberforce15]

Millions of $100k trucks......with loads of sand and lumber in the back.....

Millions....

Most of the new car lots are still empty around here. Where are they getting all the chips?

Unlike all the other so-called manufacturers, Tesla designs and manufactures their vehicles. They make their own chips.

 

[qdg2]

Unlike all the other so-called manufacturers, Tesla designs and manufactures their vehicles. They make their own chips.

So-called?

Make their own....with the same materials everyone else uses....right? Sourced from the same slave driven third world countries...right? Commie sourced some would say...

 

[wilberforce15]

So-called?

Make their own....with the same materials everyone else uses....right? Sourced from the same slave driven third world countries...right? Commie sourced some would say...

Yes, the same materials, but Tesla actually owns, designs, and runs the process. They make their parts. Everybody else designs the vehicle, and then goes out to a hundred different contractors to have the parts built. And then they are all assembled at a single plant. Tesla is much more favorably situated against a supply problem.

 

[newolddude]

Wyoming wants to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035 | Engadget

In a symbolic action, Wyoming’s state legislature is considering a resolution that calls for a phaseout of new electric vehicle sales by 2035..

www.engadget.com

 

[vantexan]

Yes, the same materials, but Tesla actually owns, designs, and runs the process. They make their parts. Everybody else designs the vehicle, and then goes out to a hundred different contractors to have the parts built. And then they are all assembled at a single plant. Tesla is much more favorably situated against a supply problem.

They still have to get the minerals/metals to make their parts/batteries. Not feasible in the long run.