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Why are there no normal electric cars instead of gimmicks on wheels? (piefed.zip)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Take a car with an internal combustion engine and replace everything that is needed for an electric car. Now you have a no-nonsense car.

Instead, we have a rolling data center that feels like a smartphone.

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[–] 39 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The range is shorter than a Tesla but the price is about a third so it's not so bad when you factor that in. I wish Slate success I really like their approach to the automobile, they remind me of Framework computer on wheels.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Yeah I hope they succeed: we really need something like that.

    I understand why they’re building a truck but I really wish they hadn’t. With that low range and the suv/fastback kits being extra cost, it’s not as compelling to me as it should be

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I know a part of me wonders if a two seat with flat bed pickup was significantly cheaper than a four seat car with trunk.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I know what you mean but it’s hard to believe.

    However it’s easier to believe

    1. A huge part of the us want a truck, even if they’d be better served by other vehicle types
    2. When the goal is being modular, you can turn a truck into an suv, but not vice versa
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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Yeah I want an EV version the Bronco boom of the 70s. We got the Blazer and Scout too.

    Or the Matra Rancho if you’re from France.

    Hopefully a hot hatch revival can follow once the public gets a taste for simple cheaper EVs.

    Probably the auto market has to fully collapse first though. And China is going to pick up tie pieces.

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