• Ford’s CEO said Tesla’s Cybertruck is for “Silicon Valley people” not “real people who do real work.”
  • Jim Farley said Tesla’s pickup truck won’t compete with the F-150 Lightning.
  • Tesla is expected to release the EV pickup later this year, but it’s been delayed several times.
  • MisterMoo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I think the point still stands: people who buy trucks want to believe they can do real work, kind of like the fantasy of an SUV as a rugged vehicle even though their buyers typically treat them like street cars.

    • Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Or people who buy “sports” cars and then end up sitting in traffic 90% of the time. I’ve never understood most car buyers.