if they could EV correctly and make them safe, durable, and intuitively maintained, so many models of vehicle from 1970-1990 would absolutely crush.
i used to own a 1990 GMC Sierra 1500 OBS [old body style] (20 years after it rolled off the line, lmao.. fucker had half a million miles, diesel!). i was a farm worker, so i used the shit out of it, but the truck felt huge and capable to the task. like i could pick up a 1-ton pallet no problem and bring it back over the hills to the farm. though some of the hills it was more of a "0-60 in 3 miles" situation.
of course, compared to its modern successor, the 2024 Chevy Silverado, it was 4" shorter by width, 36" shorter by length, and had a 1 foot longer bed. it wasn't also trying to be a 4 door sedan, but it had a big vinyl bench so it was easy to fit 3 adult dudes in it, or more routinely another dude and a normal dog in the cab.
when i think of the potential, i hate our car and truck market. it's all just shit. every vehicle is the same attempted jack of all trades, except designed by and for someone who has never worked a trade. so it's a frankensteined shitpile that sucks at everything, sold entirely on vibes to someone who wants to affect a personality trait. and has a 500% marked up center console with enough computing power and connectivity to launch a satellite. and every vehicle costs like $30k, but really costs like $60k when you factor in 84 month financing and non-negotiable "options".
Yep, there's a reason why the modern work truck is a full sized van with the back seats stripped out. And even those are expensive because people are living in them
if they could EV correctly and make them safe, durable, and intuitively maintained, so many models of vehicle from 1970-1990 would absolutely crush.
i used to own a 1990 GMC Sierra 1500 OBS [old body style] (20 years after it rolled off the line, lmao.. fucker had half a million miles, diesel!). i was a farm worker, so i used the shit out of it, but the truck felt huge and capable to the task. like i could pick up a 1-ton pallet no problem and bring it back over the hills to the farm. though some of the hills it was more of a "0-60 in 3 miles" situation.
of course, compared to its modern successor, the 2024 Chevy Silverado, it was 4" shorter by width, 36" shorter by length, and had a 1 foot longer bed. it wasn't also trying to be a 4 door sedan, but it had a big vinyl bench so it was easy to fit 3 adult dudes in it, or more routinely another dude and a normal dog in the cab.
when i think of the potential, i hate our car and truck market. it's all just shit. every vehicle is the same attempted jack of all trades, except designed by and for someone who has never worked a trade. so it's a frankensteined shitpile that sucks at everything, sold entirely on vibes to someone who wants to affect a personality trait. and has a 500% marked up center console with enough computing power and connectivity to launch a satellite. and every vehicle costs like $30k, but really costs like $60k when you factor in 84 month financing and non-negotiable "options".
Yep, there's a reason why the modern work truck is a full sized van with the back seats stripped out. And even those are expensive because people are living in them