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Ford CEO says Tesla's Cybertruck is only for 'Silicon Valley people' and he's not threatened by it: 'I make trucks for real people who do real work' (businessinsider.com)
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SS: Tesla isn't a brand or aesthetic for the everyman, and Ford thinks it can do much better brining electric vehicles to the mainstream American market

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trucks for "working people":

  1. Absurdly high bed height that makes it hard to get anything heavy in or out
  2. Really short beds in pretty much all trucks. 8 foot beds are becoming a special order option
  3. Crew cab "for your crew."
  4. The new Ford Ranger: basically a very tall heavy suv where your groceries get wet when it rains "starting at $28k"
  5. Base model lowest trim F-150: "starting at $34k"

If he was talking about a Ford Transit then sure, those are for working people (still absurdly expensive). But Ford trucks are for suburban wine moms.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

If he was talking about a Ford Transit then sure, those are for working people (still absurdly expensive). But Ford trucks are for suburban wine moms.

And suburban beer dads