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A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules (www.wired.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm still pissed the EVs were discontinued.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah... that was a bummer. I don't think cybertruck and its mountain of failures is helping the case for "macho" evs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Not sure what qualities a car has to make it macho, but I saw a Fiskar Ocean the other day on the road in matte forrest green, and thought it was pretty sexy. I don't know their pitfalls yet, but it was enough to make me look them up. Not a fan of the giant screen in the middle, but maybe it would grow on me.

Edit: and they might be declaring bankruptcy and selling off their assets... Welp that sucks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah they are pretty sweet in person. The prices are dropping fast, I'm seeing them for $15k. Even with some potential repair costs and having to figure it out myself (since there's no warranty) that's a pretty amazing deal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I was hoping to get a used one in a few years to use on the farm. The range and load capacity would be well within most errands. I'm now eyeing an Edison Motor's kit for an old square body.