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You must be too young to remember the era of the ElCaminoWere you planning a fleet buy?
So.... restated, is this "if" any more substantial that any other?
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A pickup version of a Model S doesn't strike me as particularly compelling. Image and branding is part of it. Tesla's reliability rating for me is a bigger issue. When I haul stuff or go off-road I want to feel like my truck is up to the task.
Just the styling...
...This would replace my GMC1500 gasser that I use to get the groceries or a couple of bags of feed, etc...Remember I have several 3500 4x4s for the real jobs...Since this looks like an Model S chopped...it is closer to reality that other car porn...remember the ElCamino and Rancheros went from design to implementation quite rapidly...
...(assuming they are still in business, because they will be going to the well for more operating money)...and if someone else delivered an EV pickup before Tesla...then I'd go with that product, assuming it is NOT CRAPElCaminos and Rancheros were NOT 4x4s...believe it or not my Grandfather's farm in ND was serviced by trucks that did NOT have 4x4 drives...in his day, if a truck got stuck, they pulled it out with one of the tractors or if it were really stuck then they used the CAT crawler...Well, I guess I can see some El Camino size comparison. Not quite a Silverado - maybe a Colorado. I don't see this replacing your Duramax.
It's probably more of a Model X chopped. I surely don't see it as either a hauler or an off-roader. Most of the Silverados at the dealer aren't haulers either. The beds are too short. This is how mine looks (add chrome tube side assist steps, window tint, 4X4 decals, raised white outline tires [old school] and a soft tonneau cover).
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8-foot bed.
Thanks Australia...
