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Re:A Brighter Future for Electric Cars and the Planet by dugditches on Monday July 24, 2017 @06:13PM (#14843220)
How often do people take a 'road trip'?

How often do people drive to work?

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Re:A Brighter Future for Electric Cars and the Planet by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @04:45PM (#14851691)
You only have to tow your boat to the lake a few times a month before commuting in a pickup truck is the best option.

You only have to go on a road trip a few times a month

Fielding a fleet of the minimum number of vehicles that do everything poorly is almost always cheaper than fielding a fleet of anything but the minimum number of vehicles. Throw the non-free parking that HN seems to love into the mix and it disadvantages specialized vehicles even further.

This is why crew cab trucks and crossovers/wagons are so popular.

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