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Re:Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it... by shiftpgdn on Saturday December 28, 2019 @11:29PM (#21903952)
I'm not sure if youve used the average pickup truck in the last 5-6 years but side loading is pointless/impossible because the bed is so high. I am over 6' tall and can't put stuff into the bed of an f150, Silverado, etc without needing to use step rails.
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Re:Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it... by crocodiletears on Sunday December 29, 2019 @05:58AM (#21905292)
You aren't wrong about that. I've used a couple late-model trucks (Silverados) at various points, but I prefer to early oughties Rangers and F150s for just that reason.

I don't think that the diminished utility of sideloading on modern trucks entirely diminishes the advantages of not having sloped bed walls, however.

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Re:Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it... by syshum on Saturday December 28, 2019 @11:53PM (#21904044)
the Load to Floor Height of a 2013 F-150 4x4 Crew Cab was ~35 inches, the inside box height was 22.5 inches, so the Bed Height to Ground was ~57in

the Load to Floor Height of a 2019 F-150 4x4 Crew Cab was ~36 inches, the inside box height was 21.4 inches, so the Bed Height to Ground was ~57in

They increased the height of the Truck by 1 in but lowered the depth of the bed by 1 in over the 2 generations of trucks

So how exactly did the last 5-6 years change that much?

I am 6'2" and access the side of my truck just fine

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Re:Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it... by x3haloed on Sunday December 29, 2019 @03:38AM (#21904854)
>I am 6'2" Also known as "an unusually tall person"
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Re:Rivian's platform approach to electric vehicles helped it... by syshum on Sunday December 29, 2019 @10:58AM (#21906509)
Which is why I own a F-150 and not a Ranger or Colorado

The point I was responding to was the person implied that Full Sized truck beds have some how gotten taller thus less usable from the side in the last 5-6 years, this is completely false

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