Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley People'

Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by subsubzero on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:06PM (#36424506)

before the Obama administrations emissions rules[1] trucks and suv's were quite small, blame the rules put out in that ruling for why trucks and suvs are so gigantic, I too am frustrated with how big they are and I own a new truck!

[1] - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-suvs-size...

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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by rootusrootus on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:13PM (#36424622)

Trucks were plenty big before Obama. An F150 today is largely similar dimensionally to one from, say, 2005. But it's generally lighter than a comparable version from then.

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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by nonethewiser on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:24PM (#36424818)

They are both larger and heavier than in 2005. This also reduces the efficiency requirements.

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Re:Ford CEO: Tesla's Cybertruck Is Only for 'Silicon Valley ... by subsubzero on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:08PM (#36425984)

For a few ones that have absolutely jumped in size, toyota (tundra, tacoma, also the 4runner). 4runners in the 90's were tiny! also a tacoma now feels almost bigger than a early 2000's Tundra which is insane.

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