Pickup trucks aren't cars in the same way that tomatoes aren't vegetables. If you say "I bought a car" and then show someone your brand-new Ford F-150, nobody's going to think anything of it. Pickup trucks are cars, and watching Tesla fans try to spin this fact is really pathetic.
Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by fragmede on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:38PM
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I don't know how widely held that viewpoint is. words mean things and cars aren't trucks, and someone's option on Tesla has nothing to do with that. If you call a truck a car, there are people that will look at you funny.
Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by defrost on Sunday February 18, 2024 @08:51PM
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> If you call a truck a car, there are people that will look at you funny.
Damn right, and SUV's, Cyber"Truck"'s, Pickup's, Toorak Tractors, etc. aren't trucks save for north america.
George Miller famously made a serious of documentaries about car drivers that chase trucks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7trqrPYX4
Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by pcchristie on Sunday February 18, 2024 @08:34PM
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Depends what country/culture you're in. Here in Australia, you'd never not call a truck/ute a car.
Pickup trucks aren't cars so that is perfectly reasonable.