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Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer by fragmede on Sunday February 18, 2024 @06:38PM (#39424694)
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.
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Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer by defrost on Sunday February 18, 2024 @08:51PM (#39425453)
> 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

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Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer by pcchristie on Sunday February 18, 2024 @08:34PM (#39425335)
Depends what country/culture you're in. Here in Australia, you'd never not call a truck/ute a car.
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