Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

Re:Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6% by yabones on Friday January 16, 2026 @12:59PM (#46649532)

Not really... Most F150s have a 5.5' bed which is pathetically small. You can't fit a sheet of plywood or a 2x4 in there without having the tailgate down. You can only really buy full-sized long box trucks if you're part of a fleet program.

Most professional builders drive big Savannah vans, which can not only carry full sheets of plywood, but also keep them dry. Plus, the front blindspot is less than one meter.

I don't disagree about transit though.

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Re:Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6% by dleslie on Friday January 16, 2026 @01:16PM (#46649783)

> You can only really buy full-sized long box trucks if you're part of a fleet program.

This is why the folks I know personally who are actually in the position to need to haul dimensional for work all seem to drive white pickup trucks that they bought from resales of leased fleets.

The _useless_ short bed trucks are driven mostly by young men who were too eager to pile on the personal debt in a show of vanity.

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Re:Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6% by ecshafer on Friday January 16, 2026 @01:46PM (#46650282)

I do know quite a few people with expensive trucks who insist they "Need one" that I rarely see doing work with them.

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