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Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by ErroneousBosh on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:34AM (#50392775)
> They could’ve done something like the Slate truck a decade earlier.

They could have Roadstered it.

Buy Ford Transit 350 "gliders", work out how to make them FWD, RWD, or AWD using your own transaxles and batteries. Pickup, van, or just a bare chassis-cab to go to a coachbuilder, it doesn't matter.

The Transit has been around for 61 years. Sticking electric motors in it that you already have is a no-brainer.

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Re:Tesla winds down Cybertruck production after years of poo... by pjc50 on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:28AM (#50393522)
Arguably the longest lived successful British vehicle, the Transit. https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/eur/en/articles/2025/transi...
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