…my mazda 2 outhandles my MX-5s and is the only car i’ve driven which keeps pace with my elise; we’ve been waiting for an electric subcompact hatchback for about ten years now but the stateside market keeps doing everything it can not to offer me one…
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Psythik@lemm.ee 1 week agoEnough with the trucks and SUVs. I’m not buying an EV until I can get a 2 door sports convertible with rack and pinion steering and double wishbone suspension. I don’t want to drive a tank of a vehicle with vague, floaty handling. I want a small, light, and nimble EV that’s fast as fuck and corners like a dream. For under $30K USD.
myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 week ago
towelie@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I’m rocking a kei truck for landscaping and home reno projects, and it still uses more gas than I’m happy with. I’d love for someone to make an electric truck that isn’t a massive behemoth intended to prove something about my masculinity. Just give me a clean energy box bed.
Zacpod@lemmy.world 1 week ago
So much this. Closest we get seems to be a Prius. :(
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
if the Prius were 2 ft longer in the back, I’d buy one
BussyCat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It is hard to get a light EV when the batteries themselves are around 1/10 the energy density of gasoline and people want them to have a longer range than a gas car to make up for charging so you end up with a battery that’s 500-1000lbs. To put that into perspective a Miata weighs around 2000lbs
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Look at Telo, their “truck” is the size of a Mini Cooper but with a full 8 ft bed. And it seats 5. That’s incredibly compelling.
Psythik@lemm.ee 1 week ago
That’s 3 seats too many. And I rather have a hatch than a bed.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I think you can fold down the back seats to get a bit more space.
But 5 is nice. I have kids, and they like to come with to the dump or hardware store. I currently do those trips in the minivan, this would be a bit more comfortable.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 week ago
It’s actually the one pickup style truck that might actually be viable in Europe.
Ton@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Personally, being from Europe, I’m not sure why we would need a pickup truck. I get it, insane tax reasons somehow are making those monstrosities quite popular in the Netherlands for example, but you never see the beds used.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 week ago
For the same reason people need SUVs, for moving large amounts of stuff around. In my case I would just throw the bag in the bag rather than having to faff around laying all the seats flat and then having to put down the tarpaulin so they don’t get dirty.
I could get a van but then I’ve got a stupid van with all its limited visibility. A pickup truck would actually solve the problem if it weren’t for the fact that all the manufacturers are American and seem to think that they need to rival the size and weight of a tank.