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@Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles

www.nbcnews.com

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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles

www.nbcnews.com

@Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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The Japanese-made trucks have gained a cultlike following, attracting small-business owners seeking affordable alternatives to traditional pickup trucks.
  • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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    Americans just love being the biggest on the road. Bigger is better in their minds. Maybe we put an extra tax on very large vehicles.

    • @RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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      We need to require special licenses for those behemoths.

      I’d prefer they get banned entirely because there’s really no practical use for them that isn’t solved by some other commercial vehicle.

      • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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        0•1 year ago

        i’ve thought about that for high performance vehicles, but probably more important for very large vehicles. like a B/C license.

    • @best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s not only Americans though. French car makers also sell big SUVs to everyone because it’s very important to have the biggest car ever when you bring back a small bag of groceries, or when you desperately need to be on top of the world in the traffic jams. I see those morons every day and it saddens me.

      • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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        damn, i would have expected the french to have better taste in their vehicles

        • @best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works
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          Nope, it’s over since the invention of SUVs and leasing cars. Nowadays everyone has a big car or an expensive car.

          • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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            1•1 year ago

            Does Citroen make SUV’s now? They must be smoooooooth

            • @chocoladisco@feddit.de
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              They do, they are as ugly as all the other SUVs

    • @Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4•1 year ago

      The other day an edible and an aliexpress misadventure really got me wondering “Why shouldn’t I have an electric cargo trike”?

      It’s the biggest tricycle I can find!

      • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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        Haha because it’s from aliexpress. I think it’s a great idea though. You can haul things. Don’t need roads. Looks cool. Good for the environment

        • @Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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          I know. If one were made by a known entity and not the price of an actual vehicle, I would be very tempted.

          • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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            2•1 year ago

            Aliexpress with the bangers:

            https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806575592267.html

    • @thesystemisdown@lemmy.world
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      4•1 year ago

      Or stop making fuel artificially inexpensive?

      • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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        2•1 year ago

        Tell me more

    • @dirthawker0@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      I’d love to see a comeback of vehicles like 1980s Toyota and Mazda pickups. Just a bit taller than sedans, good sized bed. I never understood the popularity of trucks that almost need a mini ladder to get into when they’re being used strictly in an urban or suburban setting.

      • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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        1•1 year ago

        Yeah it’s just people trying to show how big their penis is with a car

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