Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Pickup trucks for city boys Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:04:21 +0200 Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <4N6cnRbbIKoU0AD1nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@giganews.com> <107lq4b$p5vg$7@dont-email.me> <107n9cb$12hcd$28@dont-email.me> <107ng5n$15rfj$1@dont-email.me> <107oprl$1f6pb$4@dont-email.me> <107pm1g$1l5v2$1@dont-email.me> <107rbde$20k71$20@dont-email.me> <107v689$3219t$1@dont-email.me> <1080mev$3fk4r$1@dont-email.me> <1081cin$3kivt$1@dont-email.me> <2W2pQ.10557$uCGc.6020@fx14.iad> <108428t$7mtq$4@dont-email.me> <108aefl$1n7i9$9@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net aSi0WBZVycHNjDxQkpvssQOc1tIuPmcQ4c6gGVDDgJMTYllIUE X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:tP4c042cKioD984jw2iBNRtSUk4= sha256:CyT/qi0KQCdZCaIHql7Rj5NNP1RdlDv5c49YTZ7u9QY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:72188 alt.comp.os.windows-11:22894 On 2025-08-24 21:37, rbowman wrote: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:15:19 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > >> On 2025-08-23 06:42, c186282 wrote: >>> On 8/22/25 2:55 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> On 22/08/2025 19:19, rbowman wrote: >>>>> The EPA imposed fleet fuel economy regulations on vehicles but >>>>> exempted light trucks from many of the requirements. Put a shiny body >>>>> on a pickup chassis and, voila, the SUV was born. Of course there >>>>> always were vans built on light truck chassis but without rather >>>>> expensive conversions they were noisy, uncomfortable, and almost >>>>> impossible to heat in the winter. >>>> >>>> Over Here it was the other way around. Small cars didn't have enough >>>> storage capacity or visibility so they put bigger bodies on them 4WD >>>> and bigger tyres. >>> >>>   USA ... models always get BIGGER AND BIGGER. >> >> The Tesla Cybertruck is so big that it is not road worthy in the EU. >> Can't be certified, can't be insured. > > It isn't that big compared to a F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab. The Ford is > almost 4 feet longer overall, a little less that a 3 foot longer > wheelbase, The curb weight is almost the same but you have to consider the > battery weight in the Tesla. The Tesla turning radius is smaller. > > Perhaps the EU doesn't have the selection of large US pickups. Around here > the Cybertruck is only remarkable because it looks so weird not because it > is big. Yes, but Tesla and its owner are so proud of it that they want to sell it everywhere. And of course, it is a remarkable car; I mean, it gets a stare. The other big pickups, I know nothing about them. -- Cheers, Carlos.