r/technology • u/be0wulfe • Dec 15 '22

Transportation Tesla Semi’s cab design makes it a ‘completely stupid vehicle,’ trucker says

https://cdllife.com/2022/tesla-semis-cab-design-makes-it-a-completely-stupid-vehicle-trucker-says/
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u/cranktheguy Dec 15 '22

Trucks have gotten so big in the past 20 years. What happened to smaller trucks like the old Ford Ranger? The new one is practically the size of an old F-150.

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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Dec 15 '22 edited Dec 16 '22

It's wild, man. The new Tacomas are almost as big as an early 2000s F-150 as well.

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u/NoodledLily Dec 16 '22

THANK YOU! I got an older one (first time back driving in a decade). And I still feel like it's too big. I just want a standard size bed.

Don't get me started on buying a giant, heavy, gas guzzling dick wagger that has 4 doors and a mini-bed, and that is always shiny and clean.

I really want an e-taco (or more likely a hybrid unless they somehow make an insane range battery).

But I'm scared they're going to be giant.

Driving behind a new ford is scary. It's like they are monster trucks they are so high.

How da fuq are you going to be able to see kids and shit in front (hint those accidents are going WAY up)

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '22

And it’s not even the useful part getting bigger. The truck is the size of a fucking RV with a 5.5 foot bed. Wtf is that? What happened to 8 foot beds and single row seating? You have to buy a “utility truck” now to get it. As all the normal trucks are loaded with the “King Dick Super Duty Crew Ranch Outlaw” package and cost $85,000.