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A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs (interestingengineering.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or about 5 f150 lightnings

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Me drive car, why anybody need truck?

Towing? What is towing?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Europe has cars with towing packages that aren't trucks

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago

The 150 lightning can tow 4.5 tonnes, no car can match that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What if I told you there are more practical vehicles out there that can also tow things, and few people actually tow anything particularly heavy?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

few people actually tow anything particularly heavy?

Therefore nobody needs a truck?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

If that's what I thought, I would have said "no people" instead of "few people"

There are a ton of pickup trucks on the road. The Ford F-Series has been the best selling car in the US for decades. Since the context is about that and towing, do you really think the number of pickups on the road is proportional to people who really need that kind of towing capacity as they drive around suburbia?