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Toyota is bringing kei trucks to the US under a relaunched Scion brand (pressroom.toyota.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by to c/cars@lemmy.world
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Initially available to fleet customers only, unfortunately.

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[–] 40 points 12 hours ago (15 children)

Max speed 25 mph. Slate truck seems better.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    $5 says its some arbitrary governor limiting the speed that people will quickly figure out how to defeat.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    I didn't believe you at all so I searched and

    Its maximum speed will be 25 miles per hour.

    What in the @#%^

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago* (1 child)

    I think we are more likely to see people buying the Subaru Sambar in its truck or van version. Think they go like 75mph

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    A dude in town has a lovely little Honda but I don't know what that model is called. One day I'll catch him out in it and ask permission to be incredibly @#%^ing annoying about it/ask for a ride in it.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

    The fleet versions are being limited to comply with a federal speed regulation.

    My hope is that the public versions simply have no such requirement.

    Personally I'd rather have a kei truck than a Slate. The former is likely to be cheaper, avoids issues with electric charging infrastructure near me, and doesn't support Bezos.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

    Plus the dirty secret is Slate is mostly a Chinese EV.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    So are many legacy "American" vehicles when you actually get to the parts level. We don't produce anything anymore, haven't for decades.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah at that point it's just a slightly more substantial side-by-side 4 wheeler

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago

    Which is something very useful in a lot of situations where speeds are that slow to start with, like tight city streets. The bed sides folding down for side access would be great in a lot of situations too.

    Definitely utility design for small and slow areas instead of just being a small pickup.

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