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Toyota is bringing kei trucks to the US under a relaunched Scion brand (pressroom.toyota.com)
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Initially available to fleet customers only, unfortunately.

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[–] 14 points 1 day ago (7 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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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (6 children)

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

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Yes, and?

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  • [–] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    It's being marketed as American made.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago

    Assembled in America and designed in America by a company paying American taxes. China is were human beings make things, that's like being upset that it's made in a factory rather an artisan shop.

    There is only one race, the human race.

    There is only one economy, the global economy.

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