EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks

Huntindog wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I simply googled silverado and took the first price that popped up. The point I was trying to make is that 28,000 is now an imposibley low price for a new Silverado.

That is only because the market is messed up at the moment. With a base MSRP of 36K if/when the market returns to normal, a good deal could be 28K

Remember the days of getting invoice or below pricing? When I bought my 2020. I did not pay anywhere close to MSRP

Meh, you tend to see a lot of people who “claim” trucks are sooo much more than they “used to be…”
And of course the Covid charges had/have raised prices unnaturally. But that’s quickly going away. If you look at all the big discounts again on many models.
And it’s usually people who either don’t understand the differences between the vehicles of the “good old days” and modern vehicles and those who just can’t afford a big ole new truck who are looking for something to blame for that.
It’s funny, no one would question the differences between a Big Mac meal and a ribeye from Ruth’s Chris, whether they can afford the steak or not, the recognition that while both are dinner, one is far more capable and luxurious than the other. But when it comes to vehicles, many seem to not be able to comprehend that the most basic work truck half ton offered today has twice the power, twice the longevity and 1000% MORE features than a comparable truck from the “good ole days.” Actually given the differences and accounting for average inflation, not a lot of difference trying to stay apples to apples.
If you’d like a half ton 1 wheeler peeler with 157hp, some good vapor lock on the Ike in Numy and a transmission that needs to be rebuilt every 60m miles with some sweet drum brakes, an AM radio and roll your own windows I’m sure the mfgs could make one for less money…..but in the meantime you’re stuck with 300hp and a 10 speed trans with $thousands in safety and convenience features for $30k….