• Schadrach
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    43 days ago

    You underestimate the number of people you wouldn’t class as intelligent. If no one wanted massive trucks, they would have disappeared off the market within a couple of years because they wouldn’t sell. They’re ridiculous, inefficient hulks that basically no one really needs but they sell, so they continue being made.

    • @moakley@lemmy.world
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      133 days ago

      It’s actually because small trucks were regulated out of the US market. Smaller vehicles have more stringent mileage standards that trucks aren’t able to meet. That forces companies to make all their trucks bigger, because bigger vehicles are held to a different standard.

      So the people who want or need a truck are pushed to buy a larger one.

      • @5too@lemmy.world
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        32 days ago

        They can meet them. But the profit margin is slimmer than if they use the giant frame.