>> All true but totally irrelevant

> Not really.

The person you're replying to shares their perspective about why they think your complaints are irrelevant to them. You can't "not really" someone's lived experience. Well you can, but it sounds smug and out of touch.

> Not have 4 seats AND having a lower range makes it a niche vehicle from a consumer sales perspective.

The base model only has two seats. The article explicitly states there will be an SUV conversion kit that you can purchase and install at home. There will also be an extended battery available. It's a very customizable vehicle.

> Not have 4 seats AND having a lower range makes it a niche vehicle from a consumer sales perspective.

In the Bay Area alone, that's huge. A cheap electric 2-seater that can get you into the HOV lanes? Yes please! Who cares if it happens to be truck-shaped. Squint and pretend it's an Electric Camino.

> You're a software engineer in the Bay Area.

...who grew up in the Midwest, learned to drive in a 1970 Chevy Custom with 3-on-the-tree, spent many adult years on the Great Plains, and who happens to live in the Bay Area now.

I am no stranger to trucks.

There are a million things I could use a pickup for today, especially for that price.