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Devil’s advocate: the buyer and operator of the trucks may not care what the driver thinks. Most of these complaints don’t seem to hit at the truck’s profitability for its target market.

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As a counterpoint, check out the review of the Amazon truck by Rivian by a delivery worker, that was posted here on HN just this week. It turned out being a good experience for the driver. If UX issues are big enough that they can potentially affect productivity, then corp headquarters will care.

> As a counterpoint, check out the review of the Amazon truck by Rivian by a delivery worker, that was posted here on HN just this week.

For those who missed it like me, it seems to be https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33890585

About half of U.S. truckers own thier own rigs, europe has fewer owner-operators. Do you want to start by throwing out half the domestic market?

Pretty much, yes? I mean, EV trucks are going to start out limited to fixed routes with known charging facilities. They require more expensive capital outlay and have probably-cheaper-but-very-different maintenance regimes that will benefit from commonality more than "just another diesel tractor" would.

So I'd say yes: absolutely sell to the fleet market first. Individual truck owners will come along (likely from the used market) as the facilities evolve.

That's a weird position to advocate from. I mean, it's the traditional soul-sucking capitalist position: who cares about the user as long as it makes money?

Gross.

Unless the inconveniences inconvenience the decision maker, it wont influence the decision.

This is human nature and agnostic of political or economic model that human exists within.

Well, empathy, social issues, etc, may or may not cause an inconvenience…

> That's a weird position to advocate from.

So weird -- it's the devil!

Comparing corporate decision makers to devils is unfair and bigoted against devils.

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