Look at that planar, blocky shape. Not to mention it's electric.
What's the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw it? Ira Dahm's Moon Scope Variations from back in the '70s of course :-) They were blocky. They were electric. Let's look at the 'evidence'.
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| sourced from: Moon Scope Variation No. 2 |
Although, in profile, it does visually say pickup stronger than the Tesla.
But, then there's Variation No.3, the van. Things are starting to get a bit closer.
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| sourced from: Moon Scope Variation No. 3 |
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| My build of Variation No. 3 |
Am I overreaching my 'evidence'? Of course I am. This is the internet :-)
Even though the Tesla pickup has an apocalyptic, militaristic visual vibe, and the Variations are more to the funky end of the spectrum, it seems not too inconceivable that a real-life Variation No. 3 could indeed be built given the planar nature of both. Maybe the good folks at Tesla will consider a walk on the funky side :-)
A little red wagon zip tied to an electric scooter says 'pickup' stronger than the Tesla. I used to champion Tesla's autos as electric cars for the average person, as opposed to the science fair experiments on wheels we first got back in the 70s and 80s. They looked like what most folks could easily identify as a car. This faceted steel fever-dream is not something I'd drive down to the compost facility to bring home a load. If Tesla or any automaker wants the average Joe or Jill to get excited about an electric truck, they need to bring it back down to earth from the moon.
ReplyDeleteYour models, btw, are very cool. As you may recall, I grew up at EPCOT Center and loved the World of Motion's look at transportation of the future. I do think Tesla's truck-ish? vehicle is cool in that sense.
I guess the market segment he's aiming the company at is one I'm not in. The vehicle's style seems odd to me, but then again, it's not meant for me. Maybe this is all simply marketing to boost attention that's being paid to the company.
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