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The ‘Truckla’ DIY Tesla pickup truck is still trucking
Remember that Tesla Model 3 that was chopped up to make an all-electric pickup truck many years ago? Well, it’s still alive! Inventor and YouTuber Simone Giertz — the self-described “queen of shitty robots” — uploaded a new video on Thursday with an update on how her custom Truckla’s been doing (via Boing Boing).
In the video, Giertz says it’s been four years since the Truckla was built, and since then, she’s been using it as her daily driver. It was never completely finished, though: the custom truck bed was never weather sealed, some trim was still unfinished, and the removable tailgate stopped working.
“She’s a little bit rattle-ly, because the truck bed isn’t welded in,” Giertz explained in the video. She also has to baby the car…
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Use Amazon pickup and score $10 off qualifying purchases over $25
SAVE $10: As of Feb. 13, try Amazon pickup and get $10 off on your first qualifying purchase totaling $25 or more using the code PICKUP10OFF. See full details below and save.
Our favorite online mega-retailer has come up with a new way to make sure you get your packages fast: Amazon pickup. These are locations where your packages can be dropped off securely at no extra cost so you can pick them up once you’re ready. This is great news for singles, people who don’t spend their day at home, and for rainy days that can wreak havoc on cardboard box deliveries.
First, check Amazon to see if there’s a location near you. Once you determine where your nearest location is, simply choose $25 or more in qualifying items and get them sent to the pickup location. Use the coupon code PICKUP10OFF to save some cash.
There are a few terms and conditions on this deal that you should know about before shopping. Here’s a small summary:
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Items must be directly from Amazon and not a third-party seller.
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The offer is available until June 30, 2023, for the first 50,000 people and while supplies last.
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Shipping and taxes don’t count toward the total.
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All items must be ordered at the same time and sent to the same address.
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Items must be shipped to an Amazon Locker, Counter, or Locker+.
This is a sweet deal for folks who want packages delivered to a secure location while they’re away from home. See Amazon for a full list of terms and conditions.
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GM, please build the baby EV pickup of my dreams
In an industry obsessed with making everything huge (at least here in the U.S.), you may not’ve expected GM to show interest in an electric baby pickup, but here we are. GM is considering a pickup design that’s “smaller than the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz,” with a “low roofline” and a 4 […]
GM, please build the baby EV pickup of my dreams by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
GM is considering a small, low-priced electric pickup truck
GM might make an electric truck for those who think the GMC Hummer and Chevy Silverado are simply too huge. As Autoblognotes, the industry journal Automotive Newshas seen a prototype small electric pickup at a GM-organized workshop. The EV would reportedly make even the hybrid Ford Maverick seem enormous with two doors, a low-slung profile and a bed 4ft to 4.5ft long. It would start below $30,000, making it a bargain compared to the $39,900 Silverado.
The design isn’t guaranteed to enter production, and it’s not even clear which GM brand would carry the pickup if it moves forward. Affordable EV design director Michael Pevovar told Automotive News the company creates prototypes like these to “get a reaction” and either improve the result or scrap it. If the prototype is too small but otherwise well-received, GM could use another platform to make it larger.
There are incentives for GM to go ahead. The small pickup market is relatively hot at the moment. Autoblog points out that the was Maverick outselling the larger Ranger and the Expedition SUV as of last summer, while Hyundai’s Santa Cruz (more of an El Camino revival than a classic truck) outperformed the Accent compact and Venue mini-SUV. GM would not only have something to offer in the category, but could stand out as the only brand with an all-electric model.
As it is, there’s a rush to produce more affordable EVs. Chevy’s own Equinox EV is expected to start around $30,000, while Tesla and other brands are also pursuing lower-priced vehicles in the years ahead. A lower-priced pickup would help GM’s EVs reach a much wider audience, not to mention help meet expectations of a profitable electric division in 2025.
I’m a plus-size mom – my Good American clothes make me stand out like a sore thumb at school pickup, but I don’t care
A PLUS-SIZE mom got ready to pick up her kids from school — she says that she wears what she wants even though she sticks out.
Tori, a plus-size streetwear influencer, shared the outfit video with over 400,000 TikTok followers.
Tori, a plus-size mom, got ready to pick her son up from school[/caption]
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“Get ready with me to go to my kid’s school to celebrate his birthday,” she said.
“I feel like my style is very different from all the other moms at the school and that used to intimidate me but not anymore.
“Even when I’m dressing like myself, I still feel like I’m standing out like a sore thumb,” she admitted.
She threw on a black bodysuit and brown cargo pants from the brand Good American, taking care to tuck in the tail of the bodysuit.
“Kindergarteners are straight savages, if my tail’s out they’re going to call me out,” she joked.
“I remember one time this girl in my son’s class was like, ‘Are those your eyelashes?’” she said, referring to her falsies.
“I said ‘Nah girl, I bought them.’”
She finished off the outfit with a hat, green Jordans, a puffer vest, and a Sherpa bag.
“I’m peak comfort,” she said.
People were obsessed with her outfit.
“It’s giving Kim Possible streetwear and I’m here for it,” said one commenter.
We would be besties in the pickup line,” said another mom.
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“I always look different than the other moms too.”
“Coolest mom ever fr,” said a third.
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I’m a hot country girl – I get hit on a lot in my cowgirl outfits but the pickup lines are the cheesiest
COUNTRY girls who often get hit on have shared a compilation of the cheesiest pick-up lines that have been used to woo them.
The lines were revealed in a recent YouTube video that also included the ladies’ stances on other aspects of dating.
The video, by the It’s Complicated Channel, is entitled COUNTRY GIRLS: Rules of Modern Dating & Understanding Women”‘It’s Complicated.”
The women – who were all dressed in cowboy hats and various country attire – started by sharing the cheesiest pick-up lines that have been used on them.
“Are you from Australia? Because you meet all of my koala-fications,” one country girl shared.
Another girl said that while she has been lucky to not be the target of many pick-up lines, there are a few classics that she couldn’t resist sharing.
“You’re the only 10 I see,” she revealed as the first classic line.
“Are you an angel? You fell from heaven,” she also shared.
The video also included opinions from country girls on other aspects of dating.
Some shared they prefer to only date country guys.
One said it’s because they want to be with a guy who can “lift their hay for them” and who “has a truck to take them places.”
“Nobody wants a city boy,” she continued.
Some country girls shared the differences between a country girl and a city girl.
“Country girls, they like to get down and dirty,” one said.
“City girls, they just like the show.”