BYD's electric pick up truck will NOT be what many are saying

The Ute was invented by Australia, in the 1930s. The designer was the grandfather (or great uncle?) of federal Greens MP Adam Bandt. It was a result of a farmer's wife writing to Ford Australia (HQ in Geelong), complaining that there was no vehicle able to take their produce to market during the week, and the family to church on Sunday. The result was the car with a tray – not a truck, not a pick-up, and uniquely Australian until the yanks and the Liberal government killed the Australian car industry a few years ago.

'Utility Truck' became 'UT', which became 'Ute', so it's a perfectly good name for the vehicles.

The "Ute" (abbreviation for utility vehicle) was requested by an aussie farmer's wife. Quote:
'…it was a letter from the wife of a Gippsland farmer to Ford Australia's former CEO, Hubert French, in which she questioned why Ford didn't provide its customers with a vehicle that could be used both for religious purposes and to transport pigs to the market."

Ford Geelong took the idea on board and developed the ute we know and love. The idea went to the US and took off there as well. The design was by Lew Bandt. These days, only Tesla could be flexible enough to react to a the wife of a farmer's request. Things were different in 1933.

Radar RD6 is definately on my wishlist…I think it will do great in Australia if they get the pricepoint right.

Australia isn't getting American pickups because Ford & Rivian have not figured out how to make them in large quantities. Prototypes are easy, production is hard. The Silverado and RAM pickups are still vaporware, and production will take several years. Even the Tesla Cybertruck with 1.7M pre-orders in America will not be exported to Australia anytime soon. So, your best chance is to buy a BYD or Geely pickup.

On the plus side, it looks like you shirts are starting to fit better. 😄
Look after yourself though.

NZ loves EVs partially because of the discount, but change of govn probable in Oct 🙁 means it goes.

Truly hope the BYD and geely Ute's will break through asap. Will make pollution levels go down much more as with passenger cars.

Hey Sam ask the Oz BYD rip orf dealer how much are they going to charge us for "service" and will the warranty need a university degree to understand???

pickups have no market in china, for some reason. people simply don't haul a lot of stuff for daily life. that is why chinese ev makers aren't keen on making them. i don't quite get the love for pickups either. they are not gas/energy efficient, are they?

Great video as usual. I suspect almost all of your followers are like myself and will patiently wait for you if you need time off for your family. You won't lose us Sam.

Bro – first vehicle with sodium-ion will be the Seagull.

Don't tell the truth about New Zealand. Half the visitors will want to move there. That's putting up house prices.

As Sam’s parents we are stunned and so grateful for the generosity of so many good people who have had such a huge impact for Sam, Shanna, Jack and Cal in a time of distress. Thank you all so much.

Very pleased that BYD are building an electric ute. If I can’t have a Rivian then perhaps it will be a BYD ‘pickup’. Won’t be able to give up my Amarok easily though but am committed to ‘cleaner energy’ for the next generation so hope to make the switch soon. We have an excellent solar setup with perfect orientation so charging during daylight hours will be a no-brainer’.

I agree with the comments re New Zealand. It’s an amazing country. ‘Love it’. One month on holiday in the South Island and you’ll wish you lived there. Hiking the Kepler Track is one of my favourite hiking memories and for my wife the memories of Milford Sound etc makes her smile. My little ‘Hiker Profile Icon’ (left) is me standing in the snow up high with Mt Cook in the distant back ground.

Prayng for you brother, You seem the guy that can find balance please do it for the sake of your family things like these are part of this life no one is finding what he is hopping for completely but you can get a perfect world inside your self an inner peace with what's going on around you and spread that to your surrounding people be strong.

Viking! You even lift bro!?

Is this the new pickup truck that GM will sell to compete with the Ranger?

After 2 months of carnivore diet, I have lost 10kgs!

What happened with the Tesla semi 🚛 production, sales and deliveries ?

If you believe Google, Ford Australia invented the Coupe ute, preceding the US pickup, but there are photos online of model T's with a wooden tray in the back. Whether they were modified later or factory I've got no idea.

There is still debate who invented the first Ute and if you want to go back it was probably actually Volvo who produced 25 and later upscaled to light truck. There is also claim that Australia a guy in Australia designed the first ute when they asked ford to make them a one of a kind vehicle they could use for family and work. And Pick up is a terrible name.

Look after yourself Sam so you can look after your wife! 💪🏻