[gopalv]

> why would you use a garbage truck to plow snow?

They're optimizing for trained drivers who can drive safely in the snow rather than hire two.

For a dangerous job on snowy roads, I think the fewer people employed with better pay is better than more people with lower pay for the same skills.

That said, there are a lot of places which can buy EV garbage trucks before we get to the snow or ice.

Who's not buying them is not as relevant when we're supply capped on the production of decent trucks with batteries in them.

Sure, it affects the total-market calculations & how the development is funded, but might not change how many are sold per-year until the production scales.