Ah, the great state of Texas, where ‘bigger is better’ has met its match in the smallest of vehicles. Senator Hancock’s SB 1816? A true masterpiece of political maneuvering, creating a state law to protect the legal importation of minitrucks, a term so vague it could apply to anything from a lawnmower to a teacup car. And let’s not forget the ‘tide turning’ in Texas, which could just as easily be described as the ‘wave of tiny trucks overwhelming the DMV’. David McChristian, a man so determined to save these little ‘workhorses’ that he contacted 180 state reps? A modern-day David fighting Goliath with a tiny slingshot. Meanwhile, the ‘Kei’ trucks? These aren’t just vehicles, they’re a philosophical statement against American-sized vehicles, a subtle dig at our love for SUVs and pickups. It’s a ‘big win’ indeed, for the minitrucks, and perhaps for Texas’s wallet as they start to look more like a parking lot of tiny European sports cars than the usual Texas-sized rigs.
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