You’re thinking about it from an American perspective, but these are aimed at Mexicans. It’s more about competing with motocarros (motortricycles with cargo beds commonly used in rural Mexico) than trucks.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

motocarros (motortricycles with cargo beds

Funny thing, upon seeing the post I immediately thought of Italian Piaggio Ape, which is a light cargo truck based on the Vespa scooter, and was made starting in the post-WW2 years when the economy needed cheap commercial cars. It's still in production to this day, in Italy and India.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

It would probably be useful in Mexico City itself. Not so much in rural Mexico where there might actually be distances between pick-up and drop-off.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

So, the driving distance would probably be even farther in a rural area?