They mostly stopped making real work trucks, that's why. So it's basically the closest thing you get to a truck now days unless you go commercial grade. But I still don't get how people justify the cost of trucks now even the gas ones now are insane.
When my current truck dies I might actually consider a used mini van, as it will actually have more cargo space than what they call trucks now, without being a monstrosity.
What would be cool is if they made something similar to those Japanese kei trucks but electric and maybe only SLIGHTLY bigger to get a full 8' box and bigger wheels but keep cab the same style. I don't know who's idea it was that a truck needs to be able to sit a whole football team.