The Slate truck

[Mik]

Interesting idea.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/bezos-backed-slate-auto-unveils-affordable-ev-truck-rcna203014

[Axtremus]

I like it, at least the idea of it.
Now just waiting to see the reliability/longevity data.

[Tom-K]

Oooo, the rich, "giving back to America!" how wonderful!

[89th]

Great ad (the writing, the tag line...). Yeah the modular aspect of it is interesting. It's hard to see it becoming popular but from a pure functional perspective, I could see it. Almost like the VW Bug in terms of small/uniqueness. Personally I still wouldn't get an EV...hybrid sure, but not something that makes me reliant on a plug everywhere.

[jon-nyc]

It still has the problem of the small intersection on the ‘wants a truck’ / ‘wants an EV’ Venn diagram.

[89th]

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/slate-auto-crosses-100000-refundable-reservations-in-two-weeks/

[taiwan_girl]

I wonder how many turn into sales? There was the recent article about Cyber truck. How many reservations were made on it, but only like 5% turned to sales.

[mark]

@jon-nyc said in The Slate truck:

It still has the problem of the small intersection on the ‘wants a truck’ / ‘wants an EV’ Venn diagram.

I live at that intersection.

I put my deposit on one a couple of weeks ago.