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The Slate truck

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  • MikM Offline
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    #1

    Interesting idea.

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

    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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

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      • Tom-KT Offline
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        #3

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

        Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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          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.

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

            Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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

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              • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                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.

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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

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                  @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.

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                  • markM 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.

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                    @mark said in The Slate truck:

                    @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.

                    You will have to let us know when you get one!!

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

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                      @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.

                      Solution to that has been around for some time already. It’s called the Nissan Frontier Pro4X.

                      Elbows up!

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