Slate EV Pickup

wemay said:
I really hope this is successful. I'm not in the market but love the idea.
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Me too. I suspect a LOT of Americans want a basic, inexpensive option. Being built in the USA is a bonus.
Brons2 said:
I think I'd really rather have the supposedly $30K midsize Ford EV, over something in the mid-20s with zero creature comforts. Maybe it's more of a discussion if the Ford actually launches at $37K.
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I see barebones as a huge benefit. No massive, multi-function touchscreen is #1.

I'd expect that with few "doo-dads" in the cabin, there won't be any of the spying cameras and microphones that some makers are quietly installing.

It all depends on use case, though. A basic vehicle for short trips would be perfect for me. It all depends on final safety tests and quality assessments. 🤞
 
I *really* like a lot of the aspects about this little trucklet. For me personally with some distance and high speeds in my commute, I could work well enough with the range, but would be nervous about crashworthiness - it’s small. It’s Nissan pulsar small from the looks of it. The average size vehicle here is “F150.”

Did anyone notice that the “fastback suv” mod looks a lot like a 70’s rabbit? That look is a good look.

I wonder what crash test data looks like, and then NVH.

I’m ok with no infotainment. Could buy a small iPad if I wanted bigger nav.

If I was still living in a tight city, this would be high on my list.
 
meep said:
I *really* like a lot of the aspects about this little trucklet. For me personally with some distance and high speeds in my commute, I could work well enough with the range, but would be nervous about crashworthiness - it’s small. It’s Nissan pulsar small from the looks of it. The average size vehicle here is “F150.”
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This is a concern I have daily with vehicles. Heck I'm in one of the heaviest vehicles I've ever owned and it pales in comparison to the average SUV or truck these days. I don't really want to contribute to the amount of overweight battering rams on the road, but it is something to think about with a new vehicle. I tend to prefer smaller cars for many reasons.
 
It fills the needs of many urban and suburbanites and in reality, the actual "needs" of most Brodozer drivers. We had another thread going about bringing back the small pickups like Datsun, Chevy LUV, D50.
 
CleanSump said:
It fills the needs of many urban and suburbanites and in reality, the actual "needs" of most Brodozer drivers. We had another thread going about bringing back the small pickups like Datsun, Chevy LUV, D50.
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I agree but I also don't why most people would pick this over an Equinox EV. You get a real interior, more range, AWD capability, four proper seats, and covered interior space. Yes I know a pickup and SUV are different but the majority of tasks you can do with a small pickup like Slate you can do with an SUV. That said, I wish them the utmost success because Slate seems to be taking right to repair seriously which I appreciate. And more affordable EVs from an American company... what's not to love? It's just not for me.
 
dogememe said:
I agree but I also don't why most people would pick this over an Equinox EV. You get a real interior, more range, AWD capability, four proper seats, and covered interior space. Yes I know a pickup and SUV are different but the majority of tasks you can do with a small pickup like Slate you can do with an SUV. That said, I wish them the utmost success because Slate seems to be taking right to repair seriously which I appreciate. And more affordable EVs from an American company... what's not to love? It's just not for me.
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Some people want or need an open bed. Not an argument, just how I see it. I have a small SUV, and some things are too tall and/or wide for it.
 
JeffKeryk said:
I call this little PU the new Datsun PU. If it were a king cab, it could be a real winner. I have to agree with @dogememe. today's SUVs can do most of what the Slate can do, and can do much more than the Slate can. Would a king cab have cost that much more?
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I'm thinking despite the unconventional looks Telo will be more usable for more people as a family vehicle or if they only have one vehicle.
 
And if you want to move a piece of furniture or fridge standing upright, your SUV can't do what the little pickup can do. Stated as former Chevy LUV owner and user of a few Marine Corps D50s back in the day who knows for a fact sometimes an SUV is totally inadequate when the little truck is ideal. You can't project your needs or opinions to condemn something another does need or desires.
 
CleanSump said:
And if you want to move a piece of furniture or fridge standing upright, your SUV can't do what the little pickup can do. Stated as former Chevy LUV owner and user of a few Marine Corps D50s back in the day who knows for a fact sometimes an SUV is totally inadequate when the little truck is ideal. You can't project your needs or opinions to condemn something another does need or desires.
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I 100% agree but also most people buying small trucks don't do any of that. I said most, not all. A startup selling a lower priced vehicle with a high cost to produce (based on the fact that designing, certifying, servicing, and building a vehicle is quite an expensive task) needs to scale as quickly as possible. Slate also will not have the recurring revenue from subscriptions like Tesla, GM, Toyota, etc. that are all highly profitable. For example if you pay $20/mo for GM OnStar or $100/mo for Tesla FSD that adds up fast and at almost no cost to them. Sure there are some infrastructure costs associated with it but it's miniscule, probably a few cents a month per user for something like OnStar to a couple dollars at most for Tesla. Yes my car sending a ton of data back to them costs them something in the form of an AWS bill but they use that data so it has value to them.
 
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