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What is this trash? An ad tossed into some articles?
Oh no, Legacy automakers in the US refuse to innovate, Can’t let the other countries vehicles in, that would cause a disruption.
Yeah that’s corporate media for you
Give me a small form pickup with at least 2ft of ground clearance and physical buttons, and absolutely no connectivity to anything outside of the cab and I’m sold.
I need a 4x6 bed and the ability to load things from above and enough clearance for rough terrain, so sadly a minivan without back seats won’t work.
Almost everyone I know could absolutely use a small electric vehicle with under 100mi range, since almost nobody I know travels more than 100mi/dayor needs anything other than personal, usually individual transport. The obvious solution is public transit, but we all know how much the US likes to invest in infrastructure…
Almost everyone I know could absolutely use a small electric vehicle with under 100mi range, since almost nobody I know travels more than 100mi/dayor needs anything other than personal, usually individual transport. The obvious solution is public transit, but we all know how much the US likes to invest in infrastructure…
This has been true since the 70s, and there have been many attempts at making vehicles like this commercially viable but none have succeeded.
Turns out that while people may only need 30 miles of range and individual transport, they want a car that can do more than that.
And that “more” is apparently touch screens and impossibility of repair.
Sounds like you’re the target demographic for the Slate truck. Seriously, it’s like you are the exact center of their product audience Venn diagram.
the Slate truck
one quick search and an hour of customizing later
I need one.
It took a little skimming around the FAQ for price expectations, and “The Blank Slate is expected to be priced in the mid-twenties.” which I assume will be the base “barebones no customization” version, so I’m guessing my version will probably be a solid 35k.
About 1/3 the price of the ICE truck my brother in law bought a few years ago.
Honestly if I could rig up some kind of packable solar charging setup to take on extended off-grid trips…
Do they have OTA updates and giant touch screens and weird gimmicky features that will be prohibitive to fix like every other modern car?
If so I don’t want one.
Indeed they do. It’s like the entire Chinese EV industry looked at Tesla and thought “let’s do that, but cram in even more tech features and online connectivity”.
I’m not a fan, either.
I want one without any sort of connectivity. I don’t even care if it has a radio. I just want it to go highway speed and carry like 4 people.
They’re better and cheaper than the junk we have to buy.
