>>28830674
>what does o/ think of slate?

I think it would be great if it wasn't an EV. Throw some last generation naturally aspirated engines in them and I'm game.

>>28830678
FPBP

>>28830674
with how many retarded fags lust over kei trucks i think it's a great move to cut out the nip man and just make something domestic that can actually do highway speeds and doesn't sound like a weed whacker.

>>28830674
>EV
Absolutely a meme but the people who'll buy it will only go from their house to the bank with an empty bed anyways.

>>28830694
and for only 3 times the price

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>>28830674
>is it just a meme?
Yup. Now let us have the Champ.
You also didn't reserve one.

>>28830678
Exactly this

>>28830674
I like the concept. Execution is going to be poor and it’s going to fail. Also with the massive EV tax credits it’s going to be too expensive. You’ll be able to get a base Tacoma or Frontier for what this will end up costing.

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>>28830674
total fucking jew vaporware. this enclosed golf cart is like a $10k max vehicle all "accessorized" and they're going to sell it for $25k+ and retarded redditors will absolutely eat it up.

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>>28830768
seriously listen to the kikes in that video talk about the thing.
>they're all the same off the assembly line so we cut costs!
>they're not painted so that cut costs!
>we sell you accessories, separately, to "accessorize" your Slate ©® later because of the cost cutting we did on the assembly line!
>you as the consumer will do the warranty repairs yourself! it cuts our costs that way! yay!
>don't you all look forward to ACCESSORIZING??!??
give me a fucking break

Ford developed and initially sold the Maverick for under $20k, and tomorrow I could go pick a brand new base Maverick up under $30k. Which, mind you, still has a gasoline engine and is already a four door with 5 seats.

>>28830716
It’s not fair bros

>>28830674
Why do people think people want cheap trucks? Do they realize the average selling price for a truck is like $50k? There are thousands of base model half tons sitting on lots that are going for a lot less than a base Honda Civic. So there definitely are cheap truck options out there but people obviously don't want them. All the Mavericks I see are either loaded XLT's, Lariats or Tremors that people pay well over $45k for. Fleet trucks are following the same trend as well. I see a lot of companies going for a trim or two above the poverty spec just because it looks a lot better and they fetch more at the auctions than a base trim. tldr: nobody wants this and it's a meme with no market.

vaporware. next thread!

>>28830711
My boss said he'd buy one if we can get it in canada. And as long as you can fit a 4x4 pallet between the fenders. We do a ton of local runs for parts, its perfect for that. Throw a charger at the shop and just keep it charged. No maintenence, cheap, and no company gas card needed.

>>28830870
People want the hilux or the old ranger. A simple, relatively weak ICE engine that’s easy to work on and reliable. They look cool and can do a variety of tasks. The problem is that can’t exist because of gay emission requirements, so the best you can do is a 4 door Tacoma at ~30k. You’re forced into a lot of the “modern” stuff. So it’s easy to talk yourself into spending another 10-20k on nicer trim, a bigger engine, or just going up to a half ton.

>>28830920
>People want the hilux or the old ranger.
Nope. Only a handful of shrieking redditors.

>The problem is that can’t exist because of gay emission requirements
Nope.

>>28830674
Wonder what their faces looked like when the $7,500 tax credit expired for EVs.
$28,000 vs $20,000 is a big difference.

>>28830920
UTV's are as simple as it gets and there are plenty of options. New half tons start at $22k. This is just a shitty combination of the two and doesn't make sense in America.

>>28830986
>New half tons start at $22k.
did you just wake up from a 30 year coma?

>>28830986
> UTV's are as simple as it gets and there are plenty of options.
Agreed which is why they’ve become so popular. The downside is they aren’t street legal.
>New half tons start at $22k.
Fucking what? No they don’t.

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>>28830989
>>28830991
Seems like you people need to wake up. Why would a UTV or even a kei need to be street legal? We've already established that they do not work with American traffic. So why not just ship the kei and get a real truck?

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>>28830994

I wish white wasn't the standard corpo vehicle color. Why do I want a color that shows every particle of dirt on a work truck?

>>28831003
darker colours show dirt even worse than white

>>28831003
>>28831020

Not brown. Best color for any truck.

>>28831020
A dirty white car still looks much worse than a dirty dark car. The white car looks like a dirty bar of soap and the black car just looks NPC grey or charcoal.

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>>28830678
fpbp. at least some 2.0 4cyl. please god

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>>28830994
i don't get it, do you have some kind of web-coupon applied? or just timing of the day? cheapest one i got is 28k

>>28831425
you're both looking at different dealers, and that price is after dealer incentives.

>>28831425
chevy's inventory search only does a max range of 2000 miles from your starting zipcode, try one on the east coast
specifically this dealer seems to be giving away rwd wt 4bangers
https://www.bomninchevroletwestkendall.com/new-Miami-2026-Chevrolet-Silverado+1500-WT-3GCNAAEK6TG147345

>>28830994
> Why would a UTV or even a kei need to be street legal?
Because I want to drive on a road. For instance, taking a beater truck for a hobby farm into town is nice to have. Or you know, a backup vehicle if you’re working in your normal one and need to go somewhere.
>We've already established that they do not work with American traffic
We have?
>one specific dealer for 2WD trucks
Oh come on nigger. 2WD pickups shouldn’t exist
>inb4 Kei
I haven’t mentioned those one. You have.

>>28830994
>We've already established that they do not work with American traffic.

they work good in traffic, my grandpa imported one for his farm

mogs every side by side and feels like an actual car

>>28830674
OH SHIT HE'S CHARGIN HIS LAZOR

>>28830994
>We've already established that they do not work with American traffic.
The only place they struggle is on the highway, and even then it's doable for short stretches. Fine enough for a quick trip to home depot or whatever.

>>28831580
so... that's the beauty of Slate truck, it's going to be 5 star+ on all nhtsa standards and only like double the price of a 30 year old kei-truck

>>28831590
>only like double the price
with ev incentives
it's closer to $30k without them and comes with all the downsides of an ev vs a gas engine
maybe you'll be able to get a range extender put in for $15k

>>28830674
Unless they offer a diesel electric drivetrain it's DoA for me. I'm fine with the electric motor as a primary mover. I have no interest in being beholden to yet another battery.

>>28831437
Fuck me that is heinously cheap

>>28831610
they certainly can't afford to do diesel certification, but probably could do gas. not exactly the same thing, but Scout has said that 85% of their reservations opted for the gas range extender. Slate should be paying attention to that.

>>28830674
jewish scheme designed to hoodwink retards that're mad about elon being a faggot
anyone dumb enough to buy a tesla, or one of these, deserves to be parted from their money

if you let a CEOs personal politics impact your car buying decisions, and dont base your purchase off of autistic metrics like mpg, service intervals and general running costs; youre not a serious person and you should not be allowed the luxury of choice when it comes to cars - you should be given a smart car, painted like one of those kids cars with big flashing beacons on the roof and a constant siren that alerts everyone around you to your low iq

>>28831698
I would be fine with a gas electric option. Hell, put a wankel in it to run a generator to keep the packaging small. Then it can run the wankel at an RPM that will keep the seals alive.

>>28831711
I think I first heard of a wankel as the energy source for electric motors as a design in the eighties.

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im bored if this type of styling

>>28831746
you can customize Slate however way you want, just 3d print some bullshit headlights

I thought I hated them, but then I found out they're being made in my hometown over Christmas. My Dad and I drove by the factory they're refitting to make them and they've made progress.
Now, I'm forced to like them if they're going to be bringing jobs to my home.
Yeah, might even have to buy one. Need something to take my bike the track (80 miles away) anyhow.

>>28831497
>taking a beater truck for a hobby farm into town is nice to have. Or you know, a backup vehicle if you’re working in your normal one and need to go somewhere.
Why can't that be done with a normal truck? What's with you people and trying to reinvent the wheel? Why are you telling farmers and ranchers how to do shit when they've been doing it for decades without kei trucks?

>>28830936
I want an old ranger and I have no reason to own a truck

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>>28832020
>Why can't that be done with a normal truck?
It can. But why can’t you grasp the concept of “beater”. If you’re talking actual farm or ranch work, a 3/4 ton and a light duty like an 90s sized Ranger serve two vastly different purposes.
>Why are you telling farmers and ranchers how to do shit when they've been doing it for decades without kei trucks?
Why are you? Also quit fixating on kei you nigger. No on has mentioned them besides you.

There is nothing desirable about this vehicle and it is not /o/ related

>>28832095
What makes you think every truck on a farm or a ranch is a $100k 3/4 or one ton? Way to get your frame of reference from Yellowstone lol. Every farm or ranch has multiple beater trucks that can haul shit at American speeds if they don't want to get the going to church truck dirty. They obviously have quads and UTV's as well. What exact role do these things fill? Also lets not pretend this isn't just another thinly veiled kei truck thread.

>>28832116
>literally posts a pic of a not $100k truck in front of cattle
>noooooo let me tell you how it really is
Ok

>Every farm or ranch has multiple beater trucks
Wait you said one hour ago that beaters are dumb and use a “normal” truck. Why the change?

Maybe quit talking out your ass.

>>28832121
Driving into a field to suck off your BF doesn't mean shit. Nice jizz stain above the RAM. "Normal truck" as in a $5k GMT800 or something. aka a beater. Go lie down kid.

>>28832133
Or keep talking out your ass that works too

>>28830674
I watched the Jay Leno video and I think it could be kind of cool and more than just a meme.

There should be options for people who want affordable minimalist vehicles. That being said, if they can't get the price close to 20k then it will be a fail. If it ends up being over 25k then it's dead on arrival imo, but if you can actually get one for 20 grand, then yeah I think it could be successful.

Lack of infotainment is based, you don't need screens when your phone can be mounted and do everything you need. Same for speakers. I do think they should at least offer am/fm radio as an option but I understand why they don't.

I think the SUV version with 5 seats will probably sell way more than the truck version. EV trucks are pretty retarded, but a people mover for that cheap would be solid.

Once costs come down, this is going to be the future of automobiles. Only issue with EVs right now is charging infrastructure, as that gets more and more built out, stuff like this won't be as shitty. Only real downside to this vehicle now is if you live in an apartment and can't charge at home

Also doing a wrap instead of spending money on paint seems like a good decision

>>28832316
>if they can't get the price close to 20k then it will be a fail. If it ends up being over 25k then it's dead on arrival imo,
I really hope they're able to get the price down to as close to 25k as possible (after a lot of fees and taxes). Obviously, People in different states will pay more OTD depending on their sales tax and EV road tax they pay at registration, but if it really is down to near 25k all said and done, it can be a winner. They've already commited to doing straight to consumer transparent pricing, so that should offset thousands of extra dollars in dealer fees.
I want this to be a success. I don't care it's an EV (I'd prefer if it was), but having a minimalist and affordable vehicle succeed opens up a whole other market.

>regular cab
>5' bed
>at least 25k
may as well take the maverick pill, get an actual engine and inside storage.

>>28832327
>(I'd prefer if it was)
I'd prefer if it wasn't

>>28830781
>>28832328
What is up with you faggots jerking off the unibody, FWD, CVT, hybrid, crewcab, hecho en messico, cuckover with the back cut off "truck" that's well over $30k OTD+tip at your local stealership?
I get it if you don't like EV "trucks," but don't go making some POS that's just as bad seem any better.

if this company had brought trucks to market last year, they could have had decent sales. but they took too long, the expected msrp is $30k instead of $20k, and other manufacturers are approaching price parity.

just as an example, you can buy the toyota ev today for 28k + tax + fees, after manufacturer rebate.

it's over before it began

people who need/actually use a truck don't want it,
reddit EV fags will never use it as a truck.

>>28830674
It's a relatively cheap truck shaped mid engined car. I doubt it will ever be available in proper hand drive so it is fairly irrelevant.

>>28832428
I would actually buy this but it's cost in bong bucks would be horrific for what you'd actually get.
If it does take off and there's a customisation scene, I'm sure someone will make a RHD kit/files.

>>28830674
The plastic parts look extremely cheap. Chinese toy gun cheap.

>>28830674
I'd prefer a gas or hybrid for a truck. EV is just too limiting for where I am.

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>>28830994
What a fat fucking abomination. Shape your trucks correctly GM

>>28830678
Eh, I can see where they are coming from. They don't tow, they don't go cross-country, they deliver shit within the city, EV is perfect for that. A last generation NA engine's going to be a pig, electric's instant torque is perfect for a small truck.

>>28832116
Post your farm truck

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>>28830678
Two words: Range Extender. I don't need a frunk. Put a small engine turning a generator that charges the battery on the go in there, and I would get one.

This dead on arrival shovelware is still being shilled for what reason ?

>>28832684
Lenos channel.

>>28832683
>I don't need a frunk.
Yes you do. Theres no storage inside the cabin, and leaving shit forever in your bed is not what 99.99% of consumer want in a truck.

Get your own range extender: 3000w generator in the bed just leave it plugged in to the charge port. Or does that sound moronic? Because it is moronic. Moronic as a range extender in a supposedly $25,000 in-town cheesedick truck.

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I think it's a really cool idea and I hope it ends up doing well
We need something dirt cheap and minimal
Have they said if the software will be open source?

>>28832411
Really? Which EV

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>>28832781
They're likely referring to the BZ, which after the $7500 tax credit is around $28K, but that credit expired last September, unless Toyota's just doing some good will rebate, but I can't find anything on it.

>>28830674
If I tried to drive it out of my city in any direction other than west, I wouldn't be able to reach a charger in how little range it has.
Assuming it did meet my use case, it still seems too expensive for what you get.

>>28831003
So that you know that you have finished cleaning it for maximum preservation.

>>28832335
Spec sheet readers vs actual users. The hybrid Maverick is a legitimately excellent general purpose vehicle for the guy who does light DIY work and only needs to maybe haul a small trailer once a in a long while. For actual truck stuff, just get a old beater. My 94 F150 blows any Maverick out of the water on any real work at a tenth or less of the buy in. Supplement with a cheap gas sipper beater and the Maverick only really saves you money after years of use.

Just get a Maverick. They’re the best American truck ever made
>>28832962
this woman is poor and brown

>>28832962
>Supplement with a cheap gas sipper beater and the Maverick only really saves you money after years of use.
huh? So buy a $35k maverick because its so good, then get a $5000 half ton for real truck work, and also get a geo metro or prius to save on gas?

This is your garage? 2 shitboxes and a new cheap and cheerful truck to "save money"?

Can you explain the math on 3 vehicles being cheaper than 1?

>>28832722
No I don't. I have a truck now and do not need storage space under the hood.

>>28833240
>I have a truck now and do not need storage space under the hood.
Yes but what if you hadn't eaten breakfast this morning?

Where do you store general items in, on, or around your truck? Stuff like jumper cables/box, light, gloves, hat, jacket, tool kit, additional USB cables for charging, jack, gun, or other shit everyone should have in their vehicle? Behind the seat that the slate truck doesn't have?

>inb4 anon claims to never have anything other than the bench seat inside his truck

>>28833249
There is storage under the seat and behind it, like every truck has had since the inception of the truck. Plus there is a glove box and center console, modern conveniences. A lot of that shit you listed is not needed or would be useless in a front trunk.

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>>28832722
If only there was a way to turn the bed into a trunk for most of the time....

>>28832722
All of the truck owners I know leave shit in their bed, even the ones with crew cabs.

>>28833254
>storage under the seat and behind it
>Plus there is a glove box and center console
The Slate doesn't have any of these.

>>28833258
Sounds like it's not a truck then. Even side by sides have a glove box. Cops are sure going to love people getting out of their cars to present their registration rummaging through their front trunks filled with garbage. Maybe this is nature removing retards from the gene pool.

>>28833260
A registration is a single piece of paper, it can go in the little paper slot on the sun visor or in the door pocket (also not standard on the Slate).

>>28833265
So your telling me this has less features than a power wheels? This thing will be shown in the dictionary for the phrase dead on arrival.

>>28833270
Yes, they've stripped literally everything out of it that they can to hit their mid-$20,000's target. You can add most of the stuff back, but of course that adds exponentially to the price.

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>>28833273
Found a better deal for you. I'll sell you this feature rich bev truck for 10k.

>>28833270
NTA but yes. Everything on it is an option. Bed cap, speakers, radio, spare tire, decals, center console, glove box, under seat storage. Its how they were originally advertising the $20,000 price.
They conveniently hid the $7,500 (at the time) EV rebate, and didn't mention EVERY feature on the truck that every car on the planet now comes with like power windows is an option you have to pay for. Again, you're gonna need the basic levels of storage the Slate just doesn't have.

>>28833257
They leave jackets, gloves, and other common items in the bed to get destroyed by weather or stolen by lunchtime rowdies? Or are you forgetting those people are fucking slobs that don't even park their truck inside?

>>28833255
Yeah, I love losing 12-16" of bed space, dropping MPGs on a hybrid, and making the cargo area smaller than a Rav4 trunk so I can have a small compartment sometimes.

Tonneau covers don't' make a lot of sense to me.

>>28833282
gloves can hang out on the dash
if you need a jacket you'll be wearing it

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>>28832335
The Maverick is clearly a downgrade from a proper small truck like the S10 or Ranger, but you have to compare similar vehicles. What else can you realistically compare this abomination to? A real truck? LOL please. The bed is too small for any serious work, the engine too weak to do any towing, the drivetrain not configured for offroading, the cabin not configured to move people, and the cost too high to offset any of these obvious drawbacks. Who is this "truck" for? Modern hybrids already outclass the pure EV, so unless you really just want to say you own an EV you're buying something with an engine. Then you take a look at the designer of the Slate (picrel), and it all makes sense why someone would make a truck without any positive truck characteristics. This is a car for women and faggots who live in a city. And now you know why they keep talking about "accessorizing" it like that's a positive. The only people who are going to buy the Slute are ones with holes in their bodies that they can get pregnant through.

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>>28833307
>And now you know why they keep talking about "accessorizing" it like that's a positive
It makes perfect sense considering that even the most inane, shitty, incapable cuckovers all have super "aggressive" looking off road packages now. It's intended for that same audience, it's all about posturing and looks (but now in EV truck form without the chud appeal!).

>>28833285
What?

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>>28832779
I WANT THE JIMNY CONVERSION
I WANT THE JIMNY CONVERSION
I WANT THE JIMNY CONVERSION
I WANT THE JIMNY CONVERSION
I WANT THE JIMNY CONVERSION

>>28830674
What is it like 27k$ now? It's meme tier for sure unless the next president brings back the ev credit.

>>28833484
27K would be dirt cheap for an EV when even the cheapest econoboxes are now that much.
Car prices are fucked.

>>28833487
It is an ev econobox though, like a pickup conversion of a Chevy Trax

Why are people romanticizing poverty spec vehicles? I have to drive fleet spec production vehicles for a living and it fucking sucks. Why you would want to spend almost that much for a glorified golf cart is beyond me.

>>28833504
Until earlier last year you could get either the Slate or a Nissan Versa at the same price, so the value proposition was better.

>>28833307
>The Maverick is clearly a downgrade from a proper small truck like the S10 or Ranger,
Chevy doesn't make the S10 anymore, grandpa. The Ranger is still in production but costs about 5-10k more for similarly equipped trucks. People (reasonably) hate on rangers because its an odd middleground between a Maverick and an F150 that'll do even more than the ranger.

>The bed is too small for any serious work
And yet every day small businesses and side gig hustlers drive their mavericks all over town. That includes ATT having thousands of them nationwide to move bulky items in the bed and still get good MPG.

>the engine too weak to do any towing
Thats because something like 90% of truck owners never tow anything over the lifetime of the truck. Odd how the vehicle thats not aimed at towers isn't capable of pulling down a tree stump.

>the drivetrain not configured for offroading
See point above. Even Jeep owners never go off roading and those are arguably really good even from the factory. But as the other guy pointed out, an off-road version of a superduty is also fucking terrible for off roading. If you don't know why, you're a doofus.

>now you know why they keep talking about "accessorizing" it like that's a positive.
Because its a startup company run by millenials who aren't aware of why Ford, GM, Toyota, and Honda deliberately avoid "customization".

>>28833484
It was $20k before the $7,500 EV rebate went away, then there were rumors they'd still try to aim for a $25,000 base price, but in reality expect it to be at least $30k at launch. And again, EVERYTHING will be a paid option on this. So add a few things like power windows, a bluetooth speaker (yes thats a real option because it will not be sold with a radio to save money), a couple quirky stickers, a color wrap, and a Jimny bed cap like anon >>28833471 really wants, it'll be a $38,000 EV golf cart with a 120 mile range. Seems like most people are expecting it to be priced exactly in line with a Maverick (accidentally) but will only be able to cite itself being an EV and quirky.

Oh did you want rear seats, a roof rack, bed liner, fog lights, and rear passenger area carpet? That'll cost ya!

>>28833976
The Colorado is the S10

>>28833998
The Colorado is a complete piece of shit and doesn't say S10 anywhere on it.

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>>28832335
I don’t like the Maverick, but it’s a direct competitor for size and being useless. That’s why I brought it up. If fucking Toyota made one readily available in the market I’d use it for comparison.
>well over $30k OTD
This is legitimately false. But also take note that even at this price point the Maverick at least comes with things like a fucking radio, power windows, and air conditioning unlike the Slate meme

>>28832962
Brother who the fuck do you think the target demographic is for the Slate? Truck buyers looking to work them? top fucking lel

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>>28830694
>People lust over "kei" because (constructed opinions of engine sound)
People lust over "kei" because, BRAND NEW, it's $9k.

>Nuh-uh, I can't get a brand new one for $-
Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you're right, it's due to all kinds of tax and registration and and and and and and that's exactly WHY American are BITTER they DON'T have access to the standard "kei" basics like Japan has.

>So you're just poor, ok.
>many retarded fags >>28830694
>That's you.
You're the type of person not engaging in discussion. You're just posting.

>>28833260
Cops are private security for the banks sent out to police their property, and they have you people so mind broken you demand policing and pay for it yourselves.

>>28830870
>Why do people think people want cheap trucks?
For the same reason people think people want cheap hamburgers.

>NO WAY. I only want the HIGHEST quality ground beef TRIPLE patty burger from "L'ozordiu Con Tuten" on the Mediterranean Coast which costs $40 to make and another $45 to ship to me, living in Los Angeles!
>Because I LOVE hamburgers and I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS to EAT!
>Not like you other people.
>It's like you complain McDonald's hamburger cost $6 now. You are SUCH a loser. I don't understand you.
When was the last time you had that Southern-Coast French burger for $85?
>Once when I was 12, 15 years ago. Best burger I ever had, therefore, I know more about what I'm talking about than you.

The burger is a metaphor, dear readers, btw.

>>28830870
>Why do people think people want cheap trucks?
>Do they realize the average selling price for a truck is like $50k?

> Why do people think people want cheap trucks?
>the average selling price for a truck is like $50k?
gee, Bill, I can’t imagine why people would want cheaper trucks

>>28830694
>with how many retarded fags lust over kei trucks i think it's a great move to cut out the nip man

anti-kei truck fags are the dumbest copers on this site

the reason kei trucks are popular is they have both the utility of a side by side and convince of a "real" car for a fraction of the price
zero people are going to buy some $30k EV meme truck when you can have a quality kei truck for $5k all day long

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>I want something brand new!
>I want something cheap!
>Something, like...
>$25,000!!
stfu

>>28834046
Wrong thread?

>>28830674
Honestly the customizability is really cool.
If it was an actually fun class of vehicle i'd care.

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>>28834041
>it's due to all kinds of tax and registration and and and and and and
Except Americans can buy them brand new even as off-road only vehicles. They're simply not $9000.

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>>28834272

>>28833998
Not anymore. New colorados are basically early 2000s silverados

>>28833059
>Just get a Maverick. They’re the best American truck ever made
That's an odd way to spell "Ranger".

>>28834442
Thats an odd way of pointing out both are made in Mexico.

>>28834056
>when you can have a quality kei truck for $5k all day long
Multiply that by 4 or 5 dumbass.

You’re right about what you said conceptually, but the price is way off. Or you’re buying a 30 year old built to shit example.

>>28834448
Not like those 25y/o import ones are hard to wrench on or get parts for. Know a few ranching guys that use them over UTVs and they love them.

>>28834056
as long as you never drive on freeway, and don't mind getting flatted by any normal truck.

>>28834453
No they aren’t, but if you have to replace a lot of parts that increase the cost too. I’ve never looked but I’m guessing the parts aren’t very common (or require shipping from Japan.)

>>28830674
I love 'lectric as much as anyone but the shilling of this particular product is getting thick.

>>28834495
Still cheaper than buying parts from Can-Am, JD, etc. which will inevitably happen when under hard load. Those kei trucks are dead simple anyways, less to fix on them if something breaks. Unlike the fucking Gator.

Quick aside, turns out there is an American "kei truck" manufacturer called Vantage. Granted, the trucks that I've seen putting around don't seem like American manufacture, probably Indian or SEA. But from the (little) research I've done, they're assembled in Cali. They don't really publicize themselves too much. Makes me wonder why they don't sell to the general public.

>>28830678
This. Fucking put in the cheapest i4 and this will sell that crazy

>>28834516
>range 30-50 miles
>max speed 25mph
>price 21k
Gee i fucking wonder why they don't sell to consumers? because its an even bigger piece of overpriced shit than other modern cars,

>>28830678
I wish it was that easy, but I bet if they already have a "near complete" working model, they're production lines are already set up for EV. It's incredibly expensive to retool almost everything from the bottom up to switch up major powertrain changes like that. Not to mention contract breaches, renegotiations, all the fun backend dealing stuff. My headcannon is that they likely started working this idea around the end of Trump's first term, saw the Democrats take control and went full send on the EV thing as an early adopter strategy like a lot of other companies did. Like all big companies (let's not pretend Slate isn't) they didn't expect funny man to get elected again. Now they're in too deep and need to start shilling the "accessorization" part HARD to get anybody to buy it over literally anything else.
Would reply all but I'm not gay.