People who think this truck is $20k are the same ones who think everything paid for by tax payer dollars is "free".
The technology for mainstream all electric vehicles still does not exist. It might exist in 10 years, but until then the focus should still be on affordable i.c.e. engines and hybrids.
you’re right. We should wait until China perfects the technology and then just buy from them. This is a short-sided view. The same party that just cut tax credits for green energy is the same party who just cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations for THE EXACT SAME REASON THEY GAVE TAX CREDITS FOR GREEN ENERGY-INCENTIVE TO EXPAND AND GROW. Hypocrisy is why I’m An Independent. All of you are nuts. Rank Choice Voting now!
I never said to not develop the technology for electric. Hybrids use the exact same technology, but with an traditional engine as a backup. It was a huge waste to push for what we have. Most electric vehicles have been recalled. I haven't seen a Chevy Volt in person in over a year. The electric mustang was stupid and the electric Hummer is ridiculously expensive. Many electric vehicle companies went bankrupt. All the municipal electric vehicle companies that had government contracts went bankrupt. My son has an electric school bus a few years ago. 2 years ago the middle of the Biden administration so you can't blame Trump, the electric bus broke down and the school has to replace it with a diesel business from the 1970's.
As it should be … government shouldn’t be given out money for you to buy certain things … that’s when you start getting corrupt politicians who will give money to certain things that they have investments with and government money goes right into their own pockets
yeah but companies are not going to wait to go into effect to start raising prices.. its would be a terrible buisness move. Just like a hospital or clinic isnt going to wait until 2028 to decide whether its time to close shop. Doing so would only create more problems for them.
yup. Companies we have to realize that they are there for profits. So when Covid hit companies raised prices and then realized that people were willing to pay. Then after Covid. They never dropped the prices. And nobody complained. Those who kept their prices high. I stopped shopping there and that is the only way for us to stop their greed.
in other words a classic garbage EV startup (like many others that failed since 2020) with terrible margins, heavy cash burn surviving on investors money, about 3 years late to the EV party.
well this was one of the big worries with it, right? That 7500 dollar tax incentive would disappear and then it just wouldnt make sense financially anymore.
It isnt going to happen. They need to just sell one or two optional packages and streamline production and get it rolling or its dead in the water. Having two battery packs and 8 or 9 configurations means this things is just vaporware.
The minute I saw how complicated their customization options were, I knew it was never going to happen.
It needs to be one vehicle. Choose between 4 or 5 colors. That’s it. It’s a barebones EV truck. You get what you get for $20K. In a few years when they’re established could they sell add on accessories and more options from the factory? Sure! But 1.0 needed to be a blank Slate. Not “make it completely bespoke from the factory.”
I had assumed the crazy configurator was a market test to see what people spec out. You can't make any kind of order or price from it, just a design for fun.
It is one vehicle. all of those configurations are different camper tops essentially with the option for bolt in seats in the bed. The rear wall pulls out and becomes the rear window for the SUV. Most of the interior is designed to be multi use as far as parts and SKU’s go. It comes unpainted from the factory and they sell the wraps at markup. They’ve put in a lot of thought to get everything as tight and efficient as possible for production. Out of all the vaporware ev’s I see this one to be the most promising of actually being made and profitable.
Execs will never learn. Apple didn’t start selling 6 variants of iPhones in different sizes and colours and capacities. You got one type, that’s it. After they were confident it would be here to stay, you started getting options and they allowed it to blossom in response to market demand.
This truck is doing the opposite and it’s going to fail.
Uh… it is one vehicle. There are zero options aside from battery size.
All of the “options” in the configurator are to be installed by the buyer (yes, even the power window upgrade!). They’re not even dealer-installed options.
Disclaimer: I thought the EV tax credit dying was absolutely gonna kill this thing before it even launched unless they decided to pivot in the event of its demise. I knew this the second it was announced, I just was just hopeful it would never come to fruition. It was clear the current administration was not friendly to the tax credit at the time of announcement.
However, their "customization" options were largely outsourced to either their buyers, or "authorized dealers". Everything was basically a bolt-on addon: colors (wraps on the base paint), seat/body mods to change it from a pickup to an SUV, light decals (cheap injection molds or 3d prints), body wraps, in car stereo, power windows etc. The streamlining at the factory clearly already happened, and their addons would be basically pennies on the dollar to provide to buyers. Remember, their body panels were basically all plastic. Only thing they could really do at the factory that nobody else could was the battery pack, and maybe the suspension/wheel options.
Anyways what I'm really trying to say is while my brain knew a small EV truck would never happen my heart wanted it so bad I hoped it would come to fruition.
When China plays on a level playing field they're more than welcome to try their EVs in the market. The whole reason the US is so harsh on them is all the subsidies the Chinese government gives those brands. It's one thing to have a $7500 tax credit requiring a certain amount of US made materials, it's a whole other ballgame to have Chinese government sponsored violations of anti-dumping regulations.
What's going to happen is a decade (or two) of getting so far left behind, that eventually public sentiment will say screw it, and the tariffs will go away.
And there won't be an American auto industry left to save, because at that point a freaking equinox will cost 75 grand.
I don’t think they will even try to compete at that price point. They’d just resolve to selling less units at higher prices and target mid to luxury segments.
Wow without the EV tax credit that will really kill EV growth in America. The tax credit was one of the main reasons why people bought them. I don't see how Slate can have a successful product. $25k is way too much for a small truck with basically no features. It has less features than a Nissan Versa and Juke
If you don't think that EVs are relevant to conservation or environmentalism then you just don't know how much emissions cars release or how much less emissions EVs produce
If you won’t protect the environment unless you’re given Bluetooth and massage chairs then you don’t actually care about protecting the environment, high speed.
LOL, I wasn't sure if you were joking, but it might actually be true. Leaf doesn't have an official towing capacity, but seems like people do anyway. The Slate is advertising 1k lbs?... that's nothing! THE SAME AS A MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. Jesus, this is grim
Oh fuckin please. Stop with your Reddit holier than thou act. The vast majority of car buyers would never consider a leaf because they’re fuckin ugly. I’m so sick of people on Reddit just denying reality.
Well if we took the $29,000,000,000 that gas and oil gets annually EVs would be a lot more competitive when gasoline is $9/gallon. I guarantee you’d see basically an end to people buying full size trucks unless they absolutely need them.
But heaven forbid we ever take gas & oil subsidies away… So much for an even playing field.
Using your numbers of 29B and the latest numbers I could find for numbers of gallons of gas sold in the US in 2023 of 137.05B, Ending the O&G subsidies would raise the price of gasoline 21.12¢ per gallon.
Most estimates put it at .20-.50 so your $9gallon is hogwash.
Smaller companies that rely heavily on those subsidies, like exploration services, ship leasing companies, supply companies, sonar surveyors, etc.. would likely be wiped out and huge layoffs would occur. It’s not a direct dollar-to-dollar comparison.
They also base their future business decisions on these subsidies being in place. Because it’s been happening for decades.
If the rug gets torn out from below by eliminating these subsidies, it would have devastating effects across the gas and oil businesses. The costs would be compounded with having to in-house those smaller contract based companies, pulling more loans to do that and not sucking on the tit of taxpayer money would mean they’d have to structure the business more on consumer profit margin.
Profits hurt, stock market futures sink, and consumer prices rise-and-rise until profitability and market share improves
We it did specify with the ev tax credit, which is gone. It's not even surprising, lol. Mid 20s would still make it one of the cheapest vehicles on the market
The Slate truck is still going to be a value for many people and fleet buyers. Their plan only needs to sell 150,000 a year to turn a profit. In states with reasonable electricity rates, they will be cheap to operate.
I expect that they will start at under $25K to generate sales, even though it's losing money.
Another sales gimmick could be a bonus card that you can use to buy accessories in the future, in the $1,000 to $2,000 range.
The truck was never truly under $20K to begin with.. you literally needed the $7,500 tax credit for it to be that low. Now that those credits are gone due to the new bill being passed it’s just going back to its regular unsubsidized price.
Their whole recent reveal was just a cash grab for investors. Promote a amazing deal for 20k get a bunch of sign ups so then you can go to investors and say hey hook XXXX people signed up! thats a potential of billions! just give us some millions now.
By the time this thing releases if it ever does it will be a 25-30k vehicle and at that point you might as well just get a nissan versa or corolla
Also important to note.....not that facts matter. The EV tax credit will still work on the first 200k cars sold by each manufacturer.
My prediction is that this will launch in the low to mid $30,000 range. In my opinion, there will never be anything brand new for sale at even the newly adjusted price of this Slate anytime soon.
...and call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure Bezo's knew about the looming threat against the tax credits so whose to say they met their reservations quota and announced a price increase shortly after... just something to think about.
It's a piece of shit made to impress reddit. For people who want trucks its a bad truck. You can get a real one used for the exact same price that does 10x more.
Isn’t this car - after being spec’d out to be a normal functioning daily driver - like the price of a ford maverick? Why would you buy this over a Mav?
There's close to 0 interesting small suvs around and where is your source for this 60k price point? I'm talking about the goodies they already announced for the slate vehicle.
Hot take: Less than 20k is great on paper, but not after seeing all the stuff the truck is missing. No radio? Roll up windows? I get that some people actually want it that way, but for 20k, it's unacceptable. When people say they want a cheap car, they mean they want a complete car that actually ticks some boxes, they just don't want all the extra stuff that adds to the cost for no reason.
This truck reminded me when Yugo decided to come to America back in the 80’s. I think it was slightly below $4000 when it debuted. Some people loved it for its cheap price, others quickly realize why it was so cheap.
This truck is bound to fail. $27,000 for a truck with a 150 mile range? With no radio radio, roll-up windows and a tiny bed. I would have to charge it every 2 days.
The slate makes no sense at 30k needs to be 15k for the compromises it has. The Ford Maverick is cheaper with all the normal features missing from the slate.
Those credits phase out in September 2025
ReplyDeletePeople who think this truck is $20k are the same ones who think everything paid for by tax payer dollars is "free".
ReplyDeleteThe technology for mainstream all electric vehicles still does not exist. It might exist in 10 years, but until then the focus should still be on affordable i.c.e. engines and hybrids.
you’re right. We should wait until China perfects the technology and then just buy from them. This is a short-sided view. The same party that just cut tax credits for green energy is the same party who just cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations for THE EXACT SAME REASON THEY GAVE TAX CREDITS FOR GREEN ENERGY-INCENTIVE TO EXPAND AND GROW. Hypocrisy is why I’m
DeleteAn Independent. All of you are nuts. Rank Choice Voting now!
I never said to not develop the technology for electric. Hybrids use the exact same technology, but with an traditional engine as a backup. It was a huge waste to push for what we have. Most electric vehicles have been recalled. I haven't seen a Chevy Volt in person in over a year. The electric mustang was stupid and the electric Hummer is ridiculously expensive. Many electric vehicle companies went bankrupt. All the municipal electric vehicle companies that had government contracts went bankrupt. My son has an electric school bus a few years ago. 2 years ago the middle of the Biden administration so you can't blame Trump, the electric bus broke down and the school has to replace it with a diesel business from the 1970's.
DeleteThe push for all electric was a complete waste.
As it should be … government shouldn’t be given out money for you to buy certain things … that’s when you start getting corrupt politicians who will give money to certain things that they have investments with and government money goes right into their own pockets
ReplyDeleteAs a Millionaire living his best life am giving five grand to the first 5 people to message me “GRACE”cus I know hard times are real Stay blessed fam
ReplyDeleteIt doesn’t go into effect until end of September.
ReplyDeleteyeah but companies are not going to wait to go into effect to start raising prices.. its would be a terrible buisness move. Just like a hospital or clinic isnt going to wait until 2028 to decide whether its time to close shop. Doing so would only create more problems for them.
Deleteyup. Companies we have to realize that they are there for profits. So when Covid hit companies raised prices and then realized that people were willing to pay. Then after Covid. They never dropped the prices. And nobody complained. Those who kept their prices high. I stopped shopping there and that is the only way for us to stop their greed.
DeleteVote matters
ReplyDeleteWhat is Slate ? 🤣
ReplyDeleteif you were the type to actually read an article before commenting, you might know
Deletein other words a classic garbage EV startup (like many others that failed since 2020) with terrible margins, heavy cash burn surviving on investors money, about 3 years late to the EV party.
DeleteI know much more than you. I assure you
Oh no. Tax payers aren't helping you buy your EV...
ReplyDeleteYou are OK with the tariffs on imports to protect inefficient industry?
Delete“In the United States, by some estimates taxpayers pay about $20 billion dollars every year to the fossil fuel industry.”
Deletehttps://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/sen-whitehouse-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-we-are-subsidizing-the-danger-
we literally pay fossil fuel companies much more and they still getting paid.
DeleteTrump working for the fossil fuel industry
ReplyDeleteI don't know what 'Slate' is but I liked the model, the design, I liked it more than those billion-dollar companies.
ReplyDeleteit's different
Deletewell this was one of the big worries with it, right? That 7500 dollar tax incentive would disappear and then it just wouldnt make sense financially anymore.
ReplyDeleteIt never was, I thought it was a rebate this and that switcharoo gotcha price for Articles anyway
ReplyDeleteAll Teslas advertised prices were with the $7500 Fed tax rebate factored in too. Every EV is marketed like that.
DeleteMaybe it's time for EVs to stop relying on false advertising and subsidies to be competitive
DeleteBecause ICE car manufacturers are profitable without government subsidies, and are completely telling you the truth..
DeleteIt isnt going to happen. They need to just sell one or two optional packages and streamline production and get it rolling or its dead in the water. Having two battery packs and 8 or 9 configurations means this things is just vaporware.
ReplyDeleteThe minute I saw how complicated their customization options were, I knew it was never going to happen.
DeleteIt needs to be one vehicle. Choose between 4 or 5 colors. That’s it. It’s a barebones EV truck. You get what you get for $20K. In a few years when they’re established could they sell add on accessories and more options from the factory? Sure! But 1.0 needed to be a blank Slate. Not “make it completely bespoke from the factory.”
It’s vaporware, but it didn’t have to be.
I had assumed the crazy configurator was a market test to see what people spec out. You can't make any kind of order or price from it, just a design for fun.
DeleteIt is one vehicle. all of those configurations are different camper tops essentially with the option for bolt in seats in the bed. The rear wall pulls out and becomes the rear window for the SUV. Most of the interior is designed to be multi use as far as parts and SKU’s go. It comes unpainted from the factory and they sell the wraps at markup. They’ve put in a lot of thought to get everything as tight and efficient as possible for production. Out of all the vaporware ev’s I see this one to be the most promising of actually being made and profitable.
DeleteExecs will never learn. Apple didn’t start selling 6 variants of iPhones in different sizes and colours and capacities. You got one type, that’s it. After they were confident it would be here to stay, you started getting options and they allowed it to blossom in response to market demand.
DeleteThis truck is doing the opposite and it’s going to fail.
IIRC they're selling different color wraps and DIY wrap kits, it's all one paint job.
DeleteUh… it is one vehicle. There are zero options aside from battery size.
DeleteAll of the “options” in the configurator are to be installed by the buyer (yes, even the power window upgrade!). They’re not even dealer-installed options.
DeleteDisclaimer: I thought the EV tax credit dying was absolutely gonna kill this thing before it even launched unless they decided to pivot in the event of its demise. I knew this the second it was announced, I just was just hopeful it would never come to fruition. It was clear the current administration was not friendly to the tax credit at the time of announcement.
However, their "customization" options were largely outsourced to either their buyers, or "authorized dealers". Everything was basically a bolt-on addon: colors (wraps on the base paint), seat/body mods to change it from a pickup to an SUV, light decals (cheap injection molds or 3d prints), body wraps, in car stereo, power windows etc. The streamlining at the factory clearly already happened, and their addons would be basically pennies on the dollar to provide to buyers. Remember, their body panels were basically all plastic. Only thing they could really do at the factory that nobody else could was the battery pack, and maybe the suspension/wheel options.
Anyways what I'm really trying to say is while my brain knew a small EV truck would never happen my heart wanted it so bad I hoped it would come to fruition.
It would be a miracle to hit 40000, these OEMs won't really try until the Chinese EVs are here
ReplyDeleteBold to assume the US would even allow Chinese EV’s to be sold here
DeleteWhen China plays on a level playing field they're more than welcome to try their EVs in the market. The whole reason the US is so harsh on them is all the subsidies the Chinese government gives those brands. It's one thing to have a $7500 tax credit requiring a certain amount of US made materials, it's a whole other ballgame to have Chinese government sponsored violations of anti-dumping regulations.
DeleteAny possible now ? America now requires every Chinese EVs with their own approval infotainment.
DeleteI've seen a ton of Polestar 2 cars in LA already...
DeleteI myself worked for an electric car company that was manufactured in China and sold in the US. They went bankrupt, but it still happened, lol.
What's going to happen is a decade (or two) of getting so far left behind, that eventually public sentiment will say screw it, and the tariffs will go away.
DeleteAnd there won't be an American auto industry left to save, because at that point a freaking equinox will cost 75 grand.
I don’t think they will even try to compete at that price point. They’d just resolve to selling less units at higher prices and target mid to luxury segments.
DeleteWow without the EV tax credit that will really kill EV growth in America. The tax credit was one of the main reasons why people bought them. I don't see how Slate can have a successful product. $25k is way too much for a small truck with basically no features. It has less features than a Nissan Versa and Juke
ReplyDeleteSo we’re all done pretending these things have anything to do with conservation
DeleteIf you don't think that EVs are relevant to conservation or environmentalism then you just don't know how much emissions cars release or how much less emissions EVs produce
DeleteIf you won’t protect the environment unless you’re given Bluetooth and massage chairs then you don’t actually care about protecting the environment, high speed.
DeleteNissan Leaf MSRP is $28k, 150mi range, apple car play and Bluetooth.
ReplyDeleteThis is an uphill battle...
And a higher towing capacity
DeleteLOL, I wasn't sure if you were joking, but it might actually be true. Leaf doesn't have an official towing capacity, but seems like people do anyway. The Slate is advertising 1k lbs?... that's nothing! THE SAME AS A MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. Jesus, this is grim
DeleteAnd the new one actually looks good.
DeleteYeah but nobody wants to be seen in a leaf.
DeleteNot everyone is so shallow that they’d pass up the right car choice for their needs because they “don’t want to be seen in one”
DeleteOh fuckin please. Stop with your Reddit holier than thou act. The vast majority of car buyers would never consider a leaf because they’re fuckin ugly. I’m so sick of people on Reddit just denying reality.
DeleteWell if we took the $29,000,000,000 that gas and oil gets annually EVs would be a lot more competitive when gasoline is $9/gallon. I guarantee you’d see basically an end to people buying full size trucks unless they absolutely need them.
ReplyDeleteBut heaven forbid we ever take gas & oil subsidies away… So much for an even playing field.
Using your numbers of 29B and the latest numbers I could find for numbers of gallons of gas sold in the US in 2023 of 137.05B, Ending the O&G subsidies would raise the price of gasoline 21.12¢ per gallon.
DeleteMost estimates put it at .20-.50 so your $9gallon is hogwash.
Smaller companies that rely heavily on those subsidies, like exploration services, ship leasing companies, supply companies, sonar surveyors, etc.. would likely be wiped out and huge layoffs would occur. It’s not a direct dollar-to-dollar comparison.
DeleteThey also base their future business decisions on these subsidies being in place. Because it’s been happening for decades.
If the rug gets torn out from below by eliminating these subsidies, it would have devastating effects across the gas and oil businesses. The costs would be compounded with having to in-house those smaller contract based companies, pulling more loans to do that and not sucking on the tit of taxpayer money would mean they’d have to structure the business more on consumer profit margin.
Profits hurt, stock market futures sink, and consumer prices rise-and-rise until profitability and market share improves
It never was, it was fucking stupid that anyone ever believed that
ReplyDeleteLiterally nothing has changed other than the removal of the EV credit. How fucking stupid are the people in this sub??
ReplyDeleteIt’s going to end up over 30 and people will buy it. Just to say they paid for top dollar for a Lego with a electric motor
ReplyDeleteWe it did specify with the ev tax credit, which is gone. It's not even surprising, lol. Mid 20s would still make it one of the cheapest vehicles on the market
ReplyDeleteThe Slate truck is still going to be a value for many people and fleet buyers. Their plan only needs to sell 150,000 a year to turn a profit. In states with reasonable electricity rates, they will be cheap to operate.
ReplyDeleteI expect that they will start at under $25K to generate sales, even though it's losing money.
Another sales gimmick could be a bonus card that you can use to buy accessories in the future, in the $1,000 to $2,000 range.
ReplyDeletebecause of the EV tax credit being revoked.
Also it’s literally impossible to make the same thing cheaper in this country.
Stop asking for the vehicles of the Reagan era for the prices of the Reagan era. it’s impossible and illegal.
The truck was never truly under $20K to begin with.. you literally needed the $7,500 tax credit for it to be that low. Now that those credits are gone due to the new bill being passed it’s just going back to its regular unsubsidized price.
ReplyDeleteThe bridge I have for sale will only cost you $50 if you’re able to crowdfund $20M
ReplyDeleteWas never going to be.
ReplyDeleteTheir whole recent reveal was just a cash grab for investors. Promote a amazing deal for 20k get a bunch of sign ups so then you can go to investors and say hey hook XXXX people signed up! thats a potential of billions! just give us some millions now.
By the time this thing releases if it ever does it will be a 25-30k vehicle and at that point you might as well just get a nissan versa or corolla
Also important to note.....not that facts matter. The EV tax credit will still work on the first 200k cars sold by each manufacturer.
EV sales are about to fall off a cliff.
ReplyDeleteBehold, for i will bear this cross on this fourth of July! Nay, Americans shan't not read!
ReplyDeleteThe price will go up to the mid 20 thousand.
My prediction is that this will launch in the low to mid $30,000 range. In my opinion, there will never be anything brand new for sale at even the newly adjusted price of this Slate anytime soon.
ReplyDelete...and call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure Bezo's knew about the looming threat against the tax credits so whose to say they met their reservations quota and announced a price increase shortly after... just something to think about.
not even the new Bolt? it'll be priced under the Equinox EV, which starts at under $35k with over 315 miles of range.
DeleteThe federal $7500 tax credit is ending September that’s why.
ReplyDeleteIt's a piece of shit made to impress reddit. For people who want trucks its a bad truck. You can get a real one used for the exact same price that does 10x more.
ReplyDeleteIsn’t this car - after being spec’d out to be a normal functioning daily driver - like the price of a ford maverick? Why would you buy this over a Mav?
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ReplyDeleteYeah of course not
ReplyDeleteNo one is surprised. We all knew this was too good to be true.
ReplyDeleteWas never going to be
ReplyDeleteso... thats it? no more "being different by being cheap and cool" truck anymore?
ReplyDeleteoh no who could have seen this coming
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ReplyDeleteI'm shocked, I say.
ReplyDeleteLol didnt see this coming.
ReplyDeleteAnyway.
Color me SHOCKED!
ReplyDeleteNOT
Vaporware and I've been saying it
ReplyDeletespoiler: it never was going to be 20k lol
ReplyDeletegreat way to save face
If it was dependent on the govt. paying some, it was never really under 20k.
ReplyDeleteThat didn’t take long
ReplyDeleteMore than $20k for a vehicle with no radio, speakers, or power windows is absolutely ridiculous
ReplyDeleteI said this would happen the day it was announced. The only thing I'm surprised by is how quickly it happened.
ReplyDeleteThis thing will need to be as practical as a Maverick and priced as such for anyone to choose it over a Maverick.
ReplyDeleteThat number is going to keep going up. It will end up being the same price as things that actually have features.
ReplyDeleteIt’s probably under 20k with the EV rebate.
ReplyDelete"maybe if I could get one with all the goodies"
ReplyDeleteIf goodies get added, price would go up to $60k and then it would be just another boring small SUV.
There's close to 0 interesting small suvs around and where is your source for this 60k price point? I'm talking about the goodies they already announced for the slate vehicle.
DeleteHot take: Less than 20k is great on paper, but not after seeing all the stuff the truck is missing. No radio? Roll up windows? I get that some people actually want it that way, but for 20k, it's unacceptable. When people say they want a cheap car, they mean they want a complete car that actually ticks some boxes, they just don't want all the extra stuff that adds to the cost for no reason.
ReplyDeleteIt was never under 20k- from the company.
ReplyDeleteBig deal. A truck that has never sold a CURRENTLY driving vehicle.
ReplyDeleteI still want to know where they are going to get the $25 to $50 billion to setup the manufacturing facility?
ReplyDeleteshocked pikachu
ReplyDeleteI just watched rich rebuild's video on these too...
ReplyDeleteshocked pikachu
ReplyDeleteGlad I bought my Tesla with Full Self Driving used!
ReplyDeleteThis truck reminded me when Yugo decided to come to America back in the 80’s. I think it was slightly below $4000 when it debuted. Some people loved it for its cheap price, others quickly realize why it was so cheap.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who understands production costs and vehicles knew they were never going to be under $20k.
ReplyDeleteIf you want the cheapest new car go buy a versa...it exists
Shame they had to make it an EV.
ReplyDeleteShocking
ReplyDeleteThey're retracing VW's footsteps.
ReplyDeleteBoooooooo
ReplyDeleteI like that truck
ReplyDeleteWasn't the original target base price $27k? Even that seemed like a long shot. Probably not impossible but definitely hard to achieve.
ReplyDeleteI hate this truck
ReplyDeleteI'd rather get a used Maverick?
ReplyDeleteThis truck is bound to fail. $27,000 for a truck with a 150 mile range? With no radio radio, roll-up windows and a tiny bed. I would have to charge it every 2 days.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I lost interest in this when I realized it was A. $27,000 and B. Electric.
ReplyDeleteThe slate makes no sense at 30k needs to be 15k for the compromises it has. The Ford Maverick is cheaper with all the normal features missing from the slate.
ReplyDeleteThey should have gone with a cheap 4 cylinder instead
ReplyDeleteA 3 cylinder option would have made sense.
DeleteOld news its been 25 for a while
ReplyDeleteOverpriced at 20k. Hope they fail.
ReplyDelete