Slate's New Affordable Electric Pickup Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than the Reported $24,950
www.caranddriver.com
The bare-bones Blank Slate's base price will rise to over $25,000 once its mandatory destination fee is finalized.
    • tychosmoose@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      31·
      18 hours ago

      In what way? It’s lighter than the average US vehicle. And the height of the grill/hood is much lower than a typical full size pickup truck. It’s only a couple of inches higher in front than a circa 1985 compact pickup.

      I think it has a substantial look to it that can make it seem larger than it is. I walked around a prototype and it definitely felt closer to my VW Golf in size than to a big modern pickup or SUV.

      • Jiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        16 hours ago

        I did have a look at the profile comparison (and therefore also deleted my initial comment as the car does look larger on the image that it apparently is). It is indeed way less terrible than currently popular pickup truck. However, like their huge brethren, it still has a long and tall hood and poor visibility for children crossing in front of it, compared to regular cars. This increases risks towards pedestrians substantially.

        • tychosmoose@piefed.socialOPEnglish
          2·
          15 hours ago

          That’s fair. I much prefer a small vehicle with a short overhang for visibility and convenience.

          In fact what I’d really like to see is a Telo truck with the modularity of the Slate. They’re already planning AWD, but the SUV/hatchback option isn’t as complete as Slate’s. Hopefully their second gen nails everything and gets the price down. It seems like it will be difficult for them to compete with the much more heavily capitalized options.

          • Jiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            14 hours ago

            Interesting vehicle. The Telo M1 still has a very tall “hood”, but given incredibly short it is (on the brink of not existing) Sight lines appear to be good. That thing also packs a lot more usable space than the Slate car. This is what a no BS pickup truck should look like and all within the size limitations of a Mini (or close to that). I can’t really get behind the look, but then also the Fiat Multipla was … unique, in its looks yet a damn impressive car.