Slate Auto - An EV you spec yourself

Started by Jims5543, June 20, 2025, 06:17:53 AM

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Jims5543

https://www.slate.auto/en

My older son told me about this. I was looking around the website and thought this was a cool concept. A no bells and whistles EV pickup truck.

I am seriously considering one. I have a stage 2 charger in my garage from my i3 days. I can spec this truck with 300 mile range and probably only need to charge 1-2 times a week.  I drive about 30-60 miles a day. One rare occasions that is 100 miles in a day.

Deliveries will not be until late 2026. So I have some time to decide. I am going to get on the waiting list just in case.

Also, the lack of radio in the car gave a cool idea, a slap my forehead moment if there ever was one.


I saw they sell a holder for a JBL Bluetooth speaker, I have the exact speaker at home they sell the holder for, cool idea!

I just purchased a JBL Go4 for the Mini.  :grin:

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! -Hunter S. Thompson

MiniDave

I think the concept is great, but I fear by the time it gets built, all of the subsidies will have gone away, prices for everything will have gone up even more and the actual cost will be closer to what you can buy a fully sorted truck from a legacy mfr like Ford or Chebby by the time you option it out with any of the cool extras they're offering......

But I would have this over a Tesla truck any day, even tho the Tesla truck is a far more sophisticated chassis design.

It's still rare to see a T truck around here, even tho there are hundreds of them sitting in a parking lot not 2 miles from my house. I do see one occasionally......but for that matter I'm only starting to see Mavericks on a regular basis and those have been out for 4 years now.
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ve9aa

I was quite excited until I read that it wasn't available in Canada. :embarrassed:

We never get any of the cool cars and when we do, they're 35% pricier than inn the USA....sigh :lipsrsealed:
Mike in NB

30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions at the shrink.

94touring

There's a few cyber trucks I see on a regular basis around where I live downtown. They are massive.  Something like this truck, and price tag, looks more appealing to me.

94touring

Quote from: Jims5543 on June 20, 2025, 06:17:53 AMI just purchased a JBL Go4 for the Mini.


I always used my phone, Spotify, and ear buds in the mini.  They doubled as ear plugs since it's a loud car lol

Jims5543

Cybertrucks are everywhere here, when I am out and about working I probably see 6-10 of them a day.

The appeal of the Cybertruck, from what I gathered, due to its weight, the Cybetruck makes a perfect 179 deduction for small business owners. It weighs over 6K lbs for starters. That is part of why I see so many on the roads.

https://www.realtaxdoctork.com/p/how-to-write-off-your-tesla-cybertruck


I do not like them, they are fugly and huge, I like Tacoma size trucks for work. This Slate appeals to me because it is not huge.

When we had our i3, I did the math, the gas mileage comparison is somewhere in the 80MPG range for EV's. That is impressive. I no longer use my FJ for much beyond work, I could see this slate being a perfect work truck for me. I still want a Toyota Land Cruiser, I am not paying 60-80K for one.

I will wait until the used market drops down to 35K, then look for one.

OR, I may ditch that and grab a Slate. I am 50/50 on which I prefer.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! -Hunter S. Thompson