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How far past "passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021" could it go?! It's the law of the land, and it's being implemented.

https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/video-the-brilliant-diy-truck-if-it-ever-gets-built-2027-slate-truck-preview.13382/ It has been posted two other times besides that. ProTip If you want to find out if a video has been posted already, search the forum for its unique identifier...

Other than "mid twenties" the only actual stated price from Slate Auto has been $27,499 or thereabouts. Otherwise known as "just under $20,000 with the $7,500 tax credit".

Ford Falcon ute from the mid-2010's

Front view of the compact truck rendering

Somewhere in California there's a smart bar with automotive design geniuses sipping nootropic beverages sharing Small Pickup design ideas. The OG Slate's small-pickup exclusivity won't last. (And it doesn't need to.)

Questioning Slate's viability and extolling the virtues of other vehicles are themes in your posts.

That looks like it has some El Camino in its DNA.

It's only a matter of time before the Anvil Of Obviousness bonks an existing manufacturer on the head and they produce another Small EV Pickup that skirts around the CAFE standards.

Nice of them to do that, Just To Be Sure. ;)

The truck has quite a rake to it. (Rear end is riding high.) And the spoiler is missing.

It's a pretty good 7-minute overview presentation. In a market flooded with ever-more complex and expensive electric pickups, this vehicle takes a radically different approach. The concept is simple: pare things back to the essentials. No frills, no excessive tech, no premium trim...

Stumbled across this: Kia Is Making An Electric Truck For America Kia confirmed a North American-bound electric pickup is coming. The automaker wants to sell 90,000 units per year, more than double F-150 Lightning sales This suggests the new EV will be smaller and cheaper than Ford's offering...

The Donmar offering is anti-D-I-Y. We can expect other options that are D-I-Y.

What I'm talking about wouldn't be suitable for human passengers, rather it would be for dogs and cargo (or maybe a big 'ol subwoofer 🔊) The SUV Kit, at least the squareback one, is similar to a dining table leaf where a section can be added. A Cab Expansion Kit would move the rear window...

That could be in the plan. The license plate area of the bumper looks like it might be wide enough for foreign plates.

[I recognize that there are LEDs, not filaments, but am using the work filament for lack of a better descriptive word.] Can the wiring for a two-filament single-bulb light be used for a three-filament, multi-bulb set of two or three lights? If so, could someone make a drop-in replacement for...

Here's what he discusses for the rest of the interview. They're basically open-sourcing the vehicle. They're open to creativity. He talks about wrapping. He talks about range and recharging. He talks about wheels and tires. He talks about safety as a priority. He talks about the key...

https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/ev-towing-range-effect.13372/

It's hard to imagine why insurance would not be relatively low for the Truck because the Truck is designed to be repaired easily and, presumably, inexpensively... especially when you consider bodywork cost involves labor and paint. If one insurer charges a realistically low rate and the others...