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Personally I thought the target demographic was people or families as a secondary car. Could buy a $10k golf cart, could buy a $20k mini-truck. I also suspect the price will magically come down if and when the tax credit goes away. Costing in the low $20k’s is the main reason it works.

It's not really about who needs it, it's about who thinks they need it. You buy a pickup because you think you'll haul stuff, you buy a Subaru because you think you'll be outdoorsy.

I randomly buy plywood a few times a year in addition to mulch, pipe, and other house stuff that's not great in the back of a car. Maybe I'm the anomaly.

A truck is a lot cheaper to make than a SUV, fewer seats, fewer panels, fewer seat belts, etc. Also, we have no idea what the COGS on this thing will be. If the tax credit goes away it could be completely feasible to continue charging $25k or less. The main cost is the battery and it's fairly...

The Fire Phone would be the equivalent of coming up with a new luxury EV sedan to compete with the Model S and Lucid without any key differentiator. The Slate is a totally new segment and says "it doesn't matter" to the key EV questions everyone asks.

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It's really interesting to see the divide between those who get the Slate truck and those who are quick to apply the usual EV evaluation criteria to it. Honestly this is the first EV I've ever been interested in and I'm excited to see it come to life. It's a cheap appliance that I can drive...

Isn't auto braking going to be required in the near future? Would assume that'd make adaptive cruise control an easy add. Auto steer required far more mechanical bits and software. Plus I keep coming back to this not being a road tripping machine.

I really appreciate the minimalist approach to it all.

If you want all of that then buy a Rivian, that's not the point of this truck.