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well a single scoop would go in the bed..

yeah I think they are already planning for the extra motor for 4wd. Adding a foot or two to the bed should be very easy. They could have made the base a flatbed so a bed swap or any other kind of bed modification was possible - like a camper or an extended bed. but then the panels wouldnt...

but which parts (design choices) of it limit the towing or payload?

is it axles? Battery? motor? etc Someone posted about the toyota IMV 0/hilux champ concept. It is 12K in 3rd world markets because they have stripped everything. Crank windows, 2 doors, no radio, etc. Very much the same philosophy as the slate. It mentions things like no ABS makes it easier...

the philosophy of that truck is the same as the slate. US requires all kinds of extra safety features which bump the price from 10K. ABS, backup camera, airbags, etc.

Im 55, and I never drove a manual until I was 30 when I bought a manual audi tt (not entirely true as there was one night in college...) I only owned the car for a few years and driving a manual was annoying in heavy traffic or on hilly roads. It was interesting to learn, and I have done...

One possible answer is they get a fixed number of units per year. So if the 2 door is 30K with a 3K markup possible, but they can also sell a 50K with a 3K markup possible, they are going to take the 50K cars. Everyone has a theory and we will see what the market says if they make it to production.

you can tell who is trolling by that strategy.

customization doesnt matter to me so if toyota made an under 30K ev truck I would probably buy that instead of the slate.

One theory is that dealers stock the highest priced items that they can sell If there are 25k, 35k, and 45k options and they are limited via quota to 40 vehicles, they will tend to stock the 35k and 45k options. People that want to pay less are forced to buy used.

AI estimates that the 2 door bronco sells 15-38K/year. But it also costs about 39K You can also look at 2 door coupes to see how many of those are sold. One suggestion is that as 2 door cars have gotten much more expensive the demand has gone down. 2 door cars should make a car less expensive...

depreciation of inventory also can reduce income tax. Though at the time the item is sold, the items have a reduced cost basis. Many states have property taxes and so there can be taxes on inventory. neither indiana nor michigan tax inventory

I couldnt find any hard data, but AI seems to think 2 doors are around 2% of total pickup sales. That would be about 58 thousand (2.9 million pickups sold each year) Now there is an SUV form factor, but then the pricing is starting to overlap with existing EVs like the chevy equinox which you...

california pretty much bans those.

it sounds like slate is going to be selling through an existing dealer network. So there must be national chains that can act as dealers (carmax/autonation/lithia or something?) that wont take too much margin.

I would think they would pick a standard that already exists so there is already a body accessories that fit.

This is how FUD works. When you think about it, if they even had a picture they would have put it in the PR. They literally have nothing.

dfw is one of the hardest cities to drive in. The way the road splits in 3 directions with only last minute instructions is absolutely bonkers.

Its not a waste of money for you... I live in the south, it barely gets cold here. Lots of people live in california and it doesnt get cold there. 3500 invested will double every 7 years so it might be worth it to get the smaller battery. I personally will probably get a blank slate truck and...

Absolutely you should buy whatever meets your needs. A product team creates a hypothetical user profile and builds towards servicing that. You might be out. However for sure people say their house is too large. Have you heard of the term downsizing? Once people become empty nesters they often...