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It already is an El Camino...

This is why I question the Slate's viability. The GM Bolt models were sold at $28K before the $7,500 tax credit (so under $20K) and sales were not great until right at the end of their production run. And most were bought by Uber drivers. GM didn't find them profitable. While Slate thinks...

Yeah, the 52kWh is really just not big enough.

I have a '22 Bronco, which has been great the 3 years I've owned it. It's my 8th Ford. I like the brand. They can't be any worse than a startup like Slate.

Ford Skunkworks EV small pickup.

Fries. I'll "take fries with that."

Waiting for the Slate Lambo Countach kit!!!!

I think Ford could make a $29,000 2-door Ranger with a manual transmission for way less than it could acquire Slate.

Ford would buy Slate only to kill it off. Ford is already working on its own smaller-size EV pickup. There is a good chance Slate will not be sustainable anyway. What would be Ford's business case to acquire or invest in Slate? Slate offers Ford zero in new technology.

I checked. Glass headlights are still DOT safety compliant. Enough with crappy plastic lenses that fade white after 8 years. In my case, I hit a deer when my car was 15 years old and 300,00+ miles. The head lights (I needed just 1) were over $1,000 retail. Added into the body repair, which was...

I brought this same topic up a few months ago. I don't see why a sealed beam headlight would not be a first choice for Slate if costs and especially repair costs are a primary concern. Any custom headlight will cost thousands to replace if it is damaged in an accident. Modern plastic aero...

A Class 1 hitch would work better. The Truck is rated for just 1,000 pounds towing.

I just find it amusing that everyone thinks tariffs DON'T WORK and are bad for the consumer, yet every country practices the economic activity.

Yeah, like 50-mega-lumens. :CWL:

My only issue with the tail lights is the tiny reverse lights.

Manual tail lights: Hand pointing straight out = left turn Hand pointing up = right turn Hand pointing down = stop Matches the manual crank windows...

You missed my point. By putting so many restrictions on where the EVs are built, the prior Administration made most of the EV sold in the US not eligible for the tax credit. Thus increasing prices of EVs, which is the same effect as a tariff (if you believe tariffs are paid by the consumer).

Great choice!

The EV tax credit was established 17 years ago in 2008. The alternate fuel tax credit (precursor to the EV tax credit) was established in 2005. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 enacted by the previous Administration, placed numerous caveats on the EV tax credit tied to country of origin for...

Well, they will know where to go collect the bodies. :CWL: