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It also includes $2500 in "trade equity/down payment", which pushes it even farther towards $30k... I hate Dealerships and their questionable tactics.

They are out there... I could only find MY2025 for $23k, but there are several MY2026 for $24k with what looks like a $2000 incentive (I didn't research what the qualifications are) https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/772869014 Looks like a decent deal to be honest!

While I do agree with you and know that you can aquire a maverick for that. I also do not think it is fair to look at anything other than MSRP when comparing prices to the Slate before they have even announced their final specs/price. Deals on the Maverick are regional and heavily rely on a...

I have not done much searching, mainly because I'm not ready to purchase yet. I'm still only seeing them as cheap as $33k, they are getting closer! might end up being a viable option for me in the next year or so. That is exciting!

I don't think it's fair to criticize Slate for the price of a new truck when comparing it to used cars/SUVs. While it's okay to consider your budget, they are fundamentally different types of vehicles. Just because someone wouldn't choose to spend their money on it doesn't mean it's...

I am with you on that! Transmissions especially CVT have just been garbage for a long time now. I have driven a Plug in Hybrid, Chevy Volt since 2012, bought a gen 2 in 2016 and it has been my daily driver since. It is roughly 95% electric, so I do not see any future that my next vehicle is...

yep, I was just going by MSRP. You can typically buy them for less, but MSRP was the most fare comparison. Either way the SLATE should be cheaper, and for some (myself included), it being a full electric truck makes it more attractive.

I just did a cursory check on prices for any new truck available in the US... the only truck under $30,000 MSRP is the maverick. Auto Trader confirms my findings... https://www.autotrader.com/car-shopping/cheapest-new-trucks When the slate comes to market in the "mid-$20k"... I believe that...

https://www.removepaywall.com/ Is a handy site i use to bypass the paywalls Option #2 worked here https://archive.is/20260321133201/https://www.wsj.com/tech/jeff-bezos-aims-to-raise-100-billion-to-buy-revamp-manufacturing-firms-with-ai-618a3cfe

Hydrogen is a long way away from being mainstream. It makes sense for a city to do it because they have a limited service area and can install their own private refueling stations. I have 2 Unleaded/Diesel fuel sites in my city that I manage. This allows me to buy in bulk and save a ton on...

Ah the good ol' days. I did the same when I rode motorcycles too, did the ol reach around to cover my license plate to not get toll bills too! Never drank and rode though. I didn't start driving until well after open containers were outlawed, so we pregamed and drove anyways. like you I have...

yep, we have the same here in DFW. I use them frequently but there is no signage about them being High Occupancy, they are just pay to avoid traffic lanes here. The surge pricing can get crazy though! I did look into the HOV discounts, and we do have them here. You need to install their app...

Cities need cheap vehicle that just work. The bigger ones will take a chance on buying some slates to test, if it goes well then they will continue buying them. Especially the cities that have adopted and implemented EVs.

Where are there still HOV lanes, we just have express lanes in DFW now. They are basically pay to win highways that are demand driven prices o avoid traffic jams on the regular highways.

We didn't discuss battery chemistry.

I have financially justified the lightning several times, the extra cost to purchase matters more than the operational costs to them since it is two different buckets of money, capital expense vs operational costs. It's silly to me, but I get their mindset. Slate should help some it will be a...

Never hurts to try. You can contact the fleet team through the website. https://www.slate.auto/en/fleet/

it will be interesting to see. they are hoping to get multi year intent to purchase letters from fleets so that they can know what to expect. Sadly my city is not very accepting of EVs, I am going to try to purchase one for my department as a parts vehicle to replace our 2006 ranger. Once i have...

when i was in the truck i took a quick look at the phone mount. it does have some movement, but not much. it is also probably still pre production not sure how similar it will be to the final model. Also, if you don't have the phone that it was made (Probably iPhone) for then it isn't going to...

It was just myself, City of Farmers Branch and one other fleet manager, City of The Colony at this event. So it was very intimate. They were headed to many other meetings in the area this week. I know that they were going to Dallas, and Ithink Pepsi, he mentioned more but I can't remember. As...