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The one vehicle that might be a direct competitor if the Ford "Skunkworks" midsize EV truck that's due in 2027 or so. This is being designed to be manufactured inexpensively. If Ford sells it as a four door for 30k, that might do it...

$25,995 plus $995 delivery fee.

$25,995 plus $995 delivery fee.

I figure it will actually be optioned after the factory but before delivery. Every vehicle coming off the line will be identical except for the battery, I think.

For those that don't know about the chicken tax, pickups imported to the US are hit with a 25% tariff. This would be on top of any other tariffs. The name "chicken tax" goes back to when the tariff was first applied as a counter to European taxes on chickens exported from the US.

Tim Kuniskis is a smart cookie, and I think he'll get things turned around for Ram. But he isn't telling the whole story here, and for his business model, he probably can't. Regulation has basically killed any hope of selling a gas-powered small truck in the USA. This is the same reason that...

Who said anything about $20K? $42.5K (price of Tesla M3) - $15K = $27.5K, which is the estimated price of the Slate without a rebate. My expectation is that the rebate is gone in the next year, so there's no point factoring that into the equation. Without the rebate, the Tesla M3 is 55% more...

Giant asterisk on the first statement: Model 3 is under $35K today with federal tax credit. Base price for a Model 3 right now is $42.5K , which is $15k more than the Slate's estimated base, which is 55% higher than Slate's estimated base price.

It looks like federal law requires at least an 8 year, 100K mile battery warranty. https://poweringautos.com/does-the-federal-government-require-an-8-year-battery-warranty/

Chevy Bolt owner here. Having driven an NMC-powered car for two and a half years, I'm not going to worry about the battery chemistry of the Slate. Everything said above is more-or-less accurate, but the difference in real-world battery longevity isn't that big of a deal. Keep the charge in the...