Article: Slate can still undercut Ford's $30,000 EV pickup. Here's how

[AZFox]

The budget-minded, DIY-friendly pickup has more challenges now versus the day it was announced, but don't rule it out yet.

https://autos.yahoo.com/article/sla...ords-30000-ev-pickup-heres-how-113504604.html

 

[Letas]

There will always be some buyers for only the Slate, and only the Ford truck, but say the Slate releases at $27,500 and the Ford Truck releases at $30,000, Slate will need to dominate the DIY space. The average joe consumer will likely sacrifice the extra $2500 to have some basic bells and whistles, so the Slate will have to carve out a bigger piece of a smaller pie.

Maybe that will kick them in gear to release an AWD model. That'd be nice

 

[ScooterAsheville]

There are also mounting rumors that Toyota will show a production ready EPU, which is their BEV Maverick equivalent, at this year's October Tokyo show. They've already shown the EPU as a concept that nobody could touch (behind ropes). Journalists are hinting that this is a big show for Toyota reveals in general, as well as other OEMs.

We have two full years before all these options do or don't materialize. Plenty of time to salivate over all the unobtanium.

 

[bartflossom]

the Ford is just my backup in case the Slate doesn't materialize. And just like the Mav, all you'll be able to find the first year is the Lariat trim at 40K, or an XLT at 36. Even if the slate is 30K I'll still buy it.

 

[KevinRS]

Both the Ford and Toyota trucks are looking like late 2027 or 2028 releases, likely of 4 door trucks with even smaller beds than the maverick. They aren't even pointing at a release date to beat the slate, and they both are at a state where they could just fade away and few would notice.