Could Slate compete with a Toyota Stout 2 door?

[Dorbiman]

Neither is sitting at a public charger to regain 90 miles in 30 minutes at basically the same cost per mile as gasoline. It's embarrassing and degrading.

Cvollers said he can't charge at home but still wants a less-than-full-size, single cab pickup, which I read as him not wanting an EV pickup, so I suggested what I see as the best ICEV pickup alternative. 21 MPG for a 310 HP non-turbo 3.8L V6 is actually pretty good within the class of midsized SUV/pickups.

The Frontier 4x2 long bed has a 21 gallon tank, so it recharges approximately 420 miles in 5 minutes vs. the Slate at 90 miles in 30 minutes, which pretty much sucks IMO.

I think you must have missed him saying he’s likely to buy a Civic then

 

[cvollers]

Neither is sitting at a public charger to regain 90 miles in 30 minutes at basically the same cost per mile as gasoline. It's embarrassing and degrading.

Cvollers said he can't charge at home but still wants a less-than-full-size, single cab pickup, which I read as him not wanting an EV pickup, so I suggested what I see as the best ICEV pickup alternative. 21 MPG for a 310 HP non-turbo 3.8L V6 is actually pretty good within the class of midsized SUV/pickups.

The Frontier 4x2 long bed has a 21 gallon tank, so it recharges approximately 420 miles in 5 minutes vs. the Slate at 90 miles in 30 minutes, which pretty much sucks IMO.

I actually don’t need a pickup and I need better than 21 mpg. My eye is on the Civic Hatchback Sport Touring. About $34K. I test drove one and could not stop smiling.