Simplicity!

[E90400K]

Yes, I know those cheap ICEs exist, but I am in the market for a simple affordable 2 door pickup truck.
The Slate gets bonus points because it will be easy for me to reconfigure it as I wish.

Understood, so am I, but the sustainability of Slate is dependent upon the market acceptance of the Slate's idea to more than us here on the forum.

 

[Imhotep]

Yeah. So, is the 9-peice-part door a 1-part assembly or in the 600-part count? And compared to say a Ranger, with a 20-piece part count door assembly...?

I would say it depends on how (if?) it arrives from the supplier. Everything pre-assembled counts as one. That’s how it works at the factory I work at, but I will not claim to be an expert in the automotive industry.

 

[Sparkie]

Understood, so am I, but the sustainability of Slate is dependent upon the market acceptance of the Slate's idea to more than us here on the forum.

Yup.
I balance my minor concerns regarding Slate's long term sales and production over a naive hope in 3 possibilities:

1. Slate's fleet sales will overshadow individual sales to consumers like me
2. Some non-EV auto maker will purchase Slate as a new division to their existing ICE portfolio (a company like Mazda)
3. That a simplified EV pickup DIY niche market can somehow continue despite low volume -- similar to how we still have motorcycle makers surviving today.

I wonder what I will think of myself when I re-read my post 3 years from now.