Slate: The Everything Truck (Fortune Interview)

[cadblu]

Video of Fortune interview:

https://fortune.com/videos/watch/the-everything-truck/2937ad65-f462-4439-94aa-340ebbcc6f5b.




Newly released interview conducted by Fortune Magazine and the Slate team regarding 3rd party opportunities and the value proposition that Slate promises to deliver.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

Enjoyed watching it. Not a lot of news. But I took away a few things. One that made me happy is that they're reconsidering the battery - I was not even remotelyy impressed with 150 miles range. Another was that they don't necessarily choose the cheapest solution for everything, but rather the value solution.

I have more questions than answers about Slate. Patience is a virtue. I'm sure the answers will be forthcoming over the next year. My read is that Slate is not giving us those answers because Slate does not yet have those answers.

I do find the comparison of the Slate to the $50,000 average transaction price for a new vehicle in the USA to be absolute BS. That comparison should be to a Maverick or a Santa Cruz. A $27,000 Slate sounds really good compared to something that costs $50,000. I'm not so sure it's such a great comparison to a far better equipped $27,000 Maverick - which I've been driving for three years now.

 

[Sandman614]

Enjoyed watching it. Not a lot of news. But I took away a few things. One that made me happy is that they're reconsidering the battery - I was not even remotelyy impressed with 150 miles range. Another was that they don't necessarily choose the cheapest solution for everything, but rather the value solution.

I have more questions than answers about Slate. Patience is a virtue. I'm sure the answers will be forthcoming over the next year. My read is that Slate is not giving us those answers because Slate does not yet have those answers.

I do find the comparison of the Slate to the $50,000 average transaction price for a new vehicle in the USA to be absolute BS. That comparison should be to a Maverick or a Santa Cruz. A $27,000 Slate sounds really good compared to something that costs $50,000. I'm not so sure it's such a great comparison to a far better equipped $27,000 Maverick - which I've been driving for three years now.

You mean the $27000 Maverick that doesn't exist any more?