Was looking up info on the de dion axle

[atx_ev]

I found this video which is talking about the de dion axle in a the ford ranger ev that was made for a few years starting in 1998.

So then I started doing research on the ford ranger Ev and found this funny reddit thread where people are having the same debates we are having. This a little before the slate was announced.



The ford ranger Ev was a 2 door, 6ft bed truck. It cost 50K, about 100K in todays dollars.

At the same time there was also a chevy S10 EV.


Also if the slate doesnt make it, I think it will be interesting to a lot of people and enthusiasts will maintain it

 

[ScooterAsheville]

You just need one of two things to keep an orphan running forever. Infinite time. Or infinite money.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, and that Slate is a hit. That's not a bad thing to hope for, right?

 

[fuzzyweis]

I have a 2000 Ford Ranger electric, it has half the power and 1/3 the range of the Slate but it works fine. I debate updating its batteries or getting a Slate or just keeping it as is cause it does still work fine. I’ve got my reservation in but the Slate still has a lot of unknowns, we’ll see how this year goes.

 

[Johnny5]

I test drove one of those Rangers, as well as one of those Th!nk City cars. I liked em both but they were far over my budget at the time. The Th!nk was at a dealership in San Francisco.The sales guy REALLY REALLY wanted to help me buy a new Explorer pickup. He kept saying "A guy like you....." it was pretty funny after 5 minutes, it got old after 30.

 

[Johnologue]

I noticed a lot of similarities between the Ranger EV and the Slate Truck as well. I thought it was a bit tragic that it wasn't followed by a version on an EV-native platform (rather than a conversion).