Were you first drawn to the Slate itself or the headline price?

[Crazygutgut]

Looks cool/minimalist design/ customization

when I first saw it I thought that looks more like a new Bronco than the actual new Bronco. I mostly daily drive my 30 year old civic hatchback DX and the stripped down interior and manual window cranks of the slate truck puts off the same vibe but in a modern car. I have never owned a new car.

 

[BeachHead]

I believe it was the ‘Value’ proposition it offers. So it’s a combination of price and product that makes it attractive to me.

That's me also. It was the whole package that got my interest: anticipated price and anticipated product. Now, when it comes to decision time, we will see if the actual price and the actual product still make sense. Lots of time for either of those things to change enough that the value evaporates.

 

[bartflossom]

I selected "must have" simply because from the second I read about it, and then saw the intro video, I knew I must have it. I've wanted a small electric truck forever.

 

[AZFox]

As of now Minimalist Design is in the lead with Utility a close second.

Didn't expect that. It's encouraging.

 

[TikiCaster]

Minimalist Design, Value Prop, Price and I love the fact it is a 2-door! That is getting harder and harder to find!

 

[Susan]

I've been wanting a small 2 door electric truck for years. And the price seems to be right.

One thing I really don't want is a built in infotainment center that pushes ads, which I hear some automakers are doing. I really don't want to have to put an ad blocker in my car!

 

[SLATEchad]

Definitely the value proposition as others have said. I love the design (I’ve always enjoyed boxy SUV’s) and I love the idea of working on a car for fun projects with all the customization options as opposed to being on back with bloody knuckles and oil drilling all over me changing what web fluid is due this month. If they don’t keep the price down it will lose a lot of its appeal though. Hoping for $25k or less for the base, and $3k or less for the extended range battery. Lots of people I see keep saying there’s no way they keep the base price below $27 or even $30k, but I think Slate knows they don’t have a market if the price is too high.

 

[Luxrage]

• Looks cool
• Price
• Minimalist
• Customization

I'm one of those holdouts that pickups (and even some SUVs) should be two doors. Growing up we had nothing but coupes and two-door pickups, in highschool we all had two door coupes and two door trailblazers and the only SUVs I lusted over were Broncos, Navajos, 2-door Tahoes, etc. I just think they look better. Heck, one of the big selling points for me with the Element was that it looks like it's a two door.

I find my four-door Fit perfectly practical but from appearances... Let's just say it was runner up to a two-door Civic Si hatch that I couldn't find clean examples of!

I eat lunch in my car at work a lot and the idea of being able to run the AC without the engine on alone puts me on team EV, I just don't like round crossovers and don't want a Tesla due to their interiors.

Put a white spare tire cover on it, white text decal, and the white roof and it's good enough for me, welcome back Geo Tracker Jr.!