Who’s Reserving the Slate EV: Everyday Americans, Young Professionals, New Drivers, Contemporary Seniors, Auto Enthusiasts

[Daemoch]

• Unless someone else makes a car purpose built for people to work on and mod themselves, I don't see a real competitor.
• You want cheap? Stop buying new things. Buy something off a lease at least.
• If the warranty and service stations is the big concern, then a DIY vehicle is probably not the best fit for you, even new.
• If range is the concern, then maybe stick with gas.
• If you want to haul a boat/trailer/etc with some actual weight, again, its not for that.

It's not "competing against a Maverick" as I see it. It's competing for those buyers who otherwise would be stuck buying a Maverick or a Tesla or an old B2000 or Ranger or Tacoma or similar because thats the best current offering for what they want/need and don't have any other choices.

Offer me a brand new Subaru Brat with a catalogue of options I can go back and addon anytime I want later, give it a well documented and publicly available build out manual with all the specs and diagrams and how-tos (Chiltons/Haynes, but factory authorized), and throw in an official embrace of 3rd party (aftermarket) support..... Yah, now we have a competitor. Then my big decision is "gas or electric?"

Just cause its electric or cheap doesn't qualify it as 'competition' for/to everybody.

 

[Daemoch]

Name one other vehicle we can go out and buy that we can mod the crap out of as idiot 20 somethings, then get married and start a family and turn into a respectable transportation/grocery getter, then change again to use to haul junk as we move into a bigger house with 2 kids and a dog. And when we are done with it we can swap out for some new panels, seats, and a new wrap and get some decent curb appeal on the resell or trade in.

Cause I dont see another car I can do that with.

 

[KevinRS]

They said "just under $20,000 with the $7,500 tax credit".

If the price was $25,000 they would have said "just under $17,500 with the $7,500 tax credit", instead.

They never said "Just" under 20k, it was only "under 20k" which is a nice round number. Somehow you are equating "under 20k" with "20k exactly, no rounding up, locked in price".
Since the credit went away, it's been "Mid-20s" and I wouldn't call 27,500 "mid" 20s. They may be cutting a bit more margin to keep it "Mid" but I do expect it to actually be under 27k even if that is before a destination fee and taxes and registration. Hopefully they keep the destination and any other fees to a minimum. Of course this is all out the window if something happens like steel prices or battery prices etc shooting up.