Why Doug DeMuro Thinks the Slate Truck Will Fail

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I want a small EV pickup truck. Oh wait there are none until late 2026. To get the truck I will sell my MINI Cooper S EV. I love my MINI Cooper S EV (really a nice car) has trained me well. Owned it since Aug 2021. 100 miles of range..no issue.. Charging speed at DC fast charger does not matter I can count on one hand how often I have done that. And when I did fast charge the car it was fast enough. It is a 2 door and again I can count on one hand the number of folks that have sat in the back. I have a Mach-E for back seat use. Now with SLATE I will be able to go to the garden store and fill it with mulch and flowers and not worry about dirt. On the MINI which has a nice head unit (map stereo etc) I use CarPlay with music and mapping and….so don’t need another unused device.

If 2 door trucks don’t sell than why does Ford make a 2 door Ranger and a 2 door F150. The SLATE will be a fleet vehicle for sure.

What could worry SLATE investors is that Ford and GM could move quickly (relative term) modifying existing product and meet them head on. Until then and likely after I am keeping my reservation. These VLOG guys missed the market huge!
 

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Slate may pull off sales with a better than average warranty too
 
 
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