Simple is good 👍
https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos
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Simple is great! Would prefer a stereo, or the ability to put in my own. If it has that, is easily repairable, and isn't a piece of shit, sounds like a deal!
You can install your own, from what it says in the article.
Too bad it doesn't come with a gas powered option. 😉
This is the first EV in a very long time that has appealed to me. With a decent, but not crazy, solar setup, you can have a handy task truck that costs very little to run.
I hope this becomes more of a trend, bare bones and affordable vehicles.
150 miles on the entry model.
Thats less than half what I get on my model y.
Needs to be 250 atleast
Lost me at 150 miles. Maybe there's a battery extender option, didn’t look further. Also, the “SUV” kit still only has two doors. Not useful for hauling a family around.
I currently drive an F150 from the 80s to go get my hay.
It's 7miles from me.
One day I'm gonna need a modern car to go along with my classic.
150miles without a way to power myself on the go does seem limiting - but I'm not sure if ever take an electric car for those ventures over my girl's Subaru.
The question I keep asking myself is do I need more than 2 seats & the back which I can get covered?
Peep these pics - I can even add seats that are removable if I wanted to.
https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g64576482/2027-slate-truck-revealed-gallery/
For battery health you want to drive it between 20% and 80%.
So for every day usability thats only 90 miles. And 20% batter degradation is fairly common. So more like, 72 miles per day for sure.
I've read that 80% stuff is bullshit & you can hit 90-95% consistently no problem - same degradation schedule.
I've also read that the bottom is more like 10-15%.
~125mi of not pushing it to the limits range.
Cordless power tools have had those restrictions in the past. Some have a problem where you have to fully drain and then fully charge on the first use for full capacity. Most of that stuff is no longer an issue either from fixing it or all the computer controls in them. Surly the EVs have computers that manage that stuff like tool and phone batteries.
Modern batteries are built to cycle a certain number of times.
Testing the upper limit 100% of the time could lead to faster degradation, but that fear is so overblown.
Charge to 90-95%, 100% if you're doing a long distance ride.
You’re discounting the fact that you can get 4 or these for the price of a cybertruck. Your whole family can play bumper cars with them on the streets.
Looks good, and if it truly around $20k can just pay cash for one instead of 72 month financing! 🙄😂 would be nice if they also made one that can be ran easily on wood gas instead of/in addition to electric, maybe for say $25-30k. Then I could choose whether to plug in or just chop some more wood. :)
150 miles is plenty for most people on most days. For me, could drive to work 43 miles on Monday and 43 miles home on Wednesday or Saturday and with no gasoline bill. Just use the wife’s hybrid Escape for trips to either of the closest two main metros since they are both 75+ miles each way… but, we rarely need to go that far.
Can you charge at work?
Don’t think so, but have two pallets of brand new (old stock) Solar panels… only about 70-75% called for in current plans for array. So, have maybe a dozen or so spares, can use array for Bitcoin mining also. Just gotta get it set up, many other projects though that also are high priority… and then there is the time needed, since still mining fiat as a trucker. ;-)