Except the company belongs to Jeff Bezos, so no thanks.

Headline is misleading and assumes the government is going to subsidize production. The initial, and likely optimistic price is $28k.

How much will the 240 mile extended range battery cost? That's going to be just about mandatory to make the thing useful. You don't typically fast charge past 80%, and start looking for a charger when you get down to 25%, so the effective range of the 150 mile battery is actually only 83 miles (150 * 0.55).

That aesthetic, of highlighting rather than hiding battle scars, is key to the Slate ethos.

I wonder how the owners will feel about the scars on their truck when a plastic body panel cracks and they need to caulk it back together?

Perfect idea, wrong asshole involved

I would buy it in a second. It ticks every box on my want list. I don't think I'll need another vehicle when it comes out, but hopefully it - or something similar - is available when the time comes.

We need more cheap, good vehicles for the masses, or way better public transport. Until then the divide between those with cars, and those without, gets bigger and bigger. Also, I can crank my own windows up and down and manually lock my doors as well.

I don't even like trucks, but the plain interior, ev qualities, and low price is very attractive. I hope they make a kei van version, or a sedan/crossover. A smaller vehicle could be a really interesting proposition for city use.

That's not a truck, that's a render though. And not even a good one (look at the windows).

Not crazy about the plastic body or the range but definitely interested. Lord knows there's not any other options in that price range. Not in the US anyway.

Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic.

Uhhh…

I was interested until I read that.

The truck will have speakers (speaker ports? Rail?) Along the front dash and glove box area.

The SUV variant is weird because it is a two door and the windows do not roll down. Think 2 door sedan.

20k after federal incentives is a deceptive way to say 28k.

The business concept sounds solid IF there is a market.

I want it.

This is basically my dream truck. Small, basic and flexible platform that has user modification and repair built into the design. It's also can be converted between truck and SUV. I'm cautiously optimistic and if it makes it to market under 30k with the presented vision, I will be buying one.

How much would it be with a stereo and some paint?

Similar sized large Chinese electric carts (super golf) with a quarter the speed and half the range start at 3k which is 10% of this price before incentives.

I can't believe it takes 10x to get to street rated and sellable in the US