cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/electricvehicles/p/2162853/usa-slate-s-new-electric-truck-will-cost-slightly-more-than-24950
Range is said to be 205 mi (330 km), higher than the original estimate. This price is for the basic truck. The SUV configuration is expected to be $5000 more.
Tiny wiener trucks can rot in hell. Any advantages from electric engines are killed effectively by the insane weight, and people get killed even more effectively by these monsters and their obnoxious asshole drivers.
The Slate is 3600 pounds, which is 800 pounds less than the average car or truck in 2024, and a whole ton less than the F-250
I’m going to give the person you responded to the benefit of the doubt that they were talking about the electric Silverado and F-150, not this Slate truck. An even better comparison is the Ford Maverick Hybrid, which weighs 3856 pounds, so this is 250 pounds less than a comparably sized hybrid. The Maverick XL with gas engine is 3650 pounds, and this still beats that.
I appreciate you comparing like with like, but I have the feeling “tiny weiner trucks” imply a certain engine type, minimum size, and visibility requirements
The funny thing is, I think this truck looks visibly closer to a tiny wiener than trucks that imply the driver has a tiny wiener.
You know what kills a lot of people? A collapse of the biosphere.
Sounds like someone’s got a tiny wiener himself
If you say so buddy. Oversize trucks are still almost exclusively for showing off and pissing off snow flake lefties or something, too bad these evs can’t do coal rolling eh?
This is the exact fucking polar opposite of an oversize truck. It’s nearly identical in size to a compact pickup from the '90s.
Would you buy one if they could?
I can put a fog machine on any vehicle if I want it too do that. Currently the fluid is generally white, but I’m sure for a few $$$ they will make me a colored fluid with any color I want. Also I many offensive scents are an option as well (again, probably not available, but for $$$ you can get it) The people who like to “roll coal” are more than willing to spend the $$$ needed so there is likely a market if you want to go into that business.
Personally I consider my trucks for working hard not show. I won’t be doing this because my truck isn’t supposed to draw attention to itself - and with the antiques I’m towing it can’t complete anyway. (Trucks are also female so those hangers are wrong)
Hell no, I hate those monsters. They’re a traffic danger too.
Unlike those big wiener 2 ton oversized trucks obviously. I guess both can be equally as dangerous depending on the driver.
More Slates than Silverados will be powered by coal.
I wouldn’t bet on that - the Silverado EV looks nice on the spec sheet (except no android auto/car play - GM needs to be beat up for this every time their cars are mentioned) and you can get it today. 3X the cost of the Slate, but if you need a truck it is more than 3x the Slate for being a real truck (much larger tow capacity, bigger bed)