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USA: Slate's New Electric Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than $24,950 (www.caranddriver.com)
submitted 1 day ago by tychosmoose@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Rural people, as in the folks who actually have a use for pickups. As it so happens, it is about 200 miles round-trip to my nearest airport/major city, so if this were my vehicle, I'd have to take a charge break when picking someone up/dropping them off at the airport, or making a shopping run, or going to a concert/special event, or seeing a medical specialist. And I'm not even that far off the beaten path; I have family for whom the one-way drive to their nearest major city/airport is over 200mi. Plus if you're hauling anything, I'd imagine that range goes down quick.

[–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 4 points 16 hours ago

That 200mi estimate is based on driving around 30-40 mph

You can expect like 140 miles of range at highway speeds

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I live in Wyoming so I understand rural, however we are not the only folks with a "real" use for trucks. Plenty of reasons for a townie to own one.

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

My point was more that a pickup's core demographic live in places where range is absolutely a consideration. Some city folks do have good reason to own a pickup, but for most it's an aesthetic/image thing. Which, given the environmental/traffic safety consequences of driving a larger vehicle than necessary, is plenty deserving of judgement imo.