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Slate, a customizable EV pickup for $20k (electrek.co)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by paequ2@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Range

  • Small battery range: 240km
  • Big battery range: 385km

Motor

  • Motor: Single motor, rear wheel drive
  • Power: 150kW
  • Torque: 264Nm
  • 0-100km: 8s
  • Top speed: 145km/h

Dimensions

  • Bed length: 1.5m
  • Vehicle length: 4.4m
  • Vehicle height: 1.8m
  • Vehicle width: 1.8m

Comparison

  • 2025 Kia Niro length: 4.4m
  • 2025 Ford Maverick length: 5.1m
  • 1985 Toyota Pickup/Hilux length: 4.7m

Weights

  • Curb weight 1634kg
  • Max payload 650kg
  • Max towing 454kg

Charging

  • Port: NACS
  • Onboard charger: 11kW
  • Level 1 AC, 3.6kw, 20-100%: 11h
  • Level 2 AC, 11kW, 20-100%: under 5h
  • Level 3 DC, 120kW, 20-80%: under 30m

Safety

  • Traction Control
  • Electronic Stability Control
  • Forward Collision Warning
  • Automatic Emergency Braking
  • 2-stage Driver/Passenger Airbags
  • Full Length Side Curtain Airbags (Truck 2) (SUV 4)
  • Seat Side Airbags (2)
  • Backup Camera
  • Pedestrian Identification
  • Auto High Beam

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[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

What is up with those pickup trucks anyway? Why do so many people in the U.S. (and elsewhere) buy them?

Everything that you put in the back is subjected to weather and one of first additions people buy is a cover.

Compare that to a mini bus or transporter, you can transport as much or more than with a pickup truck, protected from weather, and you can add or remove chairs, if you need to transport people.

If you have a transporter, you can also much easier furnish the inside with racks etc, to improve space use.

[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Everyone seems to hate this thing based on marketing but I actually kind of liked the looks of it, sigh.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, what's wrong with it? It looks like a simple truck for around town use, and it's fairly cheap.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

My only deal breaker is the lack of 4x4. I love this truck, but I will not buy a truck without 4 wheel drive.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What do you need 4x4 in a truck this small for?

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Rwd is shit in the snow and other low traction environments. Also, just to take out in the woods and have fun beating it up overlanding.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Are you really going to take it into the woods with just two seats, mediocre suspension (likely, given the limited payload and towing), and limited range? Just get a Polaris side-by-side or something, they're built for that.

I get it, a cheap truck is appealing, but at this price target, it's going to make a lot of compromises. It should do fine in plowed roads (might need sandbags in the back though), so it'll probably be fine for around town use, which seems to be its target.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Yeah, lol, I probably would. Unless they do something weird, suspension and wheels can be upgraded, and they have a battery/range upgrade that can anso preclude the need for sand bags. But yeah, I probably would.

Also, a sxs needs a trailer and a truck to get to the woods, and I have nowhere to store a trailer and a sxs.

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Same. I would like to have a 4WD overland rig that doesn't pollute the air while I enjoy nature. Don't tell the guys over at !fuckcars@lemmy.world this but I kinda want a Rivian R1S but with a near $100K USD price tag, It's probably never going to happen. I'll just stick with eMTBs.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 18 hours ago

I love this thing too hell and back. This is exactly what I want in a car/truck.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cool but now I’m worried this is being spammed everywhere. New capitalism marketing at foot?

[–] trumpetmouth@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yea im already slightly tired of seeing this truck after the day(s) it's been promoted.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Really? This is the first place I've seen it. Then again, I use an ad blocker everywhere.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

I've seen it several times on Lemmy, Reddit, my news feed, my bloody RSS feed....etc

And I block ads., I don't see ads, but now social media in general is just half astroturfed ads.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Every news website is covering it. I think I've spotted most of 10 articles around the place.

The law of well-marketed unreleased goods dictates that this vehicle is not going to meet any of the promises mentioned in the articles. I hope to be proven wrong, but just like video games: don't pre-order, wait for it to come out and be reviewed.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, the only thing I've pre-ordered in the last few years is my Steam Deck. I think it's also generally a good idea to avoid gen 1 of pretty much everything.

[–] ArchaicHuman@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where’s the bullet point for Bezos? Hard pass if that shit bag is involved in anyway.

[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

He's a billionaire, and he's a normal billionaire at that. Investing is literally the only thing they do.

[–] MisterMoo@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

At least tell me there’s a DIN slot in the dashboard. As long as I can connect my phone via Bluetooth I’m good.

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Elon now bezo. Noice

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

150kWatt and a top speed of 145? That's kind of insane?

Wait a minute, mph not km/h I guess.

[–] paequ2@lemmy.today 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, 145km/h might be a liiitle under powered. I drive between 120km/h to 130km/h on the US interstates.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

How are you doing kph in the US?

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Squinting your eyes on the smaller numbers on the speedometer. I do it all the time!

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Be careful, you might get pulled over for doing kph instead of mph in the US.

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago

No imperialist (system) is going to stop me!

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

So you're saying your car is able to use mph when in the US? Fancy car!

Btw, I was trying to make a joke about mph being some different kind of "fuel" that's not compatible with kph, in case that wasn't clear.

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Very interesting, but please give me power windows and a dumb infotainment unit that does Android Auto/CarPlay. No Internet connection. No integration with the rest of the car.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Available as optional extras

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[–] commander@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Something like this I imagine I'd be happy with. A sedan/crossover and this. Wouldn't take it out the county. Just trips to hardware/gardening stores and moving furniture. More than enough range and speed to go to work too. Any long drive I'd probably get an Accord hybrid or something. 2 vehicle family

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

Same. We have two cars and three kids. One needs to be comfortable for longer trips, camping, etc, and the other just needs to go to work and back. This would be perfect for the second, and double as a furniture, garden stuff , dump, etc hauler around town.

I personally hate trucks, but this is in the price range and could be handy.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I struggle to understand the point of a truck that can only tow 500kg… that and such awful range. If the range were doubled this would be a great deal, but as is it’s just dead in the water.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago

That's because you're thinking of trucks used first and foremost for heavy duty "truck stuff." That is not the only market for trucks, at least in the US: https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume

According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling—putting something in the bed, its ostensible raison d’être—once a year or less.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

$20k with some cargo for a car is pretty good. If you need a F150, then you'll have to pay for one.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, are there any cars available in the US for just $20k? I'm pretty sure a base Mazda 3 was more than that when we bought ours five years ago (before the pandemic, and ours is a higher trim model). I don't think they're making the really small cars any more (like the Toyota Yaris).

Short version, I'm skeptical of this price point for even a small pickup. Great if they can do it.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Electric? Nothing under 20k that’s new. We had a Chevy Bolt on the market at 28k, but it’s discontinued now.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 1 points 36 minutes ago

I meant including gas.

Looks like there's one, the Nissan Versa.

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