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[OldMetal]

even at 28k, Ill believe it when I see it...still over a year and a half away...

We've all seen price creep with new rollouts that were promised at a low price point. I expect the 'blank' Slate will make it to market as it has Bezos' backing and Amazon will buy a bunch for specific fleet uses. What the eventual price point will be... I guess we'll find out. I won't be surprised if it is higher. But I put down $50 anyway.

 

[adam1991]

I'm looking at the trunk up front...looks like it would make an awesome cooler...$50, I'm in!

so, it's the new golf cart. Literally. Clubs in back, cooler in the front.

 

[adam1991]

We've all seen price creep with new rollouts that were promised at a low price point. I expect the 'blank' Slate will make it to market as it has Bezos' backing and Amazon will buy a bunch for specific fleet uses. What the eventual price point will be... I guess we'll find out. I won't be surprised if it is higher. But I put down $50 anyway.

a) of course it will be higher, but

b) you won't be able to buy the base truck at ANY price at launch, or within 3 years of launch. Mark my words.

We've all been through this kind of marketing smoke and mirrors before.

 

[Spartan]

Definitely will be a great little vehicle for those around town who do any type of maintenance work or home improvement stuff, fleet and those that want a simple customizable vehicle. Can see this really take off for modding.

I totally agree the biggest waste of $ is the infotainment/nav system.

Ford could take a few modular ideas from this for the Bronco.

 

[Imaginary Friend]

a) of course it will be higher, but

b) you won't be able to buy the base truck at ANY price at launch, or within 3 years of launch. Mark my words.

We've all been through this kind of marketing smoke and mirrors before.

Properly handled, it could be the next Model T.

But greed and reality will have a say.

 

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[9secondko]

Small. No range. No power. Looks like trash. Wouldn’t be surprised if the parts come from China and only assembled here. They say “designed and engineered” in the USA, but we all know the nuances of that.

overrall, it looks like a dud. But at least it appears to be heavily inspired by the bronco sport, so there’s that.

if I’m going to get an electric vehicle, it’s going to be one that’s established and a worthwhile drive. Not a glorified golf cart. But I can see this being beneficial as exactly that - a golf cart.

 

[Gluestick]

It’s like you didn’t even read what problem they were trying to solve.

“No range” you claim….or, had you read, it has 3x the average person’s daily mileage, providing ample range for around town activities given most folks will charge nightly. If you think you’re realistically and comfortably pouring yourself into that to drive from wherever you are to Key West, yeah it’s not designed for that.

Small? The website has a size comparison - it’s slightly shorter than a maverick (which is 4 dr) and a hair bigger than an ‘85 SR5 and longer than a 2dr jeep with the driver sitting further forward. Bigger in every dimension than a Kia soul. So size-wise, it seems to hit a home run on filling a gap left by every other manufacturer, as the maverick is the size of the old Ranger, the new Ranger is the size of an old F150, and a new F150 is enormous.

some people want a small, utilitarian maintenance free vehicle for convenience. Perfect size for taking trash out, picking up a new recliner or some stuff from the garden section or Home Depot. Fits in any parking spot and parking garage. Do I need to remember to change the oil or transmission fluids? No - I want something I don’t have to think about. It simply needs to be out of the way, and always work. Do I need it to look fancy or have fancy features? No that’s what the fun, larger and way more expensive vehicles are for.

 

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[vrtical]

This seems like a great idea, but I doubt the price will stay in this range, Ford hit it out of the park with the Maverick launch, but then we know how that went, Maverick is still decent price range but not what consumers really want/need. Its the same as the 21 Bronco Base Sasquatch 29k price point.

 

[freetors]

Is anybody having issues getting onto that slateforums website? It's getting blocked on chrome for me.

 

[CarmeloS]

If that gets approved, we should get Jimny's with more powerful engines as well

 

[JustWideman]

I reserved one!

My little write-up here
https://open.substack.com/pub/justw...n=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

 

[TheShark]

I reserved one!

My little write-up here
https://open.substack.com/pub/justw...n=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

So did I, I figured for $50 which is refundable what have I got to loose. I'll see how this plays out over time and if it looks decent I might just have a nice cheap around town vehicle.

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