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SLATE Truck revealed as modular SUV & Pickup. Priced under $20K after incentive
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House GOP Votes To Kill Federal EV Tax Credit
Oh well, so much for the under $20k price for the Slate truck
Still needs to be passed by the Senate then signed into law
https://fordauthority.com/2025/05/house-gop-votes-to-kill-federal-ev-tax-credit/
Oh well, so much for the under $20k price for the Slate truck
Still needs to be passed by the Senate then signed into law
https://fordauthority.com/2025/05/house-gop-votes-to-kill-federal-ev-tax-credit/
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I am very anti-EV, but with/without the subsidy I’d be tempted with the Slate for an “around town” vehicle. Really like the size, looks, and “bare bones” setup.
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$28,000 for maybe $15,000 worth of truck from a group more concerned about design and marketing than just engineering a useful, practical small truck. Hard pass. Don't even get me started about it being BEV-only.
Repeal the Chicken Tax and import the IMZ 0, that's what we really want. For about $13K less than a Slate, and less disposable.
Repeal the Chicken Tax and import the IMZ 0, that's what we really want. For about $13K less than a Slate, and less disposable.
IMV 0?
Slate Truck works for me as a 2nd vehicle for in-town use, put my $50 down awhile ago. I prefer less complex vehicles especially not fond of excess electronics in modern vehicles (and I’m an EE).
However at its $27,500 announced price (while I’ll wait to see what the actual price becomes), I doubt I’d want to purchase at that price for the value provided
“IMV 0, a budget-friendly pickup truck from Toyota, is not available in the U.S. due to the higher cost of meeting U.S. regulations and potential tariffs. However, it is available in other global markets, including Mexico, where it's sold as the Hilux Champ. The IMV 0 is priced around $10,000 and is built on the Toyota IMV platform.”
Thanks for the correction. Either fat-fingered or early-onset oldtimers. Take your pick.
Having watched this particular dance for a good fifteen years now, I honestly don't see Slate as a serious platform or company. This looks more like another Jeff Bezos' vanity project than anything.
Now, if they were truly serious about market penetration & disruption, they'd introduce it with a nice little 1.2L - 1.5L three-banger. Way simpler to implement, they could move 200-250K units per year easy at $15-$18K (basically cost, making the real money on accessories and "modules") with no barriers in any part of the US, as opposed to BEV which has serious drawbacks from an infrastructure point of view. Maybe even a hybrid . That would give them plenty of breathing room to get the limited market BEV variant either ironed out properly ('cause it sure as hell won't be in year 1) or out of their system.
No way I'll own an EV until they move off Lithium. Ghastly shit in every respect from mining to ultimate disposal. Sodium Ion is still a good 15 years or more before it reaches the tipping point in replacing Lithium. I'll likely be pushin' up daisies before that happens. Along with putting solar on my roof, there's no upside for me in either.
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