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Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck

10 points by jermaustin1 1y ago

damnitbuilds 1y ago
Modular, so easily maintainable, customisable and upgradable. Like a Frame laptop ! Want !
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carlosjobim 1y ago
Better link: https://www.slate.auto/en https://www.slate.auto/en
tocs3 1y ago
It looks nice. If I were in the market for a new truck/car it would be at the top of the list to look at. I wounder, as a Bezos backed endeavor, how connected is it going to be? That is something I do not really like about the newer cars.
tzs 1y ago
Earlier (by about 7 hours) submission with many comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43789807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43789807 That submission is to an ArsTechnia article.
- ytpete 1y ago
  Also this one with even more comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794284 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794284
sameasiteverwas 1y ago
I hope they make it to market. Looks like a great replacement for my 2000s Ford Ranger. I'm also eyeing Edison Motors. They're working on an electric retrofit kit for pickups. https://edisonmotors.ca/trucks/edison-pickup-kit/ https://edisonmotors.ca/trucks/edison-pickup-kit/ I wish someone would do a cheap Telsa roadster with modern tech. A street legal electric gocart.
constantcrying 1y ago
It is an interesting idea, but there is obviously a lot which can go wrong here. Can you actually build an EV like that, conforming to all regulations, with significant cost reduction? Do people actually want less screens or do they just say that? Is customization a road to profitability?(VWs ID.1 concept has a similar idea to lower entry price, by making several upgrades user installable, so they can be bought over time. This is obviously a US only car and the US is very lacking in EV adoption. Will this sell in significant numbers? Can you actually make it cheaply? Rivian is notoriously unprofitable and making cheap cars is, far, far harder than making expensive cars.

10 points by jermaustin1 1y ago

damnitbuilds 1y ago

Modular, so easily maintainable, customisable and upgradable. Like a Frame laptop ! Want !

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carlosjobim 1y ago

Better link: https://www.slate.auto/en https://www.slate.auto/en

tocs3 1y ago

It looks nice. If I were in the market for a new truck/car it would be at the top of the list to look at. I wounder, as a Bezos backed endeavor, how connected is it going to be? That is something I do not really like about the newer cars.

tzs 1y ago

Earlier (by about 7 hours) submission with many comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43789807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43789807 That submission is to an ArsTechnia article.

ytpete 1y ago
Also this one with even more comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794284 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794284

sameasiteverwas 1y ago

I hope they make it to market. Looks like a great replacement for my 2000s Ford Ranger. I'm also eyeing Edison Motors. They're working on an electric retrofit kit for pickups. https://edisonmotors.ca/trucks/edison-pickup-kit/ https://edisonmotors.ca/trucks/edison-pickup-kit/ I wish someone would do a cheap Telsa roadster with modern tech. A street legal electric gocart.

constantcrying 1y ago

It is an interesting idea, but there is obviously a lot which can go wrong here. Can you actually build an EV like that, conforming to all regulations, with significant cost reduction? Do people actually want less screens or do they just say that? Is customization a road to profitability?(VWs ID.1 concept has a similar idea to lower entry price, by making several upgrades user installable, so they can be bought over time. This is obviously a US only car and the US is very lacking in EV adoption. Will this sell in significant numbers? Can you actually make it cheaply? Rivian is notoriously unprofitable and making cheap cars is, far, far harder than making expensive cars.