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I’m not sure what you mean. The 2025 F150 starts at $39k. https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/ https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/

garciasn 1y ago
This isn’t a F150; it’s a mini with a bed. They’re apples to oranges.
kotaKat 1y ago
Slate is targeting mid-twenties and has over 70+ prototypes vehicles on the road. Last I checked Telo has... one prototype? Telo's doomed, anyways.
- revnode 1y ago
  Slate is ugly and not nearly as functional. Predicting who is doomed at this point is silly. But there will be a small electric truck soon, which is nice.
- kennywinker 1y ago
  Slate: $27k, 150 mile range Telo: $41k 350 mile range Slate: 2 door with bed, or 4 door no bed. Telo: 4 door with bed. I’d hardly say telo isn’t a viable option compared to slate. Anyway what really matters is if any of these companies can get a vehicle to market, and at what price point. I’m not about to buy an imaginary car, and neither are you. Fwiw if they were for sale i would strongly consider buying a telo. It looks perfect for my needs - slate less so, but if they’re all that’s available i’d strongly consider it
  - chipsa 1y ago
    I don’t think slate has a four door option. It’s still two door, but with a rear seat that you can clamber into after pushing the front seat forward.
    - kennywinker 1y ago
      Oh! Yes that’s true! I thought at first glance the ones with an enclosed back seat had doors but it looks like they don’t.
- baby_souffle 1y ago
  > Last I checked Telo has... one prototype? As of OpenSauce last month, they had 3 that were roadworthy. I think the company is 15 people big so it would be odd if they had a fleet with mfgr/prototype plates. They were cagey on their manufacturing strategy but I got the sense that it'll be mostly contract manufacturing. I think slate is trying to keep as much in-house as possible and that means saying "no" to some design decisions that would require a step-up in terms of manufacturing capabilities. E.G.: Composite panels are a hell of a lot cheaper to make than stamped metal panels so slate isn't going to contract the metal stamping out.
jakelazaroff 1y ago
And if you want it to be electric, it starts at $55k: https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150-lightning/ https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150-lightning/

garciasn 1y ago

This isn’t a F150; it’s a mini with a bed. They’re apples to oranges.

kotaKat 1y ago

Slate is targeting mid-twenties and has over 70+ prototypes vehicles on the road. Last I checked Telo has... one prototype? Telo's doomed, anyways.

revnode 1y ago
Slate is ugly and not nearly as functional. Predicting who is doomed at this point is silly. But there will be a small electric truck soon, which is nice.
kennywinker 1y ago
Slate: $27k, 150 mile range Telo: $41k 350 mile range Slate: 2 door with bed, or 4 door no bed. Telo: 4 door with bed. I’d hardly say telo isn’t a viable option compared to slate. Anyway what really matters is if any of these companies can get a vehicle to market, and at what price point. I’m not about to buy an imaginary car, and neither are you. Fwiw if they were for sale i would strongly consider buying a telo. It looks perfect for my needs - slate less so, but if they’re all that’s available i’d strongly consider it
- chipsa 1y ago
  I don’t think slate has a four door option. It’s still two door, but with a rear seat that you can clamber into after pushing the front seat forward.
  - kennywinker 1y ago
    Oh! Yes that’s true! I thought at first glance the ones with an enclosed back seat had doors but it looks like they don’t.
baby_souffle 1y ago
> Last I checked Telo has... one prototype? As of OpenSauce last month, they had 3 that were roadworthy. I think the company is 15 people big so it would be odd if they had a fleet with mfgr/prototype plates. They were cagey on their manufacturing strategy but I got the sense that it'll be mostly contract manufacturing. I think slate is trying to keep as much in-house as possible and that means saying "no" to some design decisions that would require a step-up in terms of manufacturing capabilities. E.G.: Composite panels are a hell of a lot cheaper to make than stamped metal panels so slate isn't going to contract the metal stamping out.

jakelazaroff 1y ago

And if you want it to be electric, it starts at $55k: https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150-lightning/ https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150-lightning/