Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen
Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen
Would you buy a truck this bare-bones?

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Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic.
Uhhh…
I was interested until I read that.
12 0 ReplyUmm... That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.
10 0 ReplyCustom injected plastic is cheap to replace? And aluminum doesnt rust... unless your driving around in acid. But honestly as long the bed is made from metal, i wouldnt care if the sides are whatever.
2 0 ReplyYou can heat it with a heatgun and bend it back into shape.
3 0 ReplyI suppose you can also just superglue the peices back when it shatters when you back into something in winter...
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No worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.
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...so the same as every other car for the last several decades?
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