Slate's New Affordable Electric Pickup Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than the Reported $24,950
www.caranddriver.com
The bare-bones Blank Slate's base price will rise to over $25,000 once its mandatory destination fee is finalized.
  • VinegarChunks@lemmus.orgEnglish
    222·
    6 days ago

    This sounds nice for someone who needs a truck. But I have lots of kids. Why can’t I get an EV minivan for under $50k?

      • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        5 days ago

        The Chinese government is subsidizing the cost of their EVs. They are smart enough to realize that’s the future and want people hooked on them as the supplier. So, yeah it can be done cheaply if you own the entire supply chain and receive government subsidies.

        • KatakiY@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I want a people’s van.

          Really tho you’d think that vw would be making an easy to maintain ev version of their Volkswagen van instead of targeting 60k+

    • Zephyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      Maybe not a minivan but I’m pretty sure you can configure this with a lot more seats for not too much more and that’s until after market parts become a thing.

    • 0x0@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      4 days ago

      But I have lots of kids. Why can’t I get an EV minivan for under $50k?

      I think you can get a vasectomy for less than that. Unless you’re murican, in which case, condoms maybe… if they’re legal in your state.