Starting with a blank Slate
Greetings. While in L.A. last fall for the auto show, I got an invite to go check out Slate's upcoming electric Truck, my first time seeing it in person. Fast-forward to this summer, now that we know the official pricing and some specs about Slate Auto's new Truck, I have a few quick, off-the-cuff takes...most of them good! I've been getting lots of questions and requests for comments from various outlets on this so here we go. Remember, I'm a shameless optimist in life. First and foremost, let's address the elephant in the room...it's a very niche vehicle aimed at a very niche target buyer. There's nothing wrong with that at all, but it is an obstacle that Slate will have to overcome. Not only is the crop of EV buyers rather small, the crop of EV pickup buyers is tinier, and the crop of two-door EV pickup buyers even more petite. Should it have four doors? Absolutely, and I'm sure it's in the pipeline, but from what I've seen in videos...getting...