A $20k electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/amazon-backed-startup-wants-to-sell-a-bare-bones-ev-truck-for-20000/

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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 26 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I would buy one, were it not for 2 major problems:

  • There's no way it's going to cost $20k with the Trump tariffs in place
  • Slate Auto, the reportedly Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup - yeah... I'm not giving my money to fucking Bezos.
zgasma@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Exactly my two issues.

I was so excited for a split second. I'm tired of every damn EV starting over $50k because they have to cram in every stupid feature dreamed up in the marketing department, but Bezos? Fuck that guy.

ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The one EV I would have bought is the Kalashnikov CV-1. The fact that it was just a concept car, and from Russia, were a bit of a problem. But as square wild-looking electric cars go, I would have sprung for that one.

zgasma@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y

For sure. That looks like it could have been a lot of fun!

crt0o@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y

Omg that thing looks gorgeous, it's a shame the company is owned by bezos

njm1314@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Honestly electric windows are just one more thing to break in my opinion.

Reddfugee42@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y

Weird