Take that Cybertruck, Slates Small Analog EV truck

[Brad]

Slate Auto Unveils Refreshingly Simple And Small Two-Seat Electric Truck Designed To Be Customized, Starting Under $27,500

Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/1843154/slate-auto-electric-truck-suv-customizable-design-specs-details/

American Made too.  More...

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/bezos-backed-slate-auto-debuts-analog-ev-pickup-truck-that-is-decidedly-anti-tesla/

[Travoli]

I created a reservation. We'll see what happens!

[littleman]

I honestly like the design quite a bit.  This seems like a smart approach to me -- very much in the opposite direction of a Cybertruck.

[Brad]

They hit two vehicle segments with the same chassis: light truck and SUV, right from the start.

Also how many times have we talked about wanting a small pickup truck?  Well this is it.

[littleman]

>Well this is it.

Right, small, simple and inexpensive.  Time will show if it is reliable and serviceable.

[rcjordan]

>analog

AFAIK, the last analog-ish pickup in the US market was the Nissan Frontier.  I had old-school super-mechanic friends (antique RV clubs) actively pursuing the last model year sold before Nissan screwed them up by going digital.     

[Brad]

Related:

Little Trucks Are Quietly Taking Over the U.S. Car Market

https://news.yahoo.com/news/autos/little-trucks-quietly-taking-over-182700531.html

[grnidone]

Sidenote:
The 1985 Toyota SR5 Xtra Cab that was in the Back to the Future movie

I looked it up, and even with over 200K miles they run anywhere from 10K to 20K. And if it looks like the one in the movie: 30K

I've always wanted a pickup that was that size. I think they could sell the hell out of those.

[rcjordan]

Slate Auto crosses 100,000 refundable reservations in two weeks | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/slate-auto-crosses-100000-refundable-reservations-in-two-weeks/

[Brad]

Impressive.

They have the design down, now they have to deliver product, price and dependability.

[rcjordan]

And as Musk reminded Rivian and others; Scale up production. That's hard to do.