$24,950 SLATE Truck News & Info

[Propane Burning Man]

LMAO....the crotchety old guys passed on the Yugo back in the day and we are passing on this latest "bargain".

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[Pknopp]

I've got crank windows in my 1991 Camaro and when it randomly starts raining is it a pain, maybe. However I roll driver's side up first and have mastered reaching across while driving to roll the passenger window up. I've had burned out power windows before. While the crank might be inconvenient at times I kinda prefer them again tho, I'm old school and want a CD player in my Maverick to each their own

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[babytruk]

The Ford Dealer I bought my Maverick from also sold Mokes. They’ve been around forever. Totally customizable and gas or EV. Would have been cool and put golf carts in their place, but yikes they are expensive!
https://mokeamerica.com/

 

[El Kabong]

Crotchety old guy here. One issue I see for the Slate is that the folks who most could use a vehicle that starts at under $25k tend not to have access to dedicated EV charging.

If we were renting a home or apartment an EV or plug-in hybrid at any price becomes a more difficult sell.

E.g. between this and the upcoming Ford EV truck the idea of the Ford has more won over my wife who is thinking about something to replace her Golf because the Ford will certainly have more creature comforts (expect it to have a radio and power windows and expect it to have a trim level that includes heated seats), but we have the possibility to install a charger since we have our own home.

I think we won't pull the trigger in the next year anyway so we'll have to see.

 

[Blue_Max]

LMAO....the crotchety old guys passed on the Yugo back in the day and we are passing on this latest "bargain".

Uh ... pretty much everybody passed on the Yugo.

 

[MavStangVa]

Uh ... pretty much everybody passed on the Yugo.

Yes but did a Yugo pass anyone

 

[rlhdweman]

Uh ... pretty much everybody passed on the Yugo.

I think most of the running examples were bought up for the movie Drowning Mona!

 

[MavGeek]

Interesting. I’m not throwing my money at something like this but to each their own.

 

[Clarkdonbran]

The Slate is not for me, but the market needs affordable EVs.

 

[babytruk]

Uh ... pretty much everybody passed on the Yugo.

141651 over nearly 7 years. I went to see the intro at the Philly Auto show and the saleman couldn’t explain why somebody would buy one.
Brought to the US by Malcom’s Bricklin. Yea, “that” car. Also founded Subaru of America, introduce the Fiat X-19, introduced the e-bike in 1982, etc.
… and I thought DeLorean messed things up!

 

[MavStangVa]

I think most of the running examples were bought up for the movie Drowning Mona!

Although if you look close many of the vehicles were Chrysler omni/horizon models. Love that movie!!!!!

 

[Bob The Builder]

Crotchety old guy here. One issue I see for the Slate is that the folks who most could use a vehicle that starts at under $25k tend not to have access to dedicated EV charging.

If we were renting a home or apartment an EV or plug-in hybrid at any price becomes a more difficult sell.

E.g. between this and the upcoming Ford EV truck the idea of the Ford has more won over my wife who is thinking about something to replace her Golf because the Ford will certainly have more creature comforts (expect it to have a radio and power windows and expect it to have a trim level that includes heated seats), but we have the possibility to install a charger since we have our own home.

I think we won't pull the trigger in the next year anyway so we'll have to see.

Not many EV chargers in the "Projects", right? If there were, what would go first the Slate or the Charger? Asking for a friend.

 

[MavGeek]

The Slate is not for me, but the market needs affordable EVs.

Is it affordable though? That’s the argument.

 

[Mareys]

Would love just crank windows but a Radio is a must!! Doesnt have to be fancy with sub woofers but to me a radio is very important and no i dont have one of those fancy phones to plug in and send songs through the screen info center, just give me a basic radio with 6 presets if possible (boomer here)

 

[710-oil-614]

You can also read about it here, and here...

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/24-950-slate-truck-news-info.65494/

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...tion-25k-slate-ev-truck-coming-in-2026.64990/

But we can never have enough threads where a bunch of crotchety old guys tell us how they aren't interested in something.

LOL.....guilty.

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