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A $20,000 electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto. (arstechnica.com)

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In one of the strangest launches we’ve seen in a while, Slate Auto, the reportedly Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, unveiled its first EV, the Slate Truck. Notably, the vehicle is capable of a claimed 150 miles (241 km) of range at a starting price of less than $20,000, assuming federal clean vehicle tax credits continue to exist.

Slate caused a lot of social media froth when it parked a pair of styling concepts (not functional vehicles) in Venice, California, advertising bizarre fake businesses. Today, the company unveiled the vehicle to the press at an event near the Long Beach Airport.

You wanted a bare-bones EV? Here it is.

The Blank Slate, as the company calls it, is "all about accessible personalization" and includes a "flat-pack accessory SUV Kit" that turns the truck from a pickup into a five-seat SUV and another that turns it into an "open air" truck. The aim, according to a spokesperson for Slate Auto, is to make the new vehicle repairable and customizable while adhering to safety and crash standards.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Good concept, of they can deliver on it. We need more inherently repairable and simple vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Not giving my $ to BezosTruck

[–] Galapagon 2 points 3 weeks ago

A bit light on the range I'd say. Everything else sounds cool though!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh wow what a genius that Jeff Bezos is

(I'm convinced any new tech that's worth a shit will very likely get co-opted by an oligarch, they have way too much reach not to get their grubby fucking fingers into every possible innovation moving forward. They will will also get outsized credit for the invention and success of the products)