The Trump administration released new fuel economy standards on Monday, relaxing regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
Same, I’d like to not have to pay 50K+ for EV sedan and 100K+ for a giant, extra heavy EV truck that can’t haul shit, then again, I can’t even find a decent ICE small truck in the US that isn’t geared toward pavement princess drivers.
I was looking at the new Slate truck and that at least looks somewhat promising but I’m not exactly holding breath given how these new EV companies operate and wish they’d offer a long bed for lumber.
I was looking at the new Slate truck and that at least looks somewhat promising
Yeah, the Slate is interesting. The fact that it doesn’t have a massive infotainment screen is itself enough to keep me intrigued. I’m not an early adopter, though. I’m going to see how their first model run goes, at least.
After being a model 3 early adopter, I concur about not doing that again. I’ll be waiting at least two to three years from the first delivery before I look to buy it.
I too feel similarly, but electric engines aren’t exactly new tech. Idk what battery composition they’re using but that’s probably the only iffy part to me if they are innovating anything there
If the base model is truly simple, it’s probably gonna be an alright product
Bezos is a investor in the company but not in charge of the company.
From: wikipedia
Slate raised at least $111 million in Series A financing, including an undisclosed amount from Bezos. Slate then raised $600 million in 2024 from Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, Jeff Bezos, and General Catalyst, a venture capital firm.[5] In mid-2026, the company said it had completed a $650m series C investment round, which took its total capital raised to $1.4bn.[6]
Same, I’d like to not have to pay 50K+ for EV sedan and 100K+ for a giant, extra heavy EV truck that can’t haul shit, then again, I can’t even find a decent ICE small truck in the US that isn’t geared toward pavement princess drivers.
I was looking at the new Slate truck and that at least looks somewhat promising but I’m not exactly holding breath given how these new EV companies operate and wish they’d offer a long bed for lumber.
Yeah, the Slate is interesting. The fact that it doesn’t have a massive infotainment screen is itself enough to keep me intrigued. I’m not an early adopter, though. I’m going to see how their first model run goes, at least.
After being a model 3 early adopter, I concur about not doing that again. I’ll be waiting at least two to three years from the first delivery before I look to buy it.
New vehicle from a new company -hard pass. Even legacy makers can’t seem to make a reliable new model.
I too feel similarly, but electric engines aren’t exactly new tech. Idk what battery composition they’re using but that’s probably the only iffy part to me if they are innovating anything there
If the base model is truly simple, it’s probably gonna be an alright product
We’ll see though, totally conjecture on my part
Isn’t Bezos behind slate?
Bezos is a investor in the company but not in charge of the company.
From: wikipedia
Bezos also invested in Rivian, Amazon owns 12%.
Maverick?
Only in a crew cab and compact bed. Just not what I want in a truck.