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USA: Slate's New Electric Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than $24,950
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this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2026
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The overall point I’m getting here is that yes, that’s a fine expectation to have. But do you really need a King Ranch Super Duty just to go to the airport twice a year?
Thats the trouble with private vehicles in a nutshell. Sit idle for 95% of the time, and we need to buy models that are capable for the 1% of the drives we might want to do in a year.
Maybe if you don't know how to rent a car...
Sure they do, but then complain about aFFoRdAbIlIty when a tank is $250.
That's a false dichotomy.
I've been driving an S10 for decades. Yeah, it's a little bit 20th century, it makes 18mpg out of a large, slow, primitive V6. It's great for small truck missions, it's reasonable for long hauls, and I can expect to go THIS far on THIS much gas.
Not far on a lot of gas.