Initially available to fleet customers only, unfortunately.

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[–] 42 points 18 hours ago (16 children)

Max speed 25 mph. Slate truck seems better.

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  • [–] 26 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

    $5 says its some arbitrary governor limiting the speed that people will quickly figure out how to defeat.

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  • [–] 10 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

    I didn't believe you at all so I searched and

    Its maximum speed will be 25 miles per hour.

    What in the @#%^

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago* (2 children)

    I think we are more likely to see people buying the Subaru Sambar in its truck or van version. Think they go like 75mph

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    A dude in town has a lovely little Honda but I don't know what that model is called. One day I'll catch him out in it and ask permission to be incredibly @#%^ing annoying about it/ask for a ride in it.

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  • Alright, you do you friend and we will always appreciate you. I haven't seen the comments after is there is, if not I'll say you are free to speak your words here. Fuck ass tits. Lol. Say what you want and be free. Love you because you are beautiful. If you don't like saying those words, that's you and also cute : )

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  • [–] 9 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

    The fleet versions are being limited to comply with a federal speed regulation.

    My hope is that the public versions simply have no such requirement.

    Personally I'd rather have a kei truck than a Slate. The former is likely to be cheaper, avoids issues with electric charging infrastructure near me, and doesn't support Bezos.

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  • [–] 4 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

    Plus the dirty secret is Slate is mostly a Chinese EV.

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  • [–] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    So are many legacy "American" vehicles when you actually get to the parts level. We don't produce anything anymore, haven't for decades.

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  • [–] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah at that point it's just a slightly more substantial side-by-side 4 wheeler

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  • [–] 2 points 14 hours ago

    Which is something very useful in a lot of situations where speeds are that slow to start with, like tight city streets. The bed sides folding down for side access would be great in a lot of situations too.

    Definitely utility design for small and slow areas instead of just being a small pickup.

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  • [–] 18 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

    Nice to see them coming, but the "Federal Safety Requirements Applicable to a Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV)" compliance apparently means use on public roads with a posted top speed of 35MPH.

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  • [–] 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

    25mph

    edit: top speed of 25, looks like I completely misread. d'oh.

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  • [–] 14 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    We have tons of kei trucks and vans here in Hawai’i. Pretty sure they’re not limited to 25mph. And the fact that they’re not releasing an EV version tells me that this is just a stunt. Hopefully it’s effective enough to drop the size of trucks though

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  • [–] 7 points 13 hours ago

    Basically since those are 25 years old, they are imported under a different set of rules compared to these cars.

    Basically everything above 25 years old doesn't have to meet fmvss regs if it's imported.

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago

    this is just a stunt.

    Really? The automaker that keeps going back to fucking Hydrogen after 20 years of the market actively telling them to fuck off? No, they can't possibly be doing shit just for headlines.

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  • [–] 11 points 17 hours ago

    With the LSV registration they are going after the golf cart market, it's not a real alternative to a car because of regulatory constraints

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  • [–] 10 points 16 hours ago

    Out in my neck of the woods you just slap an orange triangle on it and down the road you go.

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  • [–] 9 points 17 hours ago

    Damn not electric

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  • The US could really use the Toyota Hilux Champ and the Suzuki Jimny.

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  • [–] 4 points 18 hours ago

    This is really exciting! And hopefully road laws are updated to expand their use. Kei vehicles are my jam!

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  • [–] 3 points 10 hours ago

    Only expected to add 50 jobs at the Indiana plant so sure sounds like really limited availability to said fleet customers. Right hand drive. Looks like a great farm truck if it could be priced similar to Japan... no word on pricing though.

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago

    Every shitty simulator game on steam starts out with a dinky truck like this.

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

    Looks like im gonna have to go find employment at one of these companies to steal myself a kei truck.

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  • [–] 4 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

    Overvalued tbh and I've driven more than a handful of them. Get a 90s minitruck like a Ranger/Mazda or Nissan Hardbody for a quarter the price

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  • [–] 2 points 15 hours ago

    I swear I saw one go by at my last protest. looked alot like it at least.

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