This is heavily backed by Jeff Bezos btw, so, don’t get too excited
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Even if you don’t like Jeff Bezos, the fact of this existing opens the door for smaller competitors to enter the scene.
Canada is getting 3% more ev competition due the recent 49k chinese imports deal even if they’re banned from entering the USA, Americans will have an easier time checking out the models on their travels and then they will ask their-out of-touch politicians why they don’t also have similar options.
The future is EV!
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I ordered one day 1. There are a lot of drawbacks though. I don't care for trucks. This would be my first one. I appreciate the exclusion of a modem but...not even so much as wiring for an aftermarket audio system is dumb.
My largest concern remains the future of the company. As the article states, most consumers don't care about privacy. They expect connected everything. And I don't think a small truck is viable in the US market.
Further, the price is still too high. You can get a Chevy Bolt for the same price, with many more comfort and convenience features. This will be an unfortunate result of the company's small size and low volume.
Nevertheless I will vote with my wallet and hope I'm wrong.
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Not having an AWD version is a non-starter for me up here in the frozen North.
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Now if only it were body on frame too then I could finally own something like my first vehicle (a '98 S10) again.
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"Making it privacy-friendly"... I really really don't like the language here. There is absolutely 0 need to make anything privacy-invading, out of all products cars probably the least. So it isn't really hard to do this at all, just that companies like that free consumer data.
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Like apple claims to protect its users privacy I guess. It ends up being a matter of trust with now a days mobile phones with wheels and motor
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Any chance this design is open source, so I can build my own?
Or is this just proprietary corporate trash?
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So, if this is bezos, it's just them openly admitting that they already get more than enough info from everyone, regardless of purchase, from ring cameras and flock.
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Bezos. No thanks.
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Does every EV startup in US have to make a pickup? Such a stupid country.
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EU just made driver facing cameras mandatory for all new cars so I guess Europe is not much smart either.
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645 words, and no mention of Jeff Bezos
no stereo is not bare bones, it's malicious compliance. ugly pos anyway, same as they do most evs, on purpose to hurt sales so they can point at sales and say nobody wants evs and in this case also say people do want it to phone home and have android auto and saas subscriptions.
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Brought to you by Jeff Bezos
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How's that XKCD go? Even talking about privacy for a truck is like a doctor saying 'don't worry, I'm wearing a condom.'
If that's relevant, we fucked up five steps ago.
I have a Slate reservation, and when the tax incentive made $7,500 less expensive I was probably going to buy it. But at likely around $30k, the value just isn’t there when trucks like the Maverick exist for the same or less.
Don’t get me wrong, I like some of the things Slate is offering (minimalism, no modem, etc), but at the end of the day all else being equal I’d rather buy a vehicle from a vehicle manufacturer.
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