skhayfa@lemmy.world to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 2 months agoSlate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreenwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down113
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkSlate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreenwww.theverge.comskhayfa@lemmy.world to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 2 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareWooster@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months ago Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic. Uhhh… I was interested until I read that.
minus-squareAphelion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agoUmm… That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoCustom injected plastic is cheap to replace? And aluminum doesnt rust… unless your driving around in acid. But honestly as long the bed is made from metal, i wouldnt care if the sides are whatever.
minus-squareAphelion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYou can heat it with a heatgun and bend it back into shape.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoI suppose you can also just superglue the peices back when it shatters when you back into something in winter…
minus-squareandrewth09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoNo worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months ago…so the same as every other car for the last several decades?
Uhhh…
I was interested until I read that.
Umm… That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.
Custom injected plastic is cheap to replace? And aluminum doesnt rust… unless your driving around in acid. But honestly as long the bed is made from metal, i wouldnt care if the sides are whatever.
You can heat it with a heatgun and bend it back into shape.
I suppose you can also just superglue the peices back when it shatters when you back into something in winter…
No worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.
…so the same as every other car for the last several decades?