In a strange launch that we’ve seen in a while, slate auto, According to the notifications Jeff Bezos -backed Electric Vehicle Startup unveiled his first EV, Slate Truck. Specifically, this vehicle claims a range of 150 miles (241 km) at an initial price of 000 20,000, Imagine There is a Federal Clean Vehicle Tax Credit.
When he stood up, Slate caused a lot of social media frequency Pair of style concepts (No functional vehicles) In Venice, California, advertising strange fake business. Today, the company unveiled the press at a program near Long Beach Airport.
Did you want naked bones EV? This is.
An empty slate, as the company says, is “about accessible personality” and contains a “flat -pack devices SUV kit” that converts the truck into a five -seat SUV and the other that turns it into a “open air” truck. According to a Slate Auto spokesman, the purpose of this purpose is to make the new vehicle repaired and customized by adhering to safety and crash standards.
If you have ever said that you will buy a bare bone truck that has no infotainment and manual windows if they only make it, it’s time to get out of your wallet.
Credit: Slate Auto
The truck will bring two battery packs: a 57.2 kW battery pack containing a rear wheel drive and has a target of 150 miles and an 84.3 kW battery pack with a target 240 miles (386 km). We have been told that the truck has an NACS charging port and will be charged by 80 % in less than 30 minutes, reaching 120 kW. The wheels are minor 17-inch steels, and the truck is no high-speed devil-60 miles per hour (0-97 km per hour) from Safar 201 hp (150 kW), 195 pounds feet (264 nm) will take 8 seconds thanks to the motor, and it is 90 miles per hour (145 km/h).
Since the truck will be made in only one sequence from the factory, the slate auto will offer physical wrap instead of different paint colors. Instead of relying on the built -in infections system, you will use your phone in the USB outlet or put a dedicated bullet inside the cabin for your entertainment and navigation requirements. According to a company spokesperson, the solid truck will also be aimed at 5 -star crash rating, and will include emergency breaking, forward collision warning, and at least eight airbags.