That is an ugly truck.
It ain't the prettiest thing that is for sure - but one thing I really like is the simplicity of it (it still has manual wind up windows!) and the ability to be easily worked on. You can see all the visible screws which make taking things apart simple. It will be interesting to see how well it does.
Yep. Thats the look alright!
One interesting thing they said on the Jay Leno's Garage episode was that every single vehicle going down the assembly line was IDENTICAL. Any modifications are done after they come off the assembly line. They said this was done to reduce cost.
True - However, huge difference being the Cybertruck starts at $80k but we know most of them are 6-figure peacock feathers. If this Slate can truly be acquired for under $30k it has a face I can learn to love!
I don't see why it couldn't be done. The interesting thing about Slate is Bezo's involvement. He can drop the cost of R&D, building a factory and producing it out of his own pocket without even noticing it if he wanted to (he's worth almost $250 billion, so the total cost of producing these would be almost an unnoticeable blip in his wealth), that could artificially keep prices down to gain market share quickly. Kind of like how the Chinese manufacturers do it with their government involvement. A longer term strategy, but one that could easily work.
