This electric truck is the anti-tesla we expected

The new Slate truck This is the first model of a startup that received a lot of attention to the investors who opted it to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon; And it is appropriate, because it is a project that goes in a direction completely contrary to that of its great rival, Elon Musk and Tesla.

Slate Truck first draws attention to her starting price of less than $ 20,000; This would already be enough to take this truck into account, even if it is not the type of vehicle that we would prefer. The market is waiting for an electric vehicle for batteries that is really cheap, and this can be the first which is really considered as such.

But the truly interesting slate truck comes when we look at the way the company has reached this price: eliminate everything that is not absolutely necessary. This means that, for example, inside the truck, we will find little technology, and He doesn't even have a touch screen on the dashboard.

Indeed, we have talked a lot about the end of the screens of tactile cars, but it is the first time that a manufacturer really bet to remove them. All commands available for the driver are physicalIncluding the air conditioner and controls related to car functions.

If we want a screen in the slate truck, we will have to put it from us, with our own smartphone which can fulfill the functions of the browser with applications such as Google Maps, for example. And if we want the same experience as in a Tesla, we just have to install a tablet. Slate offers at least mobile support and a USB port to load it while we use it, in addition to An official application that will offer access to car functions And search for charges.

The result is an incredibly minimalist interior that has no distractions; The only indicator that it is a modern vehicle is in the instrument box, which is digital. To not have, the slate truck has no electric windows, and we will have to From top to bottom of the windows in a traditional wayWith a crank as has been done before.

Now it is possible that this extreme minimalism is too much for the average driver; But this is where the other fortress in slate is located, its capacity for personalization. The truck is very configurable, with Over 100 official accessoriesTo the point that it is possible to transform it into another type of vehicle.

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For example, one of the options allows us Convert the truck to slate to an electric SUVModifying the loading box for a closed cabin with rear seats. The company declares that the process can even be DIY (do it yourself), although it has not explained how.

The technical and slate truck has a 201 horses This only provides traction on the rear wheels, with a 52.7 kWh battery which allows an autonomy of only 240 kilometers; However, like almost everything in this vehicle, it can be changed for a larger battery with a range of 386 kilometers.

There are still many aspects of Slate Truck to be clarified, and others that still arouse doubts. For example, the price of $ 20,000 is only possible thanks to the help of the United States government, which can disappear when President Donald Trump's intentions are respected. It is also a mystery If Slate Truck will arrive in Europe And the rest of the world, taking into account the fact that it supposes to be made entirely in the United States.