Post AtYe10mrVEy87feN96 by macacator@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AtTJveBcR7NvMZ2UIC by cdarwin@c.im
       2025-04-26T04:38:12Z
       
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       The Slate Truck is the first product from Michigan-based Slate Auto. It’s a machine designed to be extremely basic, extremely customizable, and extremely affordable. Those are not your typical design goals, but then the Slate Truck isn’t the fruit of your typical design process. Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of #plastic. The theory is that this makes them more durable and scratch-resistant, if only because the lack of paint means they’re #one #color all the way through.Slate continues the theme through to the upholstery, a heathered textile that was designed to get better looking as it wears. The idea is to lean into the #aged #aesthetic. But not everybody will dig the shark theme, and so the Slate Truck is designed to be #customizable to a degree never seen before on a production vehicle. Johnson says this is in contrast to the overly curated experience offered by many brands.https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos
       
 (DIR) Post #AtTQ0I3uikZTv124Lw by oxyhyxo@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2025-04-26T05:46:14Z
       
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       @cdarwin @dexter 🤔
       
 (DIR) Post #AtYcSq1utKtuxZphEu by blogdiva@mastodon.social
       2025-04-28T17:59:26Z
       
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       @cdarwin so it’s an all petrolem-based product, head-to-toes sorta speak.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtYe10mrVEy87feN96 by macacator@mastodon.social
       2025-04-28T18:16:07Z
       
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       @cdarwin basic and bare bones don't cost $20k. There are plenty of proper options for <$10k that are not novelty trinkets that are trying to compete with a fascist prick company.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtYe6J8Ui3AGTkIHOy by fenixmaster@mastodon.social
       2025-04-28T18:17:47Z
       
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       @cdarwin Still too big for my country.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtYeEInjq1HBl0Ohua by robchapman@ohai.social
       2025-04-28T18:19:14Z
       
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       @cdarwin I like that, nice practical, doesn't look like a skip, concept 👍
       
 (DIR) Post #AtYeIeo5xlzVAIdnxA by giantspecks@sfba.social
       2025-04-28T18:20:02Z
       
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       @cdarwin I saw an ad on YouTube yesterday for this truck and was intrigued enough to search on it. I love the design philosophy in play here (lightweight, cheap, simple, user customizable) and I sure hope it signals a trend in #industrialDesign
       
 (DIR) Post #Ata5VKnGZjhCmPTzOK by PizzaDemon@mastodon.online
       2025-04-29T10:59:33Z
       
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       @cdarwin I can't remember the last time I drove a rear-wheel drive vehicle though. That'd give me pause