skhayfa@lemmy.world to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 2 days agoSlate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreenwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down113cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1136arrow-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 days agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareAphelion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 day agoUmm… That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.
minus-squareandrewth09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-218 hours agoNo worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-222 hours 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-up3·23 hours agoYou can heat it with a heatgun and bend it back into shape.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 hours agoI suppose you can also just superglue the peices back when it shatters when you back into something in winter…
Umm… That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.
No worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.
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…