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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/electricvehicles/p/2162853/usa-slate-s-new-electric-truck-will-cost-slightly-more-than-24950

Range is said to be 205 mi (330 km), higher than the original estimate. This price is for the basic truck. The SUV configuration is expected to be $5000 more.

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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

Go to the garden store, buy 20 bags of mulch, sling them on the back, drive home. Or go to the drive-in theater and lay blankets in the back! Or put a kayak in the back and leave the tailgate down.

That's my use case anyway.

[–] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 1 points 4 hours ago

So.. a fiesta then? How many times a year do you need to haul 20 bags of mulch? Do you not have a trailer hitch?

Still not seeing the daily need for something so agricultural. I don't drive a unimog to the grocery store.

[–] treesapx@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Go camping and just throw all the dirty stuff in the back to clean at home. Take all the yard clippings to the mulcher without having to bag them or keep a pile on the curb. I have a hard tonneau cover so sometimes I like keeping my tools under there if I have to park in the city without worrying about people seeing the valuables through a window.

People like to say truck owners never use their trucks but I use mine constantly. I'm camping at least 12-15 weekends per year, hauling yard equipment, kayaking, helping people move, and all in a midsized truck.

[–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I don't really hear people say that about tacomas or equally sized trucks. Moreso the bigger ones and usually they don't have a scratch on them.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Go to the garden store, buy 20 bags of mulch

I can't afford a car, but I've got a house with a yard that needs that much mulch?

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I think the point is that a pickup truck bed is better for hauling this than vehicles with other body styles.

[–] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 1 points 4 hours ago

People act like the home depot wont deliver, and that trailers don't exist and that they have to daily a pickup so that they can move mulch once a year.

My brother in christ its a codpiece for insecure people. What you need is a fiesta, rented/borrowed/shared utility trailer and a removable tow ball.