Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic.

Uhhh…

I was interested until I read that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Umm... That means cheap body repairs and no worries about rust.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No worries about body panel rust. The frame would likely still be metal.

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