A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen

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

Deal breaker. Plastic gets brittle with age.

Replace it then?

That's really expensive, I'm actually in the process of replacing the plastic front and rear bumpers on my 1999 W210 Benz and just the plastic parts add up to over $1k before paint. Having a shop do the whole thing would probably cost $5k or more. I'd rather pay up front whatever it costs to have steel body panels than deal with plastic.

depends on the plastic. Some do much better than others.