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

I'm really intrigued to see how this does. Kudos to Slate for trying something new and building it in Detroit at a great price point.

I see a ton of discussion on social media from people who want to buy simpler vehicles with less features at a better price point (e.g. the Japanese Kei trucks). I'm not convinced Americans will actually buy such a vehicle because we are used to our modern conveniences in new vehicles. You can even see that trend in this thread where people are asking for more features, or things that were phased out decades ago due to safety (e.g. bench seats). Perhaps Slate has figured that out with their options packaging? I'm rooting for them regardless.

> I'm not convinced Americans will actually buy such a vehicle because we are used to our modern conveniences

My town is FULL of workers doing hauling, painting, gardening, construction, etc., and they're all driving old worn rusting pickups that barely seem held together. There's definitely a market for minimal trucks designed to just get the job done without the "modern conveniences".

I also see this truck appealing to city/college/corp. campus fleets.