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

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1321 points kwindla | 3 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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JackC ◴[25 Apr 25 16:34 UTC] No.43795630[source]▶
> It only seats two yet has a bed big enough to hold a sheet of plywood.

Not really the point of the article, but, does it? This[0] says the bed is 60 inches long and 43 wide, and plywood is 96x48 inches. Is it like, any vehicle fits plywood if you cut it to the size of the truck or stack it on top?

[0] https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-slate-truck-is-two-feet-sh...

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goodness ◴[25 Apr 25 17:12 UTC] No.43796130[source]▶
That appears to be the bed width between the wheel wells. I assume it would fit width wise on top of the wheels, which is still in the bed. As to the length, not even most full size trucks are long enough to fit the whole sheet. I guess the main point is that you wouldn't have any trouble getting the sheet of plywood home.
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1. 0xffff2 ◴[25 Apr 25 17:22 UTC] No.43796249[source]▶
8 foot beds do exist. They're very rare nowadays with nearly every truck being a super-extra-mega cab 4 door.
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2. jandrese ◴[25 Apr 25 17:26 UTC] No.43796302[source]▶
You generally have to find someone willing to sell you a fleet vehicle if you want a full 8 foot bed. Modern trucks are more like minivans with a vestigial bed sticking out of the back.
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3. jes5199 ◴[25 Apr 25 18:52 UTC] No.43797295[source]▶
I have on old fleet truck: four full doors and an eight-foot bed. I love it, it’s getting quite old, and I have no idea how I’m ever going to replace it