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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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jvanderbot ◴[30 Jun 25 12:21 UTC] No.44422372[source]▶
Is anyone following Slate auto? They claim to be making a suburban pickup in the Ford Ranger size for ~20k. I've been cautiously optimistic about my reservation.

They apparently optimized for cost and molecularity, most notably by removing the infotainment system, which apparently is the biggest warranty / "feature" cost center.

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bagels ◴[30 Jun 25 12:24 UTC] No.44422402[source]▶
27.5k, they're doing the dishonest thing of including tax incentives that not everyone qualifies for, and probably won't exist soon.
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1. jvanderbot ◴[30 Jun 25 12:53 UTC] No.44422667[source]▶
Fair. But, 27.5 is very much in line with discussion around affordable cars (esp vs entry level trucks nowadays).