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USA: Slate's New Electric Truck Will Cost Slightly More Than $24,950 (www.caranddriver.com)

submitted 4 days ago by tychosmoose@piefed.social to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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Range is said to be 205 mi (330 km), higher than the original estimate. This price is for the basic truck. The SUV configuration is expected to be $5000 more.

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It’s not an entirely analog experience, though; a Slate smartphone app can manage settings, change drive mode, and provide range and charging info. But only when connected locally to the car—there’s no embedded modem, so forget about remote access. And the company says that while it may use data from the app to improve its products, it won’t sell that data.

"We pinky swear that we will not sell any of the massive trove of data we're collecting on you and your driving, especially not to insurance companies."

[–] teft@piefed.social 18 points 4 days ago

You don't need the smartphone app at all which you'd know if you had continued to read the article.

Security and privacy are diametrically opposed to convenience. Don't want the app and tracking by the company then just leave the app off your phone. It's not rocket science.

[–] scbasteve@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Yes, but the truck wont track your data. An app will, but thats completely optional

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

So don't install the app? It's not necessary