2027 Slate EV Pickup Truck - First look

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9. I drive Uber/Lyft - 200 miles/day M-F

Benn driving since Dec 2015 - 9.5 years. I have been driving a Tesla Y Long Range since Dec 2023. It is the most efficient vehicle that I have used - which includes a 2009 Toyota Prius.

My average daily use of electricity last month was $4.28 (I charge mainly at home). Mild weather but mostly charging for 5,000 miles. No gas car can compete. Plus no oil changes, no anti-freeze because there's no radiator. No transmission fluid because there's no transmission.... First service is scheduled in 3 weeks. Almost 80k miles since getting the Y.

An as the OP has shown, EV's will continue to get better and cheaper mainly because battery technology will continue to improve (battery cost is something like 1/3 of the cost of an EV).

The automotive industry had gotten down to the few companies that could afford the billions to build the mfg plants and the R&D to improve engines and transmissions. With EV's, it opens the competitive landscape to many more companies.

On a side note - I have driven many people that could use a cheaper, more reliable car. Something that doesn't cost them $500 every time they go in for an oil change. Something they could plug into a wall outlet. Might keep a roof over their heads...