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minus-squarepageflight@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoSlate’ service partner blurb at least has some sound bites related to ease of repair. But aren’t they also a ‘our car only has 3 parts’ company?
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoSlate is the car for me. No radio. No screens. A gas pedal, brakes, steering wheel, and manual windows.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoI want to be hype for it so bad, but I can’t get behind buying a Bezosmobile. I really wish somebody else was behind it.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoHe was an early investor, it is not his idea. He is not the majority owner.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoOh really? Damn, then I’ve been misinformed. I’ll have to take another look.
minus-squarejivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·22 hours agoIs it still a gas pedal when the truck is electric :P
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoI refuse to call it a “go pedal” like Tesla tried to create, lol. I guess it’s like “footage” for film, or “rewind.” Maybe we can call it an accelerator?
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·19 hours agotechnically, it’s an accelerator, but I’ve taken to calling it the “go pedal”
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours ago“Go pedal” was Tesla’s thing, it was part of their branding.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoWell, fuck; now it’s ruined… How about “Vroom” and “Skrrch”?
minus-squaretoynbee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoAccording to an old video by Doug Demuro, an early Volkswagen EV had the “play” and “stop” buttons on the accelerator and brake pedals, respectively.
minus-squareAngryRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 hours agoYea, just like the save icon is still a floppy disk.
minus-squareprenatal_confusion@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoWhat do you mean? I save all my files to floppy. (I actually have a floppy drive yjat I sometimes use to remember yo sounds)
Slate’ service partner blurb at least has some sound bites related to ease of repair. But aren’t they also a ‘our car only has 3 parts’ company?
Slate is the car for me.
No radio. No screens. A gas pedal, brakes, steering wheel, and manual windows.
I want to be hype for it so bad, but I can’t get behind buying a Bezosmobile. I really wish somebody else was behind it.
He was an early investor, it is not his idea. He is not the majority owner.
Oh really? Damn, then I’ve been misinformed. I’ll have to take another look.
Is it still a gas pedal when the truck is electric :P
I refuse to call it a “go pedal” like Tesla tried to create, lol. I guess it’s like “footage” for film, or “rewind.”
Maybe we can call it an accelerator?
technically, it’s an accelerator, but I’ve taken to calling it the “go pedal”
“Go pedal” was Tesla’s thing, it was part of their branding.
Well, fuck; now it’s ruined…
How about “Vroom” and “Skrrch”?
Fast Footy?
Nyoom step.
According to an old video by Doug Demuro, an early Volkswagen EV had the “play” and “stop” buttons on the accelerator and brake pedals, respectively.
Yea, just like the save icon is still a floppy disk.
What do you mean? I save all my files to floppy.
(I actually have a floppy drive yjat I sometimes use to remember yo sounds)