return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSlate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreenwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square395fedilinkarrow-up1734arrow-down120cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgelectricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMany vehicles have some sort of MIC paneling these days. It does fine in the SW. You can paint it if you’d like.
minus-squareinvertedspear@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIt does fine for a few years, but eventually starts sun bleaching and looking terrible. Seen a lot of hacks to make it look better, but the plastic still gets brittle and dry. A coat of paint or spray on bed liner does wonders to fight that.
Many vehicles have some sort of MIC paneling these days. It does fine in the SW.
You can paint it if you’d like.
It does fine for a few years, but eventually starts sun bleaching and looking terrible. Seen a lot of hacks to make it look better, but the plastic still gets brittle and dry. A coat of paint or spray on bed liner does wonders to fight that.