You spent hours in that thing and phone speakers are not made to be louder than traffic and drive noises, especially not for so long. Also a radio offers traffic and accident news from local stations. And if they cheap out on speakers I am quite sure they also don’t offer USB ports to charge the phone you run in lieu of a build in system
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jonne@infosec.pub 2 days agoThe Citroen AMI doesn’t have speakers either, it comes with a Bluetooth speaker instead, which you can use outside the car. It makes sense if you just think of the entertainment stuff as something that shouldn’t be part of the car and can easily be upgraded/replaced down the line.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 days ago
tal@lemmy.today 2 days ago
I am quite sure they also don’t offer USB ports to charge the phone you run in lieu of a build in system
I definitely read an article somewhere where it says that they provide USB power for the tablet/phone.
kagis
This article has it (though I don’t know if it was the one I saw):
roadandtrack.com/…/slate-truck-ev-pickup-truck-su…
The Truck will come with a phone mount and convenient USB power to mount your phone or a tablet to the dash.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Speakers are optional. I built one on their site. Speakers are available.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 days ago
They shouldn’t be an upgrade. Basic speakers are like 50 bucks, for an item that costs 20k, thats a drop in the bucket
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
This vehicle is clearly mean as an errand truck, not a roadtripper. It wasn’t that long ago when base model work trucks didn’t have a radio or speakers installed.
Quit getting pissy over something that doesn’t even exist yet.
JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can buy a mid-range loudspeaker for like $5 at an electronics store.
applemao@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Agreed. It’s a car. I have an entertainment system at home and great speakers for listening. Cars suck for actual listening quality anyways.