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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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tal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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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.

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lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Speakers are optional. I built one on their site. Speakers are available.

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- MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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
  
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  - lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.
    
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  - JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    You can buy a mid-range loudspeaker for like $5 at an electronics store.
    
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