Loving the idea of Slate’s affordable electric truck but not the idea of electric power? A company called REO Industries is looking to challenge the Slate with something nearly as basic for even less money. REO’s slogan is “build it like it used to be” and that’s exactly what it wants to do: build a gas-powered truck with a six-speed manual, four-wheel drive, and price it among the cheapest new cars in America – pickup trucks or otherwise.
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