No, slate missed the point of the vehicle. These are baseline benchmarks that should be hit very easily by any modern designed vehicle. 2k tow should be a no brainer for this wheelbase and unibody construction.
Nobody is cross shopping a slate and a rivian. You are missing the point. A 2k tow package is not a challenge on a modern design unibody vehicle. They got lazy in the specs. Frankly it’s embarrassing.
literally laughing out loud
Me too. It has a 1400 pound payload. That’s more than enough for any small business doing light hauling…or any weekend warrior taking the bikes to a trailhead. If you need more towing capacity, buy a different vehicle.
Given the power and payload capacity, 2k pounds should be no problem. The problem is with a baseline range of 150 miles, you would lose so much range it’s not really feasible. If you are looking to tow- even a modest 2k lbs- get a Maverick, or even a Tesla as some have pointed out. Lots of us want bare bones and can make concessions with towing.
I'd rather be allowed to worry about the range myself. I hope they can re-think the tow capacity and come up with 2k or 2.5k as still being safe. Most of the small utility trailers are minimum 500 pounds empty, so a 1000# limit is very limiting. What if there is a business that just wants to move a half ton around town, maybe only 30 miles in a day.
Disagree. Not every truck needs to be the same.
No they didn’t. The point is to differentiate- not meet someone’s individual demands.
Steve Jobs
Spot on.
