Slate Factory Update Video & POV Tour (January 29, 2026)

[Bayfire2441]

A short video with some updates on the factory.

Description:

"Slate trucks will roll off the line later this year. How are things shaping up at the Slate Factory? Take a spin through the factory floor to find out."

 

[AZFox]

Fantastic!

This is the kind of content they need to publish.

 

[Bayfire2441]

Adding this short they posted with abit more of the factory.

 

[Postie]

Lord knows they splashed out a bit of dosh from the stacks of parts on display. (or maybe I'm just easily impressed.)

 

[atx_ev]

A short video with some updates on the factory.

Description:

"Slate trucks will roll off the line later this year. How are things shaping up at the Slate Factory? Take a spin through the factory floor to find out."

well that was really exciting to watch. I wont be an earlier buyer, but once people ahve owned them for 6 months to shake out the early bugs Im in.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I wont be an earlier buyer, but once people ahve owned them for 6 months to shake out the early bugs Im in.

And I've been wondering how Slate will support the early adopters in this big experiment.

 

[AZFox]

And I've been wondering how Slate will support the early adopters in this big experiment.

FWIW I read a business book about how Lexus handled its first-year recalls and how the way they treated early adopters was crucial to their eventual success.

Edit: Must've been Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point

 

[Tom Sawyer]

FWIW I read a business book about how Lexus handled its first-year recalls and how the way they treated early adopters was crucial to their eventual success.

Edit: Must've been Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point

Interesting. The article spends a fair amount of time suggesting the Lexus recall was fabricated.

I can't see Slate doing something like that.

 

[AZFox]

Interesting. The article spends a fair amount of time suggesting the Lexus recall was fabricated.

I can't see Slate doing something like that.

Let's hope not!

I have to confess I just read the first few paragraphs of the article. I remembered reading the book when it first came out. It turns out that was a quarter century ago! Dang, I just grew another gray hair...

 

[JnDBoost]

Slate. Just. Got. Real.

Kidding aside, With all of the talk of Slate not making any production dates or production at all, this company is looking more and more legit.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

When we have fantasies about Slate handholding early adopters, I suggest rethinking that. Unless the Series C capital raise is huge, they just won't have the money to give a gold plated experience to early adopters.

Heck, Mavericks were in the shop for multiple months at a time early on - no spare parts. And sometimes the fix took months to figure out. And that's with the huge resources of Ford.

If you're an early adopter, you gonna be super cool. You're also gonna be skating on the edge of disaster. And of course, the ultimate disaster is you buy your Slate and they go bottoms up a month later.

OTOH, if you're the first to get a Slate, there will likely be a short period where YouTubers will buy your Slate for a premium. So there's maybe some money to be made by the bold.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

If you're an early adopter, you gonna be super cool. You're also gonna be skating on the edge of disaster. And of course, the ultimate disaster is you buy your Slate and they go bottoms up a month later.

Just think of the value as a collector's item...

 

[Letas]

And I've been wondering how Slate will support the early adopters in this big experiment.

By offering you the opportunity to exchange your money for their car. Beyond that? Google your states lemon laws….

In the same vein of “if you want AWD, massaging seats and interior LED lighting, this truck isn’t for you”- if you expect a well integrated ongoing customer support experience, I fear this truck will disappoint. The D2C model is inherently “low touch” with the support, which is how companies save money (and hopefully pass some savings onto the consumer). Slate is taking this approach head on with their outsourced “support centers”.

 

[E90400K]

If you're an early adopter, you gonna be super cool. You're also gonna be skating on the edge of disaster. And of course, the ultimate disaster is you buy your Slate and they go bottoms up a month later.

The we'll rename the company, "Skate".

 

[Bayfire2441]

Adding to this, that they also sent an email out for this video.