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    Blank slate narrative is a mistake, and that needs to change

    No doubt that's true, but you're missing an important piece of information. To me the way to be Most Right is by actively recognizing and admitting when you're wrong and making a correction. If I'm wrong, It won't be for long. When a correction's in sight, I'll become right. It turns out...
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    BMS - Battery Management System

    I remember getting a nice OBD Reader and telling my mechanically-inclined friend about it. He then schooled me about the prevalence of "second-order failures". I was a bit crestfallen, but still happy to have the tool. An OBD second-order failure refers to a situation where the On-Board...
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    What would you tow?!

    Ha! Corrected. Thanks for the heads-up.
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    What would you tow?!

    Based on those number it seems reasonable that a dual-motor AWD Slate could have a 1,500-pound rating, which would be welcomed by many.
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    Article: Why Slate's CEO Isn't Too Worried About Cheap Chinese EVs

    CAFE standards, Chicken Tax, and other factors. It boils down Systems Thinking concept known as POSIWID: the Purpose Of a System Is What It Does, where the the true purpose of a system can be determined by its actual behavior and outcomes, rather than just its intended goals. Consider these...
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    Articles and Videos of Interest That Don't Merit Their Own Threads

    InsideEVs: Slate Truck: Everything We Know About The Sub-$30,000 EV
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    Blank slate narrative is a mistake, and that needs to change

    No, it doesn't. I took "used Teslas, new Civics, Corollas, Elantras, or whatever else" into account, and even gave them emphasis by mentioning them first, above of the Slate's unknown price. Unless you have a Crystal Ball That Sees Into The Future you don't know what new 2027 competing models...
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    Article: Why Slate's CEO Isn't Too Worried About Cheap Chinese EVs

    Partially to blame. One example is in the post you pulled my quote from. 2-door SUVs were re-designated as light trucks and became subject to the Chicken Tax. Fewer SUVs imported -> Fewer SUVs Available --> Fewer SUVs Sold, but not because of demand It's called protectionist legislation...
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    AM/FM Radio is a safety issue

    Haha, it could keep you busy for a while. There's a TD-H3 Plus now, I see. Here's something to know: When model comes out with New Cool Hotness, sometimes it removes capabilities previous models had. Maybe some frequency ranges are gone or some firmware options are not available,. ...or...
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    Articles and Videos of Interest That Don't Merit Their Own Threads

    CarEdge Live on YouTube: Ray and Zach discuss the latest trends in the used car market. The USED Car Market Is Sounding The ALARM BELL
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    Blank slate narrative is a mistake, and that needs to change

    The Slate is supposed to be reliable, uncomplicated, cost-effective transportation that you can configure precisely to your preferences using accessories. We'll find out if that works according to plan. If so, the vehicle will come to be Widely Understood rather than being the New And...
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    Blank slate narrative is a mistake, and that needs to change

    Ho do you know that? Do you have a crystal ball or something? We don't know - what the new 2027 vehicles it will compete with will cost. - what used cars will cost that far in the future. - what the Slate's price will be.
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    What would you tow?!

    "We've simplified the manufacturing process and removed all unnecessary content to reduce cost and increase reliability." --Charis Barman Extra towing capacity, while it certainly would be nice, isn't necessary for the Slate to do what needs to do. Put another way, the value of more towing...
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    Blank slate narrative is a mistake, and that needs to change

    We don't need to agree here. I think people who are well off have wide-sweeping radar and their teens have radar as well. Slate Auto has talked a lot about the Truck being a good first car for new drivers, including in the recent Bloomberg video, which was watched by a lot of people who can...
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    Update: Ford's EV 'Model T moment' Announced

    R3T pickup especially.
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