Recent content by blampart

I have a Tesla for 8 years. Never installed a wall charger, but use a 220 "dryer" outlet in the garage going to a 30a breaker with the charger that came with it. I think it maxes out at 26A, more than enough for me and way better than L1. As long as you either already have an outlet or ask...

So if both squareback and fastback are just a topper on the open air kit, what justifies the $2k premium over the squareback other than the rear window on the fastback isn't reusable? I asked Slate for an answer, but hope there is more to justify. Maybe break lights or other / electrical things...

Why in the world is the fastback SUV 7K but the square one 5k? Less components reusable? Really dissapointed. Was expecting both to be max 5k...

Looks to me there isn't enough space to bring the front seat back up as his knees are in the way. Will need to understand to which size it is somewhat comfortable sitting back there..

When do you think you'll get your slate? This is my thinking: I assume/am afraid that the delivery windows will be very long to cover the unknowns for them and avoid delivering later than promised. The main variables will be monthly output and actual orders. I hope Slate will scale faster than...

It didn't make me sick either. But clearly you'd think they priced that in. So the cheaper option customers ordered, paid for the more expensive hardware they didn't want/ordered. Pure margin for Tesla, or at least a weighted balance to make their long range less expensive. I think it is...

The two key things for me to pre-order will be a) no crazy surprise on price for base slate and key accessories I want (which I don't foresee) and b) my delivery time slot not being a significant disappointment. The latter is what I predict being the main deterrent for the serious buyers as...