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Go for the lift kit and the larger wheels. It will come in handy during low tides when you need to drive a bit deeper to launch or retrieve your boat. Rinse your wheels and undercarriage when you get home.

Isn't this just a reformatted video of the size comparison on their website? This time with an awful audio soundtrack.

I recall there was a bit of confusion on the stated range with the larger battery. While the specs list the range as 240, some folks at Slate reported it as 230 miles. Perhaps not a big deal, but it’s going in the wrong direction. There was also some speculation that the standard battery...

Not a fair comparison, but the intrusion of the wheel well is even worse on the Telo.

To quote Protron: I WANT MY AM/FM RADIO AND THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT! :mad:

If you opt for some of the interior options on the Slate maker, such as the brown accents on the door shoulders and dash panel, that should give it a more upscale feel. They are now even offering a genuine? wood strip on the lower dash along with magma and gun metal accents. If you’re used to...

It looks like the first (5) frames are in the robotic welding cell. Could they be the first to enter into production? I do like the flying drone video!

Mike the Car Geek: Slate Up-Date May 2026

Absolutely, I had Mil-Std-810 and 202 procedures memorized fairly well...but that was decades ago... :) Later on, CERT (combined environment reliability testing), HALT and HASS (highly accelerated life test and highly accelerated stress screening) were all the rage. I visited many independent...

I think this poll should be reopened, now that the finish line is in sight.

Rivian delays launch of $45k R2 Possibly good news for Slate fans… Rivian has delayed the release of its $45k base version R2 electric SUV to 2027 to ensure the vehicle's success as a cornerstone of its mass-market strategy. While the company previously targeted a launch in the first half of...

Perhaps, but I don’t think a few misspoken words in an interview is enough to discredit the CEO. We recall that Chris Barman also had a couple of poor responses in the Q&A segment but she still holds the key to Slate’s overall success. The fact that Slate has access to Tesla’s vast...

Build a safe, affordable vehicle that people really want and they will beat a path to your door. Since inception, Tesla has totally avoided traditional advertising. Instead they relied on hype, word-of-mouth, and social media. And they somehow managed to sell a lot of cars.

I guess you can call that a split level motor home.

Slate has continually claimed that body panels would become available as “replacement parts.” It may be prudent to buy a single sacrificial panel to be used for “paint coupons.” For example, you can cut up a fender into dozens of poly coupons to determine the optimal number of coats of primer...