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I didn't mean the car would weigh less by switching to a lower-kWh LFP battery. The car itself is already lighter than most EVs and is much narrower and does not seem to have sharp edges. Accounting for the pickup truck, I believe it is more slippery than it seems.

That is a possibility. Offer a single version with over 200 miles of range. Given its lighter weight and being smaller, the truck may even hit 240 miles on a 70 KWH LFP battery (using the 5 cycle EPA test which is more generous).

Elon was perhaps a tenth as wealthy as Bezos before Tesla Shares soared before the pandemic hit. Until around 2021, Tesla only saw sporadic quarterly profits, and those came from selling carbon credits, not cars. If he were truly that wealthy at the time, why would he admit that Tesla was weeks...

Why do you think Tesla did that with the Model S and X 60D? They locked a 75kWh battery down to 60kWh. This was maybe 10 years ago. What do you think the price of batteries was back then? Back in 2013, I think they had a Model S 40 (which was a 60kWh battery locked to 40kWh). It was done purely...

I still believe the slate will launch with a single battery size. There are three possibilities: 1) They might software-lock the extended battery to a 150 mile range for the base slate. 2) On June 24th, they may offer only one battery option, the extended battery on the base slate. 3) All...

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/this-bezos-backed-ev-startup-is-betting-youll-pay-extra-stereo-your-petite-2025-07-28/ https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=68526#:~:text=Abstract,spin%20out%20an%20independent%20company. It's just what I am speculating from what...

Yes I have... multiple times..

I think it was Slate's new CEO who said there is just a single SKU. That leads me to believe that every blank Slate would have the same battery size, with the lower-range model being software-locked.

Thats just an estimate by Car and Driver https://www.caranddriver.com/slate/truck