Recent content by jhevil

  1. Predictable Pessimistic Pundit Prognostication

    This is another issue for me. I haven't been able to park a vehicle in my garage for more than a decade due to the vehicle's size. I have no intention on performing a full remodel and spend 10's of thousands of dollars to increase the height and width of the garage.
  2. Things we'd like to see offered over time

    This is one thing I don't like about the tailgate. I believe (not confirmed) that the tailgate has SLATE across the back in the panel itself. I like to de-badge all of my vehicles. If the tailgate panel has the SLATE branding pressed into the panel (and not adhered as an emblem), then I won't...
  3. Things we'd like to see offered over time

    T-TOPS! If I choose to take the top off the Fastback SUV for the open-air, I want to keep the safety bar over my head, but I want to have the wind in my hair. I always used to take the tops off of my jeeps in the past. I loved it.
  4. Things we'd like to see offered over time

    Get yourself a Cricut and you've got plenty of permanent vinyl that can 100% be used for this purpose.
  5. Open Air Kit price: $3950

    This is precisely why I am ordering mine as a blank slate. I will order the Fastback SUV kit separately. I will order my wrap separately. I will order my upgraded lighting separately. I planned to order my wheels and tires separately, but it was recently shared that we would get 2 sets if we...
  6. Rear seats in SUV Kit can be removed / deleted / not installed (confirmed by Slate)

    In one of the videos with the chief engineer, it was stated that the rear seats could NOT be installed without the roll bar - something to do with the order in which things must be installed.
  7. Autoline article: Slate, A MasterClass in Frugality

    My guess is a $1 destination fee. Closest without going over, and The Price is Right rules apply.
  8. Charging on the road - down the rabbit hole I go

    I agree with most folks here. Pick up a good quality J-1772 to NACS adapter for ultimate versatility. There are tons of different "standards" out there, but J-1772 and NACS are the most common. Regarding apps / finding chargers, there are about a bajillion apps that you could potentially use...
  9. Maxing Out L1 Charging

    It sounds like some BS.
  10. Maxing Out L1 Charging

    If not a direct-wired L2 Charger, will the Landlord's Insurance Company allow a licensed electrician to install a 220v, 4-wire plug that could be purposed for welders or any other standard home electric device? You can get a plug-in L2 charger that isn't quite as efficient as a direct-wired...
  11. Slate board member discusses the truck on Motoman podcast

    This is also a simple logistics issue. The driver pulls into these small spaces, and then the druver must shimmy to get out of the vehicle while still being close enough to the charger to make the connection work. I will state that my experience may be different than most because my only EV so...
  12. 4 Years of Roadside Assistance?

    I didn't catch it with the June 24th update - I was too overwhelmed by the actual mid-twenties price and all of the new accessories and options on the configuration.
  13. How times change..

    Official, Production dimensions will also let our little 3D printer daemons loose to hex organize that frunk. And for the org nuts to add Molle panels. And us regular folks can finally determine our two most important transportation questions: 1. How much sour cream dip (by volume) can I fit...
  14. Slate Fleet Work Trucks Rolling Out This Year (says Head of Fleet Sales)

    Plus, it might let us get hold of a unit or 2 on the used market even faster. I will take a second one.....
  15. 4 Years of Roadside Assistance?

    Did anyone else catch this recent update? https://www.slate.auto/en/service
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