Recent content by Letas

That is very nice! I do anticipate that window is written in pencil, as more or less reservations convert to preorders

Tesla and Rivian do. Slate is a little different with the lack of storefronts, or whatever they call their physical buildings, but it is not out of the realm of possibility. Those trucks have to go somewhere once they drop off their Slates...

Ha! I was actually agreeing with Mr. Railroad, however my language may not have been clear. Amazon does not have direct spurs, but instead runs railyard -> FC. For a variety of reasons, Amazon is not a good partner for delivery. They don't have a significant advantage on cost due to that...

Out of thin air- it's not true. The FC network is certainly built in close proximity to rail lines, but no FCs that I know of have a direct spur. Their network for rail generally goes railyard -> IXD -> FC. Which, in practice, would be no different than railyard -> semi to a empty parking lot...

Worth mentioning that the Slate will very likely NOT make it as easy. Yes, there are great apps like ABRP, but I would not expect as seamless of integration as Tesla.

Slate didn't announce it, but it's the way it goes. I should have clarified my post was speculation from watching other launch vehicles. Rivian is going through it right now with the R2.

Important to remember customer deliveries does not mean the people in this forum. Slate likely will start with employee (customer) deliveries, then high profile (read: influencers), before selling to general public. If I had to guess, I'd say we will see a 2-3 month latency between the first...

Seems to be further evidence that Chris is being welcomed to the exit door

Yep! And in my opinion, the Slate still uses parts that love to break in due time. Struts, control arms, generally anything that connects the frame to the rubber finds a way to break. That's not a knock on Slate or any other mfg- just where parts break. And they're a pain in the neck to replace...

A far too reasonable take- I don't like it!

For the 358th time- flatlanders don't seem to realize that there are states where not having AWD is a downright detriment. If you drive over Donner Pass with any regularity- stopping and throwing chains on to get through the checkpoint is an extra ~15 minutes in wet, cold, subpar conditions...

Yet seemingly it didn’t delay production, customer R2s started rolling off the line this week. Curious what they have to say at earnings next week

To some, yes, to others, no.

Well, usually when an OEM includes it, it also has speakers, which is another consideration

Let’s unpack this logic…. You know someone who had their nav break, which means it is better to not have a nav unit than potentially have one break? Isn’t he just at the same starting spot as the Slate? This is just flawed logic from the top down.