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Posting this because many people probably didn’t know about this tool advertised on Slate’s Website: https://www.electricforall.org/rebates-incentives/ Where Slate recommended this website on their page: https://www.slate.auto/en/incentives

I don’t think Slate believes that most people will go with no speakers as their option. I think Slate is offering a choice between a Bring Your Own Speaker Option with the Bluetooth speaker mount (which should be impulse buy price point or you can 3D Print it yourself if you want) or what they...

Yeah if Slate could get to 24K I think that would be a good spot. Since at that price point you could add a wrap kit, Bluetooth speaker + mount, and probably power windows and be at the same price as the base leaf possibly even still under. While, I do believe Slate can be competitive at around...

Yeah my problem is that a lot of people say 30K as fact when it isn't. I like the telo but despite both being mini trucks I don't really think they are competitors with each other. I agree though Telo has a much more difficult path forward then Slate and I wish their team the best.

Slate will start at mid-20K not 30K and I do think Ford’s design will be a bit reminiscent of the Telo but with a crossover body shape. But it’s important to not Ford’s vehicle like Slate will have a Frunk. The Telo does not. So it will have a front hood for the frunk. I do like the Slate’s...

https://www.gearpatrol.com/cars/fords-answer-to-slate-ev-truck/ Shoutout to @motorolas who posted about this the first time. But I do think it’s an interesting topic that merits its own thread. Based off what Jim Farley said and prior comments on things like the Cybertruck I think what he...

Yeah I think the key here is if Rivian can solve their quality and reliability issues with the R2. The EV Community and Rivian fans have kept that part quiet for the most part. But if R2 is going to be their mainstream product the honeymoon phase is over and the mainstream will be talking about...

But acting like it’s game over and we already losing when it’s only the 2nd inning of the EV Game is just as ridiculous. Which The other factor is Chinese policies make it impossible for ICE Vehicles to compete. These BEVs appeal highly to EV Enthusiasts but they haven’t been proven to convert...

Rivian loses money on every R1T and R1S they sell (which is crazy and I’m glad Slate isn’t following that strategy). So they are hedging their bets on R2 and R3 for profitability. The main reason they did this deal is that Rivian needed a lot capital to get their Georgia Plant Built for the...

Well Slate has the advantage that each Slate Truck comes off the line the exact same way with the only difference being the long range and short range batteries. It’s also a very simple design with very few parts. So I think the factory will be able to pump out that many trucks in its first year...

Even if they only sell half that targeted number in their first year they will still likely make the Top 5 (possibly Top 3) best selling EV Models list in the US. Which will be great press.

I feel like the author heard the comments from local gop members and that just stuck in his head for comparison. The author has tested Chinese EV’s extensively in China but has never lived with them so he has a good understanding of them but not the realities of them. From my understanding from...

For the second part I understand that he brought up that point because local GOP Politicians were saying this was the answer to affordable Chinese EV’s. The premise of that statement I don’t agree with because both type of vehicles are designed with a different design philosophy in mind. But the...

https://insideevs.com/news/773876/slate-truck-live-impressions-china/ The article really focused on if this is truck that Americans will actually want and if it’s the type of vehicle that can compete against Chinese EVs.

I agree it would most likely built on the Model Y Platform. But there are more differences than that. Tesla’s whole brand is built around tech innovation and now is having a high priority on Robotaxis. If it doesn’t have a use with AI it doesn’t have a use with Tesla. So removal of the front...