Recent content by MiketheCarGeek

Chris is ABSOLUTELY the right person to launch Slate! I "believe" Faricy is being brought in for Sales & Marketing experience, to convert Reservations into Sales, and Accessories. They need to convince us to Buy and Accessorize (I don't think that will be a problem). 😄 Here is an old video of...

Never heard of anything other than an Apple-fritter. The idea that there are other FRITTERS in this world blows my mind! 🍑🫐🍓

Slate needs to find Batteries "off the shelf". They are not big enough like GM or Ford to develop new Batteries (LMR=Lithium Manganese Rich) or tell their Partners to make LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) in America. The best they can do is look for opportunities. Maybe Ford's LFP Plan in Michigan...

NEW: Ford is developing this 'Skunkworks' EV near LA, completely independent of Ford Dearborn. They are benchmarking Chinese EVs, breaking their own internal paradigms to completely re-think the Electric Vehicle. OLD: Ford will announce they are building it at Louisville Assembly where the...

The photo is definitely of the Test Mule Vehicle, not the production prototypes. Cascadia Motion is not a high volume manufacturer of Electric Motors. Most of what I've seen them do are niche or low-volume commercial vehicles. Not to say they couldn't ramp up, but they were likely selected as...

Got the email too. Said I was Reservation #000001 😎

IMO Range Extenders (EREV) makes sense for larger EVs (3-Row SUVs and Full-Size Pickups). Battery EVs makes sense for Mid/Compact and smaller vehicles given current battery technology. Opt for the Long Range Battery in Slate and you’ll be fine for 98% of driving situations.

By the beginning of 2027 all Automakers “should” offer Plug and Charge that automatically authenticates payments. However… to make ISO15118 PnC work the vehicle needs to have some kind of Connectivity, to pass along a secure certificate to the EV that the EV Charger recognizes when you plug in...

Nissan (and Slate) have signed agreements to buy Batteries from SK On. Nissan’s batteries will actually come from a BlueOval SK plant. Kentucky #1 will start this year, and they have KY #2 and a Tennessee plant under construction. SK On has two plants in Georgia and a JV plant with Hyundai...

MAYBE It depends on my situation in early 2027. I predict a mild-recession followed by a comeback sometime in 2027

Slate will have to sign an agreement with Tesla like other OEMs. offering the NACS plug is basically using SAE J3400 standard and allows the Plug to work - but to use Tesla’s network they need that agreement. My guess is they announce in a few months to keep in the news cycle.

AGREE. Hopefully they just sell a Fastback Shaped Cap - without all the cost of Seats, Airbags, Seatbelts, etc. I want to leave the Bulkhead behind the Front Seats and just flip up the Rear Glass so if I have dogs in the back they get AC/Heat.

There is not a supply of LFP Batteries in the U.S. Suppliers like LG Energy, Samsung, Panasonic and SK On (Slate’s supplier) all bet on Nickel Cobalt (NMC, NCA, NCMA) for higher energy density but other drawbacks. Gotion (Rivian’s LFP supplier) tried to build a plant in Michigan, but it became...

As a Jeep TJ owner (2001) I F#$&ing HATE DUCKS. It’s mostly a thing for newer JK and JL owners who don’t know how to Wrench. …sorry, but I really do hate it (to each their own)

According to The Verge article by Tim Stevens, the Extended Range Battery is not a different Pack, it is an Add-On (additional) Pack. So they add a 2nd Pack. Slate would not allow DIY High Voltage work, but every else thus far is fair game.