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  1. Amazon should make a tablet with GPS

    In Google maps you can download areas of the country to the memory of the device when you have wifi also will save data from loading when you have cell data. You won't have live traffic data, but you wouldn't have that with a Garmin unless it was a sat link or something. So you could just use a...
  2. Amazon should make a tablet with GPS

    Cheap android tablet with Google maps? Use the hotspot on your phone.
  3. Regenerative Charging while Flat Towing

    What would probably make more sense if you reeeealy wanted to do this was to come up with some way the flat tow vehicle charges the flat towed EV either by trickle charging it constantly Or maybe only load the alternator while braking Or decelerating or come up with regen braking on the tow...
  4. Regenerative Charging while Flat Towing

    Few things come to mind: You're actually going to be dragging quite a bit and using fuel in the motorhome to generate the battery, Wear and tear and tear on the EV tires. And the biggest one is that you are not in the vehicle If something starts going wrong and then you're just towing a ball of...
  5. New EV worries

    Another thing to consider is that ICE engines and transmissions aren't without failure out of warranty. And the price of a blown engine or a transmission is probably getting pretty close to battery replacement. In most cases the battery warranty is longer than the ICE warranties that are usually...
  6. New EV: 2026 Jeep Recon

    Starting price $67k which is a non-starter. The depreciation in the first year will be more than what a new slate costs.
  7. Slate Truck in an Alternate Universe/Dimension

    I can't stand these AI videos. Completely inaccurate or partially inaccurate. It's just bad information and poorly executed. I guess someone somewhere is getting some clicks out of doing nothing. I always try to give them a thumbs down. And comment in the comments that this is an AI video that's...
  8. New Toyota Hilux: This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck

    The truly dumb moment came when they started building ladders into tailgates so that you could climb into it... Let's not even consider actually using the bed to load. What they need to do is build a ladder into the grotesque grills to check your oil.
  9. New Toyota Hilux: This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck

    Irks me that every truck has a mass of American style nose on it. The Maverick tries to but it's just small enough that it can't be massive. It's like let's see how non-aerodynamic and a death trap to pedestrians we can make this thing. Bigger the better!
  10. The Hypothetical Vehicle I Would Chose Over The Slate

    I also have a hybrid Maverick. And I pretty much fit what you're saying. It's a great appliance and I would buy another one, But I don't really like four doors, And I would rather have a longer bed? Most of the time it's just fine. I think I would get a slate and keep the Maverick and replace an...
  11. The Hypothetical Vehicle I Would Chose Over The Slate

    Tesla hypes things for years and never delivers. I personally don't listen to anything they say until I actually see it being sold. The talk is mostly designed to boost an overly inflated stock price and a trillion dollar pay package. And there's probably a pretty good slice of America who would...
  12. What level of DIY are you planning for your Slate?

    A lot of it depends on how comprehensive slate university is. I'd actually like to do most of it. Aside from warranty work, there really shouldn't be much maintenance other than brakes which aren't very often on an EV and tires can be any place. I'm guessing they might be using a longer term Dot...
  13. Slate announces Tesla supercharger access + 4,000 service / repair shops RepairPal partnership!

    When I look it up in my area there's one corporate and two independent shops that are both pretty close to me. You can't expect them to come up with an entire independent nationwide repair system. And I would be able to pick among the three and see what kind of reviews they get. So other than...
  14. How adventurous are you going to be orderiing your Slate?

    Still some big unanswered questions that are in play for quick decisions. --How is it purchased and delivered --How do they deal with warranty repairs and repair network in general. --price and price for battery upgrade
  15. Slate Auto Custom Garage - Event Photos (Oct 16)

    On the flip side of that, the seller could easily strip it and leave it for the next person to do what they want. Highly customized vehicles are usually a hard sell used.
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