Recent content by Paul

I actually own a 22 Maverick hybrid and I have a Slate pre-ordered. Not everyone can swing two vehicles, but in my eyes that's the best of both worlds. And since I haven't had an EV yet, I can go easy on figuring out the planning. There's just going to be times where I want to be able to drive...

Good point. Maverick hybrid requires full synthetic oil change. So even if you would never drive it during the year, it has to be changed at least once a year and that could be close too $100 at a dealership. More likely 2 changes in a year. So that's an extra $1k on top of the gas costs over 5...

I'm actually more satisfied. Standard battery is Iron. So I don't have to worry about charging it to 80% Which I probably would have done with the extended battery with the different chemistry and that's also about 200 MI. I could care less about electric windows and I wasn't really looking to...

The income caps are pretty low in PA for incentives, plus the $250 registration road use fee which becomes particularly unfair with such a light vehicle. I can see if you've got a 10,000 lb Hummer. But Slate isn't much more weight than A. 1994 Toyota pickup. They should base that fee on weight.

Another (not so smart option) and it depends if you have a dedicated meter, as I have for the garage with a charger. Legacy connection when it was a machine shop so no additional cost. Just switch the meter to time of day pricing and charge the EV only during those hours like 11-6 am. Can...

Usually 0 down 0 % means someone is having a hard time selling trucks and they're dumping some of their own profit into a rebate and "select models" Is usually a gimmick just to get people in the door So the dealership can sell them. Banks are in business to make money on interest. So I really...

On the surface I think.. drop a couple more bucks and get the longer range, but if low range LFP Has kind of a set it and forget it. Charge you 100% no problem... Significantly longer life with charging cycles... But not so great in cold performance. I guess we're going to actually have to...

Since to date, the only business model for legacy is to create the largest profit margin and limit choice Slate's success could be motivation to buy and kill. More they sell, the higher the motivation to buy and kill so we can have less choice and be forced to pay $60k for a pickup. I would hope...

Installed a Grizzl-e about 3 yrs ago mostly because of the price point. Zero issues and it's worked well on a number of EVs at an Airbnb. Good sturdy metal box. Nothing fancy.

I also noticed Slate not mentioned in the repair pal list of makes, which would actually make sense if you would working on getting people signed up and didn't want to list until there was a list. When I plug "Tesla" into the make I get four within 6 miles (central PA) Be a good bet if they work...

At least you're going to know the total.price up front (eventually) and not have to play games at a dealership. That experience alone is probably worth a couple thousand.

One good part about a wrap is that you can peel it off and replace it... So $500 to "repaint" the whole car If it does degrade. And you get to swap out the color and design at the same time. So I don't know how long the wrap lasts, but maybe you're refreshed after a few years isn't such a bad...

He was probably there during the startup financing phase and now leaving as they enter production... Buying outdated factories and modernizing them sounds like a great idea... Particularly when you look at what we are competing with in China. Though, It's going to be interesting to see how many...

Slate is selling some kind of Bluetooth speakers to work with phones, But I'm guessing the slots they can go into in the dash would suit regular speakers? Someone's going to be coming up with kits for this just because it's actually a viable thing compared to OEM head units that are no longer a...

Looks like a dying LED screen. If it was a Slate, hopefully there would be a University module telling you how to swap out the screen. Hopefully it's not contained with whatever stores the odometer reading as That's probably some sort of dealer only swap for the mileage to be accurate. I would...