Recent content by thespacecowboy

In the “Quick Update On Price” video, Chris says “We’ve been working tirelessly to get the lowest price possible.” And then later confirms the blank Slate will be in the mid 20s. Given the loss of the federal EV tax incentive, and that the batteries they chose are made in the USA in order to...

This has been my thinking. I’m optimistic that we’ll get 23,500-24,000 for the base model and 27,000-28,000 for the larger battery. We’re a skewed sample on this site but the vast majority of the users here have indicated that they want a larger battery. If the larger battery is 29,000-30,000...

Just read through the thread you linked to on the Tundra forum. I like this idea a lot. A 5' bed isn't very large once you start keeping anything in it, so a small cubby that doesn't eat into the available space is nice, and could be a great way to keep straps and the like available. How does...

I haven't seen anything to indicate it'll take that long. Deliveries are currently advertised to start later this year, which tracks with their initial announcement last year. We'll know later this month when our individual delivery windows are. I'm sure if a lot of the (refundable) reservations...

oil testing? I just put in a quart every time I fill up because I left it all on the road behind me. It’s the oil change of Theseus

Luckily I’m in a state with no vehicle inspections. The Llumar tints I linked advertise themselves as clear instead of tinted and they pass through most of, as in 80+ and 70+ percent of visible light, so they shouldn’t cause too much of a problem. Of course I’ll need to actually lay eyes on them...

You’re completely right on the math around total efficiency. It won’t do much to affect range, although it may do something. I think I could have phrased my thoughts a little bit better so let me try again. I think the solar energy reduction of a window film and the potential heat rejection of...

The only option from the factory is the battery. Everything else gets added after it comes off the line, and they’ve said that everything is designed to be able to be done yourself. I believe they advertised early on that it would take a couple of hours to install the SUV kit, for example

Delivery date could absolutely be a factor. I’m trying to remain optimistic about the timeline. I’d really like to get it December-February.

On my Dart, after replacing the floor pans, I installed 80mil Kilmat. It’s one of the many butyl rubber and aluminum sound deadening products out there. Primarily this was due to the fact that the exhaust ran directly under the driver’s feet, which made a drive quite uncomfortable after a while...

The only real accessory I need other than the big battery is some speakers, but I’m almost certainly going to do that third party. I expect within a couple weeks of the truck actually getting into people’s hands Crutchfield will already have the necessary accessories and speaker sizes sorted out...

I plan to log on right when it releases and see my delivery window and document that and then see if they publish safety ratings and the like before I officially pull the trigger. Once I put down the extra $250 I’m committing 100% to buying it mentally so might take a few days and make sure my...

I have no intention of leasing this vehicle, or really any vehicle. A luxury vehicle with high depreciation may make sense to lease if you don’t plan to keep it long but this is not that. If it’s what we’ve been promised, it’ll be an affordable vehicle that I won’t intend to resell any time...

I had the interior door panels, package tray, and both bench seats in my 64 Dodge Dart reupholstered in 2021 or 2022. It certainly wasn’t cheap, I think around $2-2.5k for the whole thing, but I’d need to find the invoice to confirm that. Admittedly that was a lot more material than would be...

That's what makes sense to me. If the best thing for the battery is to generally stay between 10-80%, then saying that's the usable range and defining 10% as 0% and 80% as 100% with everything else as a buffer. You can drop below 0% occasionally, like you're running on fumes, and can...