Recent content by thommeigh

I'm in a similar boat as most here. I'd be looking at the Slate like a fun second/third vehicle for us. My primary car is a 2013 Prius with only 110k miles on it so far - I think I'm going to be waiting an awfully long time if I'm waiting for that car to give out on me, and I just couldn't...

This looks so, SO good though!

Article link here! This was an interesting read... wanted to share it here though because the article mentioned that you can add a cover for heated seats. Do we know this to be true?I checked the Slate Maker but didn't see anything. I had sent that question into Slate a while back and they...

I get where you're coming from. At this point, many of us have had a deposit on this truck for close to a year now. I've had moments where I start to worry about buying from a brand new start-up, or about the smaller battery capacity or final cost or rear-wheel drive... but without fail, then I...

Does anyone know what those wheels are on the Blank Slate? I think he called them 15-52s - at first I thought they were the regular steelies we've seen for a while now until I noticed the openings built into them. I like that look a lot.

Yes, this was stated by the Slate rep in the Jay Leno video on YouTube.

This! I don't really care what they look like, I just want to be able to adjust them without getting fingerprints all over the mirror glass. That would drive me nuts!

Just watched! Thought it was a good video and about what I was expecting. Definitely curious about the DIY warranty repair piece - seems like that could be challenging to implement, and/or costly for Slate. What if I have a problem with my truck, they mail me the components to fix it, but I...

Looks like I’m 884 miles from Warsaw, IN. In the Slate with the standard range battery, I’d need 9 charges (adding almost 5 hours to my trip) for the drive home to Rhode Island. I dunno, could be a fun adventure! Good crash course in life with an EV. Looks like with the extended range battery...

Haha yes, that could be you!! Theoretically, yes you can install it wherever you like. It's intended to be installed on the exterior of the vehicle, but I figured it would be less obstructed by rain and road crud inside my car, behind the back glass, and I've been happy with it. So yeah, you'd...

I'm probably not sharing a resource that this group doesn't already know about, but I just found some comfort from playing around with https://abetterrouteplanner.com/. Plugging in some frequent longer drives we take and getting a better sense for the time that would need to be spent charging is...

I fully agree with this. Properly adjusted mirrors are most important, and BSW is a useful safety feature to have on top of this. I don't think that lacking BSW would make the Slate a deal breaker for me, but what I'm struggling with the most after reading this whole thread is the old school...

Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to watch this.

I agree with you on Doug… More and more in his reviews, I find him out of touch with the reality of what most real car owners want. He’s already said that he doesn’t think the Slate will be successful because it doesn’t have 4 doors. And surely he’ll have a lot to say about the fact that it...

As someone with a 3D printer who is always looking for excuses to use it… I love this idea!