Recent content by zipn

Lowered for ease of entry and exit if needed which also will require a look at the seat height above ground. Wife has mobility issues so want passenger seat entry height ( butt height) low for her. Price dependent too.

Hmmm. I guess it takes a phd to spec low resistance tires, some aero and high efficiency electronics.

Disagree. They are both small EVs. Put a SUV topper on the slate and they’re even closer. The slate even weighs less than the bolt. They’re comparable low cost entry level,small vehicles. I don’t expect the slate to have great miles/kWh but seeing it’s got lower weight and 10 years of design...

That’s a weird calculation for the bolt. Taking the specd miles divided by battery size for the EUV is = 3.8, not 3.4 ( and the bolt EV nearly 4.0). so I suspect the numbers on that chart use a different metric and it isn’t using the same calc I used for the slate for my rant (range/kWh). Okay...

Agreed that drag coefficient won’t be great for the slate, but as a commuter where there’s a good chance most travel will be city speeds it’s still less of an issue than for highway cruisers. ( and our bolts 4.w2 average was more city than highway) Being a truck the efficiency won’t be great...

the lightning weighs between 6 and 7000 lbs. . Chevy over 8000, I maintain that as currently spec,d the slate efficiency sucks. Nothing wrong with expecting better. a lot of slate fanboys here willing to excuse poor efficiency specs. 4 miles per kWh should be the minimum for any ev as small...

Fwiw I really do hope the slate gets over 4 miles/kWh. I want to buy one. That said, there are a lot of ways to maximize the efficiency of an ev regardless of body style. As mentioned before, low resistance tires but also efficient electronics, efficient motors, heat pump heating, etc. even...

Our maverick is a brick too. I see mid 30s on the highway and mid 40s around town. The slate doesn’t have to have a horrible aerodynamic design.

Maybe they’re trying to be the anti Tesla… under promise and over deliver, instead of the exact opposite.

Fwiw out bolt euv weighed in at over 3,700 lbs, and the 4.2 was our average summer/ winter city/highway. the slate is specked at 3,600. It’s lighter and may get crap miles / kWH. No real excuse.

If you are commuting at stop and go and lower speeds , the aerodynamics aren’t that relevant Slate should exceed 4 miles/ kWh overall. Agreed standard efficiency loop should be used by all EVs with a mix of city and highway miles + ratings at say 90f and 20f to be more realistic.

I think the slate and the bolt / Hyundai Kia’s, vws, are in fact direct competitors. They are entry level EVs best used as commuter cars. If you are commuting you may not NEED a pickup ( one or two seats is just fine). If you really need a pickup with honest towing and load capacity… maybe AWD...

We recently sold our 23 Bolt EUV. The included battery is a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 66 kWh rated 259 miles on a single charge. In real-word use around town we prob ably averaged about 4.2 miles/kWh. 66 * 4.2 = 277 miles possible range. FWIW We loved the EUV (daughter still has a...

Bolt EVs have an excellent 1pd algorithm. Brake regen modulates so light lifting off the go pedal has less regen than foot all the way off. Smooth from coasting no regen to full regen. Enables brake light and holds at full stop. Some Other ev regens aren’t as nice.

I think most home 3d filaments and resin arent up to the wear and tear large parts get in the real world . Great for prototyping, but maybe not for final product. Guess it depends if it’s just cosmetic or if the parts have to handle some load.