Would real mechanics buy the Slate Truck? 3 mechanics comment

[CEW]

Real interesting comments on the Slate by these 3 mechanics - getting into the Right to Repair and ability to be modified by the buying public. Refreshing .

 

[007]

This guy is an engineer and he's buying 2 Slates.

 

[CEW]

minute 16-17...talking about whether battery can be modified later? or even replaced ? by eventually cheaper batteries? (see China doing it now).
This is a question I have - shouldn't all EVs being made now have this ability to replace or modify the battery without having to buy an entirely new EV.?

 

[CEW]

This guy is an engineer and he's buying 2 Slates.

Sandy Munro? He's kind of the Godfather guru behind Slate's early design ideas. Munro Live will hopefully be first up for delivery of one in order to TEAR IT DOWN. Munro is also known as the TEAR DOWN TITAN 🔥

 

[CEW]

This guy is an engineer and he's buying 2 Slates.

this was an impressive moment by Sandy Munro during this video👍

 

[007]

Nissan Leaf has bad batteries in a sealed box that don't seem to be designed to be repairable. They can be peeled open and rebuilt to better range than new.

 

[DougieRCSlate]

Infotainment is a has been. The European community has had to add buttons and hand controls for a lot of the automobiles. Slate is KSS don’t reinvent the wheel. Most vehicles now are over engineered both in suspension, structural and electrical. I see more people who don’t use the bed for carrying stuff. I plan to two a UHaul, and my boat. Has asked the question for 110 converter. Get into the modern age, more people will start to 3D print panels. Prefeg reinforced panel.🐢

 

[jhevil]

minute 16-17...talking about whether battery can be modified later? or even replaced ? by eventually cheaper batteries? (see China doing it now).
This is a question I have - shouldn't all EVs being made now have this ability to replace or modify the battery without having to buy an entirely new EV.?

I want my phone to have a 3.5mm jack. I want my phone to have a replaceable battery. I want my phone to be a "right to repair" titan.

I want the same from my vehicle.

 

[AZFox]

I want my phone to have a 3.5mm jack. I want my phone to have a replaceable battery. I want my phone to be a "right to repair" titan.

I want the same from my vehicle.

Hand over those glasses, citizen.

 

[KevinRS]

minute 16-17...talking about whether battery can be modified later? or even replaced ? by eventually cheaper batteries? (see China doing it now).
This is a question I have - shouldn't all EVs being made now have this ability to replace or modify the battery without having to buy an entirely new EV.?

That gets difficult. In China that aren't letting customers modify and upgrade batteries, some companies are "renting" the batteries, or renting them as part of the lease on the vehicle. The idea is instead of waiting on a charge, you pull the car into a swap station, where robots swap the battery. The vehicle and battery has to be designed for this, it costs more to design for this, and there is a big infrastructure cost.
As far as batteries being able to be repaired, replaced, upgraded by the user, 2 problems. 1 is safety, the power contained in them is no joke, and the second is due to size and weight they are often practically a part of the structure of the car.

 

[CEW]

That gets difficult. In China that aren't letting customers modify and upgrade batteries, some companies are "renting" the batteries, or renting them as part of the lease on the vehicle. The idea is instead of waiting on a charge, you pull the car into a swap station, where robots swap the battery. The vehicle and battery has to be designed for this, it costs more to design for this, and there is a big infrastructure cost.
As far as batteries being able to be repaired, replaced, upgraded by the user, 2 problems. 1 is safety, the power contained in them is no joke, and the second is due to size and weight they are often practically a part of the structure of the car.

Thanks for answering on this. Not sure what lies ahead for (the HOLY GRAIL) - Solid State batteries. Toyota keeps saying they have been able to produce them - and a new vehicle with Solid State is imminent....hmmm🤔
Don't you think though - at some point there will be the ability to swap out batteries? (of the same chemistry?).
and for not too great a cost (less than $3000?) - there will be the ability to replace with a newer battery (with updated BMS). The guys in this video (who update classic cars to EVs for a living) seemed to hint that it should be possible - and soon.
I mean - its dizzying and amazing the leaps in technology of what has been developed in the EV world with battery power in the last 10 years!💡⚡

 

[AZFox]

Don't you think though - at some point there will be the ability to swap out batteries? (of the same chemistry?).

If the battery isn't defective that's a moot question.

 

[Kopsis]

Thanks for answering on this. Not sure what lies ahead for (the HOLY GRAIL) - Solid State batteries. Toyota keeps saying they have been able to produce them - and a new vehicle with Solid State is imminent....hmmm🤔

The Chinese already have EVs with solid state batteries. The energy density is even worse than LFP, so they're typically relegated to short-range applications. A lot of the solid-state bettery hype is coming from people with only a first-order understanding of battery technology or companies who are chasing investment. So much could change between now and when EV capable solid-state solutions become available with a packaging, price point, and energy density comparable to LFP that speculation about retrofits is about as reliable as reading tea leaves.

 

[Buffalo]

Music is too loud !!