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These are so cute I suggested to my wife we should try to have another baby. She’s a little suspicious, though, since I had a vasectomy. I really do like them and Vs are only 99.99% effective, so I think it’s worth a shot.

Your premise is all wrong. Why do the motors suck for ME? Why does the battery suck for ME? How is it not competitive for MY dollar? (Also you are overstating the fire risk and if the battery degrades, I’ll just replace it.) I do plan to keep this one forever. It fits everything I need a car...

It would be nice if they had an index page to show what was going to be published in SlateU even if they didn't have published content. They could release the courses as they become available. But at least we be able to see the scope.

I'm a little disappointed with the general lack of attention on the Rocky Mountain area. Denver is the largest metro in a big empty area in Slate coverage (it's 660 miles from the closed scheduled slate event) but hasn't had any event in a year, Colorado is slated for a Q3 release and there are...

Apparently you didn’t read the small print for this group. If you leave, we’ll find you. Unlike other death pacts though, the Slate Death Pact allows you to choose your method of demise. It’s all about customization.

I’ve had BSM on my cars for a couple of decades and I still crane my neck. Never broke the habit and often I forget I have blind spot monitoring. I think that is kind of the ideal combination.

if I only had one leg and was born on Talk-Like-A-Pirate day, I would be leaning into the pirate thing too. I’m giving her a pass. Now if she had both legs, I’d totally agree with you though.

i agree but I think the bigger threat is that China is competing with US companies in other markets and we have squandered our advantage in battery technology. Even if we are resistant to EVs in the U.S. right now, other countries are not and the global ICE market will shrink. When U.S...

Ignore the clickbait title. It’s actually a decent video. Can Slate Auto Avoid Becoming the Next Fisker? The automotive industry has a habit of destroying ambitious startups. Billions have been invested, bold promises have been made, and many have disappeared just as quickly. Fisker, Lordstown...

I’ve been following this and vehicle pricing is estimated to be $1-1.4K higher because of the shortage. Analysts think memory will stabilize between 2028 and 2030.

One of the issues with your assumptions is that Q2 (and maybe Q1) slots are still open for some geographies. So their capacity is not maxed out for the first half of 2027. Also I am guessing that by the end of Q3 they will have a max production of 67K. My reasoning is that at full capacity they...

There article only has one line mentioning Slate but it captures the frustration many of us have about overly-connected, why-tech vehicles the dominate the market. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/driver-assistance-technology-dashboard-ead96bd2?eafs_enabled=false There's a paywall, so here is...

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/slate-auto/truck-prototype/first-drive

Yes. Installation for a full wrap will be $500 (+ the cost of the wrap)

Not sure how much I’d pay. It really depends on what a local wrap company would charge for the Slate. But one thought…you’d need a tent or something because dirt, polllen, dust, etc would be a problem if wrapping outside.

This was the bane of my existence in my old tech job. I worked for a medical device manufacturer and some execs got the idea of a tracker like this for our service repairs. I spent way to much time explaining that (1) it was a fake tracker and was only built on cycle times and had nothing to...

I’m not sure if they will do a different model. Part of the business model is the accessories and the models over the years need to be similar for them to optimize the flexibility of those. However if they do a second model I expect that it will be a van style that allows for sliding...

I got a Jul-Sep window which is a bummer since my lease runs out in April. Edit: also bummed that it’s the same delivery window that I would get if I ordered today. Reserving last year and preordering in the first hour didn’t seem to make much difference.

There was actually a lot of thought in the “s” and word mark. Things like the slope of the s is the same as the slope of the front hood. I’m interested for them to release more details.

They are running 3 workshifts. Someone else on the forums who worked on the line of another auto maker mentioned that 14 shifts a week is pretty standard with two shifts doing a stardard 5 day shift and the last working a 4x10. So maybe closer to 25/hr.