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SEMA at this point might as well be a public show. It's one of the most hyped annual automotive trade shows given the popularity of various youtubers who showcase their builds there now. That said, Scout Motors showed off their trucks at CES last year and they don't even have a factory built yet.

I think that's in reference to the current offering of EV cars in general, not just Tesla. All manufacturers have made cars that are laden with screens and self driving features in their attempts to 1up Tesla. Hyundai, Ford, Chevy etc all have that tech excess.

That makes sense to form a partnership with an existing franchise of repair centers. Missed opportunity for Tire Rack as they're a more enthusiast focused brand, but I guess they're still working through the Discount Tire acquisition.

While Musk is certainly quite the questionable character, it's undeniable that his vision for Tesla is one of the main causes for making EVs popular and viable among the masses circa ~2012. GM and Ford are still reacting as they still don't have anything as polished as Tesla's software/hardware...

A full circuit might be too long for the range of the battery, but a Slate spec autox would be pretty cool.

What an oddly priced and speced EV from Nissan. I'm not quite sure why Nissan decided to take the Leaf upmarket when it was the starter EV for those who didn't want to spend too much. It looks like they want to compete with the Toyota BZ4X and Chevy Blazer EV. Things like the glass roof and...

Cmon, you don't have to do Slate dirty by comparing its aesthetics with a Fiat/Jeep Renegade's.

50/50 is pretty typical for most cars. I guess I'm more curious about the type of coolant like a HOAT, OAT, or IAT. One thing I hate doing is messing with coolant changes. They're always so messy unless using a Venturi valve, which I conveniently have.

I thought those are called trucklets since they're based off unibody chassis like the Maverick and Santa Fe.

Is there any word on what kind of coolant and brake fluid will be used? Hopefully the coolant system is easy to DIY every 3 years or so. DOT 4 LV brake fluid should be the standard though with regen, wet boiling point specs shouldn't be too big of a concern.

CUV could also mean compact utility vehicle.

For all the flake the Cybertruck gets, I think it's still a cool work of engineering. At first it may look like a vanity project but Tesla pretty much use the CT platform as a testbed for various new technologies like 48v power, steer by wire, new CANBUS architecture, and the gigacasting...

That VDO Continental TR7412UB-OR is pretty much the go to head unit for period correct cars. A lot of E30 and E36 owners use that head unit. It keeps the cabin looking clean with no RGB funkiness you see from other head units while still giving you bluetooth and other modern features.

Another quarter, another set of Ford quality issues propping up. Just like clockwork.

You can still have offline music. That's what I do, but I bluetooth my phone to my aftermarket headunit. Android phones work best because you can put a 512gb sd card and load all the music you want. You don't need to work around Apple itunes or any of that trash.

Hopefully Slate holds out on all that stuff because Tesla looks to be working on the successor to CAN called TDMA. If they open source it like NACS, that very well might be the path going forward for EVs that have advanced features like semi-autonomous driving modes.

One's imagination is really the limit with the blank Slate. I plan to put a tea maker and samovar in mine when doing social things with the truck.

I feel much more confident in durability because the panels are plastic. There's less concern about body panels rusting if they get scratched and plastic generally rebounds and has self healing properties.

The Bolt is a nice little EV commuter. However, I can't get past GM's baked in garbage like cellular modules, wifi radios, their custom infotainment trash, and other tech that will get outdated quickly.

The RAM CEO makes a good point for those who plan to option the Slate to the max. However, even with the options it's still better than anything RAM has to offer. It sounds like he's just salty RAM doesn't have anything comparable. Not innovating in the EV space doesn't help them either. The EV...