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"Mid-Twenties" is consistent with CEO Chris Barman's line in the "Meet Slate" video a couple months ago:

The $7,500 EV tax credit is gone. Slate has updated their home page accordingly to an "EXPECTED PRICE: MID-TWENTIES" It used to say: EXPECTED PRICE UNDER $20,000 (after federal incentives)

The cloth seats in the truck are reportedly comfortable, even for tall dudes

Confirmed that yes, my backup camera shows a reverse image. But that doesn't mean that the image in the video is fake. Maybe Slate's video team was aware of this effect, and deliberately painted "SEY" on the pavement, so that it would look like "YES" in the video. As you point out, ambulances...

My first thought was "isn't Josh the guy who narrates the Meet Slate video ?" But no -- that's Jeff.

You aren't missing that much, other than proof that a Slate SUV holds four adults (and their pickleball paddles). But if you are still curious, the video is also on Youtube: My impression is that the back seat would be tight for three adults.

Also the Motoring Coffee instagram has eight pics. They say it will be there till "mid July".

Apparently it's on display for "the rest of the month" at Motoring Coffee, 11728 W. Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles. This isn't in the Venice neighborhood that the Slate design team seems fond of, but it's nearby, and also convenient to the 405 freeway from Long Beach. Here's a link if you want a...

If you watch the first five seconds of the video, the plywood sheets materialize in thin air several feet above the truck, then they rain down into the bed. While this sort of magical teleportation looks cool, and is faster than using conventional equipment, it is actually not a recommended...

In this image of the Slate's bed, it looks like there are vertical slots in the side of the bed, both before and after the wheel wells, that could support a length of 2x8 or 2x10 standing on edge. Kind of hard to see unless you enlarge the image.

Check out the official "Meet Slate" video. In the first five seconds of the video, it says "This Slate seats two ... and can carry sheets of plywood". It appears that a wooden support, presumably the same height as the wheel wells, has been placed in the bed to support 4x8 sheets. Looks like...

OK, I think you're right. Guess I should cancel my reservation at Bellagio. The "other" Slate appears to specialize in Mercedes van conversions for commercial and recreational users. Their home page says" "Your Vehicle is a Blank Slate." They are probably not happy about sharing the name.

I'll just recycle a comment I made last month: And here's yet another trade show: Slate is currently listed as a "participating manufacturer" at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Nov. 4-7, 2025. Maybe Slate feels...

Slate has apparently not revealed the exact location of their Long Beach facilities (my guess: a boring industrial park near Long Beach Airport). However, from anywhere in Long Beach, it should (in theory) be relatively straightforward to get on the San Diego Freeway (I-405), and take it to the...

I just picked one at random and got lucky. Actually I noticed the "Palms Blvd" sign in the intersection. The street views looked like Los Angeles, and it turns out that there is a Palms Blvd in LA, and it also turns out that there are only two 7-11s along that particular street. Found it on the...

Slate's operations are primarily in three states, as their merch indicates: The front license plates are one clue that we are not in Michigan or Indiana. The presence of a Chevron station is another. But the biggest giveaway is probably the tall palm trees in the skyline.

In the opening street view, there is a 7-11 store in the background. It's at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd and Palms Blvd in Venice, a trendy neighborhood in West Los Angeles.

Los Angeles area. Front license plates, palm trees, Chevron station, street sign that appears to read "Palms Blvd". Slate has design studio in Long Beach, wrapped prototypes were displayed on the streets of Venice, the official unveiling event was at Long Beach Airport.

But for the record, at the global level, most Teslas are made in Shanghai or Berlin. It's true that US and Canadian markets are supplied exclusively by the California and Texas plants, but most Tesla sales are in Asia and Europe; the overseas markets are primarily supplied by the Shanghai or...

Actually, Tesla does tout the American-made status of their vehicles (including the Cybertruck). And it's a fair claim -- all Teslas sold in the US are assembled in either California or Texas, and they contain a very high percentage of American-made parts. However, Tesla doesn't believe in...