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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.

Our hybrid AWD lariat is quick enough. The electric motors’ instant torque combines with the ice when needed. It also goes full ev mode when it can, with some trips at lower speeds running the ev only maybe 30% of the time. To ford’s ( and Toyota’s) credit it’s seamless between ev and ev+ ice...

MAVs are selling at employee price (below MSRP) right now, with no haggling.

Mav Can tow 2000 lbs standard or 4000 with the tow option.

Counterpoint. Just purchased a 25 AWD hybrid lariat. Maverick from granger motors in Iowa. Paid 3% below dealer invoice not msrp! Invoice… with no bs extra fees. No sales pressure. I was I and out in about 60 minutes. A pleasant experience with no surprises. The deal was mostly predone online...

Nope. Will probably buy a used EV, probably a Kia or Hyundai with some warranty left

I think it’s not worth the money. Maybe you’ll get 1 or 2 kw max under ideally sunny noon time conditions, and even then the car will be lucky to go 1 mile on 4kWh, so at best, you might gain 1 mile every 2 hours, not counting all the inefficiencies in the electronics. Many Fixed solar...

Maybe the included speaker that is mentioned is just a mono speaker for door chimes, Seatbelt alerts, turn signals, etc?

Yep it’s not cheap. As I mentioned earlier I consider the Slate complimentary to the mav, not a direct competitor. The Bolt EV I and Kia/hyundai low cost EVs are I think the Slate competition. We ordered our Mav back in November before the 2 recent price updates so got it for a little under...

Great idea!

Companies like to talk about that sweet sweet recurring revenue model that subscription services bring int in order to make wall street happy. NO ONE ELSE WANTS IT. Guess that's the way to world is going but won't be getting any money from me.