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They brought the Base model Back for this year... at $40,000 :computerrage:

Might part of why Slate was hiring specifically for seat engineering/design people in one of their job listings. Probably have to get all of those requirements properly integrated into whatever seat they go with.

With the 'approval only' livestream, the whole mystical skunkworks group that not even the heads are allowed to see, and the talk of this being a Model T moment, I was expecting to least show us a platform on wheels or some renders... the reveal was just

I can't wait for these to start making it down south and we'll see how many endormorphs corn-fed good 'ol boys it can fit in the back seats. I almost bought a Mercury with the same rear seating setup as that Lexus. Good idea on paper, but really only for emergencies. We routinely stuffed...

My only concern from this prototype is that I hope they can nail the fit and finish of that bed panel. I don't know what's under there, but I could see that getting torn up real fast.

Probably wouldn't bee too hard, if the LED bulbs inside are replaceable. Just need someone to make clear lenses and swap out the bulb and that'd be it! Altezza taillights in the back and clear markers on the sides! Based on pics we've seen of the rear it looks like the LEDs are actual bulbs and...

I'm very pleased at the $500 estimate for a full wrap vs the $3900 for the Cybertruck. That's a relief, I was thinking we'd be paying $1500 or something for a wrap.

I was going to say, my truck can do 85 down the interstate and it's 80hp @ 94lb-ft of torque. For a more modern weight comparison from a vehicle that's not a rolling kleenex box, my Fit is 117hp @ 106lb/ft of torque. I was able to find a few people towing things around the Slate's 1000lb...

If Slate offers a four-pin towing harness I'll probably end up doing something like that. If that little plastic tailgate wing can be modified so I could put little ambers in the corners of that... that'd be a fun project.

I welcome the return of AMC's dirt-cheap door handles. I just hope they'll be made of metal (or we can get some made third party since it looks pretty easy to machine)!

Struts give you that nice 'psweeeeeeee' noise when they go up. Can't get that in a prop rod!

As long as they pick fairly robust ones. I worked with a LOT of different pogo pin types over the years and some of the poorly designed ones can be a real pain. Viofo dashcams used to use them in the A119s and they caused a lot of problems. I also once watched a friend try to disassemble a 512...

Out of curiosity did some googling on some owners forums for comparison: The only official one I could find was Ford says the static weight limit of the tailgate on a modern Ranger is 485lb. F150 owners say 600. Honda Elements are 400lb, and it looks like 90s rangers are 250lb. S-10 owners on...

My car friends and my 350+ person DFW car club I'm in all know about it, but that was partly my doing not shutting up about it. I do see Slate's name pop up from random commenters in random automotive articles talking about EVs or trucks, so it's gaining some online spread. Slate has done no...

The Slate will be the Fiero of the truck world. What super-car trucks would people be converting Slates into? Mitsubishi Pajero Evos or AMG G-Wagons?

I remember from, I believe, it was a Top Gear segment where they submerged a car in water to show how to get out. Richard Hammond had a hard time not panicking and he trained for it AND had an air supply available. Edit:

I looked around at some of the other trendy-designed EVs and some oddball cars and couldn't find one. Heck, part of what I had read about the Subaru SVX's window-in-a-window design was so they COULD roll all the way down for the driver:

Looking at all of the random Slate appearances, and that video touting the crank windows with the muscle-armed lady, that's looking like it's gonna only go that far down. That's as low as the window ever is in any of the other pictures and videos.

I'm in the middle between a standard and extended range. I calculated the longest 'errand' trip I would possibly take and it is 180 miles. With the Standard range that's one charge session in the middle. Not terrible, and there's chargers in some decent spots. Comes down to that trip vs. lugging...