From google maps it looks to be about 100 acres which is the equivalent of about 76 football fields. That said, the old site had huge printing presses, and all assets were contained indoors. Not a huge theft risk, lol.
Now there will be highly desirable ev's on the property, with a lot of...
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Bollinger Motors has been saved. Mullen Automotive has acquired an additional 21 percent of the company, bringing its total ownership to 95 percent. Despite having complete control over Bollinger, Mullen said the automaker...
Cleverly done short video that promotes their merchandise. Appeals to dog lovers and takes on Tesla with their ādog modeā feature. Only $12.50, dog not included. And that Slate looks pretty cool sitting in
the driveway!
Great pix, thanks for sharing! It looks like there is plenty of acreage on that campus to build a test track and an even a large field to park completed trucks. When production is in full swing, SA will need to move about 12,000 trucks per month so all this space will be needed.
Spotted today in my home town. This āopen airā concept is really catching on. Here is a prime example of someone who obviously couldnāt wait for his Slate to be released. Upon closer inspection, it appears to be a DIY conversion⦠by a novice.
The Toyota frames most likely being shipped in from another Toyota owned facility. Toyotaās excellent quality control and reliability is primarily due to tight controls over in house processes.
Slateās facility in Warsaw is 1.4 million square feet. Even though they negotiated a phenomenal deal for real estate tax incentives, their lease payment is still somewhere between $100k - $200k per month. If I was on Slateās operations team I would expect that the factory do as much fab and...
I know this may upset a lot of folks but did you consider run flat tires? I would buy the standard tire setup and swap out with run flats. I may even consider more aggressively styled wheels and keep the original wheels in the garage. Run flats will get you home or to the next tire repair...
While this debate is indeed entertaining, why doesnāt the OP and/or others in support of 3rd party autonomous driving software get an official read from SA? Lately their marketing and communications team have been most responsive to questions. If you do get a response, please do share with the...
Yes, I did hear that. It's a bit lame. I could buy one at Amazon for like $50, but it will look cheap and probably not fitting as well as the factory seats. Have you ever driven to work in the morning after your car is sitting outside in subzero temperatures? Not fun. Heated seats make the...
Definitely not interested in any product that cheerfully claims...
...openpilot can drive for hours without driver action...
Guaranteed if you are involved in any accident and they find this crap in the vehicle, all insurance claims for vehicle damages and property damages to others will be...
Fisker tried this over 3 years ago on the Ocean. To be any way effective, the plane of the vehicleās roof needs to be at the perfect angle to the sun all day long, which is pretty much impossible. While most considered this a novel idea, it proved to be more gimmick than function. Sadly both...
The lack of cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity on a ābare bonesā truck is understandable. Now, factor in the lack of preconditioning and NO heated seats⦠š¤
Those of us who live in areas with real winters always opt for heated seats at a minimum. I predict owners will not be happy, especially in...
I might be interested in wrapping my new Slate at some point. Some questions...
1. What is the cost of wrapping a Slate? $500 - DIY. Estimated time: 2-4 hours. Please confirm.
2. What is the cost if you prefer to have it wrapped by Slate? At the Delivery Center (if available)...
Thereās also a hint to military trucks, especially with all exposed hardware. Iāve worked on military programs in the past, and in some views I canāt help be reminded of the light version of the HMMWV. And they are almost the same length.
Excellent point on recycled content! Corporate...