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Interesting that they already have a bunch of crash tested trucks, Haven't heard that they had got that far.

Even the SUV cap is supposed to be shipped. You can opt to have anything installed, but it seems it would be done at the closest of the shops that they are contracting with for service.

I've also thought of, with the utility of a small truck, some may not replace the battery even if it's only holding 50% charge, as long as their trips with it are within that range. 15-20 years out it just graduates to only making very local trips: runs to the big box hardware store, short...

Part of their business model from the start has been getting to profitable faster than anyone else has done, so I think they may have more margin built into the quoted price, giving them some flexibility if costs go up.

A significant number of reservations will cancel, but it's hard to predict just how many. The total cost of the slate is significantly lower than other vehicles that had reservations, so the cancellations might be lower. A bigger and more unpredictable impact will be what's happening with the...

Part of the issue with most vehicles now, is they are trying to make them less and less repairable. Even a brake job with some cars and trim levels, you've got to connect to the computer and tell it to retract the rear calipers. Not every shop has the hardware and expensive software update to do...

I think there are multiple levels of DIY involved in the discussion. From what I've seen, most of the truck is designed to be worked on with a minimal handful of tools, and should be in reach of just about anyone to do in their driveway. How much do those batteries weigh anyway? Sure, if you...

Got to keep in mind, this isn't even a beta, it's a prototype, with a bunch of 3d printed parts. They could easily modify some of these detail areas before they even get to the pre-production testing units for crash testing and similar. Also, things like the dash cubby, with it's sockets, seems...

As far as phones overheating, I've found that having the phone in front of an AC vent solves that. Not sure exactly where the AC vents are in the slate though, as long as partial flow can be directed at the back of the phone, from my experience it cools enough that even having screen on + gps +...

I am hoping that the plastic formulation they are using will have a UV inhibitor included: it just about has to, or they won't last 2 years in sunnier states, that should take care of questions about that. Plastic panels may save some on weight, along with the manufacturing savings mentioned...

FM radio chips in phones, I never saw a phone where it was actually enabled. I personally don't have a car radio that lets me play music through it from my phone, only calls, but everyone I know who does, has dropped listening to FM radio entirely. I'm sure there are statistics out there, and...

As long as they can successfully launch, the current marketing seems to have been good enough that they don't have to worry much about having too much inventory for some time. They had 100k people put down $50 each in the first month. Just going as they are, they probably are going to have...

Dealing with the battery/power train means dealing with 400v DC with a considerable amount of current behind it. Short something, and bad things happen. puncture a cell, and bad things happen.

That monthly $100 even with zero use seems excessive. There is more to the maintenance part than reading the meter though. The cost of maintaining and repairing all the lines has to be shared between all the customers. For a couple of months here in California the solar companies have been...

The blind spot that warning systems are at a minimum about is that area you have to look over your shoulder to see. With mirrors properly adjusted those should be the only ones. One issue even for safe drivers is when something happens like: on the highway, you check over your shoulder after...

Preconditioning people are usually talking about with newer cars, is open the app on your phone before you go outside in the freezing or 100 degree weather, and start the heater/AC. Range unlimited usually, because the car is on cellular network. I don't see how that would work if the only...

That is something that wasn't mentioned at first, people have asked and got back that they are looking into it is all I've heard for sure. As far as I know preconditioning usually needs a cellular connection in the vehicle to receive the signal.

Right now their marketing is minimal. They are spending little on it, and it's probably way too early to push for fleet sales. They are basically putting out self made videos, and having influencers put out their own videos. These videos and word of mouth are how they reached most of us...

Pedestrian Identification is listed as one of the safety features, I'm not sure what this requires, but it may be a forward facing camera already. With plastic body panels, I think it is possible that people will drill holes and mount cameras with only a lens exposed, and do a DIY sentry mode...

People have had tailgates stolen in recent years, probably because the tailgates were expensive ones.