Search results

Your options are no spare, throw it in the bed, or mount it on the back. Base, SUV, Cargo, or Open Air. SUV and Open Air might be tight putting it in the bed depending on tire size. I'm guessing that the battery is mounted too low below the bed to allow a spare tire mount under the bed...that...

A spare tire is not standard equipment. If you want one, it either goes in the bed or gets mounted to a special rear bumper on a swing-away arm.

And a lot of rattling. Watch the Demuro review vid. The prototype looks like it was designed by a fifth grader.

I had three knob in my VW Alltrack and I have it now in my FJ (really large knobs). Both worked/work great.

I think a Bimini top for the Open Air is perfect.

I too think that Slate should focus on the task at hand. But like any product company, thinking about the next product is always part of the DNA. I hope it’s a cab forward mini-van/truck like the VW T4. Keep the kit of parts approach and make the base version an electric Doka…basically a longer...

I’m pretty sure the Open Air can’t get the sought after five star crash rating without the roll bar as the rear seat airbags are part of the roll bar. Also the third brake light is mounted to the rear cross bar.

Demuro’s review of the Telo is so ridiculous I could not bring myself to post a link to it.

I'm somewhat baffled by the Telo. Its expensive. It doesn't look like a truck...it looks like a clown car (even Jay is questioning why they are calling it a truck). It doesn't have a frunk...that tunnel storage looks fairly unusable to me, much less usable than what the R1T has. That front end...

This is a much better Telo vid...Jay asks some good questions:

I was doing some research and stumbled across this Telo fanboy vid. Enjoy.

The “maybe” on preconditioning is interesting. If no cellular radio is present in the vehicle, how will Slate be able to use the app to precondition? Will the fob be the point of connection with Bluetooth between the fob and the phone? Over what distance will the fob radio operate? How secure...

I haven’t touched my FJ power side mirrors in two years. Set and forget.

I may have to take this post down as another has correctly pointed out that the Rivian R1T clearly outperforms the Lightning. Even the Throttle House boys are impressed with the R1T. If the Scout Terra delivers on their promise, it could be a legit challenger.

I have full sun today beating down on my two 100w BougeRV solar panels on top of my FJ’s RTT. They are charging my Anker power station (LFP) at 150w. I would never consider using that Anker (or any other power station) to charge an EV. I won’t even connect my dual power fridge to the Anker’s AC...

Me too!

SUVs? No question Rivian is #1 EV. Pickups that do actual work? Doubtful.

As a past VW owner (and two time GTI owner), I’m more than a little curious about this upcoming electric GTI.

I think it can be argued that despite being made by Ford, the Lightning might be the gold standard for EV pickups. It certainly is the best F150 not named after an extinct dinosaur.

Both the Rivian and the Lightning are full size trucks. The Slate is a compact. The Cybertruck suffers from small frunkitis because of a variety of reasons, mostly having to do with key systems that Tesla chooses to locate in the front for “ease of access”.