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Very interesting. The Slate as an extensible platform has been brought up quite a few times on this forum and I think that's the correct way to view this product. What a Slate can be for its owner (or a segment of owners) is really only bounded by your imagination and the physical constraints of...

The key for my FJ works every time and also locks/unlocks with zero fuss. My old VW Alltrack fob worked great too. If I never touch the Slate app I will be perfectly happy.

Slate has confirmed they will customize beyond the extended battery.

"Can SAFELY become open air beach runner". :)

Maybe by that time solid state batteries will be cost effective.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words:

I don’t…do tell.

Definitely a typo…fixed.

Someone in their IT department an unhappy ex-Microsoft guy?

Thinking steelies all the way (I have them now) with the Slate steelies looking like they might be fairly aerodynamic, but some of those other wheel options look pretty nice. Most likely will do a matte paint job on them.

I’m wondering if Slate decides to farm out all customization work so that they can focus on shipping the base vehicle. And if they do farm it out, who will do that work and where? Since people are interested in picking up customized builds at (or near) the factory, this makes me think that a...

Onward!

245 = 245mm and designates the tire width. 245mm = 9.646 in. A 245/65R17 tire is 9.65” wide and 29.5” in diameter (245 x .65 x 2 converted to inches + 17”). 7-8” rim width is ideal. Going pizza cutter would reduce contact patch and, in theory, reduce rolling resistance. Better in wet and snow...

From ChatGPT:

The 4G? (last generation) Tacoma is notorious for lack of head height combined with low seating position (to maximize ground clearance). Fixed in the current generation.

All of which makes sense and is accurate. I just don’t get the need for a 12v battery when you already have a 400v battery built into the vehicle. You just need a voltage step down converter. But let’s say you are right. That additional 12v battery needs to be maintained. It needs a BMS and a...

I’m not suggesting that you tap into the vehicle’s battery as a DIY project. I’m suggesting that Slate has to do step down in order to support low voltage loads like charging cell phones and powering audio head units. If the step down already exists, why not make it extensible for other DIY DC...

Step down from the 400v vehicle battery. Sure, there will be some drawdown but it’s de minimis compared to the vehicle motor load. I would probably pack along a nice 1000Wh LFP power station for auxiliary DC loads and infrequent AC load needs.

Having an extra onboard 12v battery in an EV seems a bit silly and superfluous. Why not just use a step down converter?

I still have one too.