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Furthermore, I have also watch some of those drivers still behave stupidly even with chains or 4WD with M+S tires. For sure. It's amazing how people in wet or snowy weather won't slow down since they figure "me got FWD, me unstoppable". That's right folks. You may be able to haul ass but you...

Here's what I hope the Slate's tech team's motto is "When in doubt, leave it out". Just deliver the most basic vehicle possible and then sell options and accessories with higher margins to appease those who need gadgets. One poster inferred that many new car consumer complaints are due to owners...

If a manufacturer pulls a 20% margin on a volume vehicle they are quite happy. That’s why they load them up with “options “ as 20% of $50k is more profitable than 20% of $40k. Slate will likely pull 40-60% margins on aftermarket goods.

I sure hope you are right. Ford has a very poor designed rear wiper on the Mach E. Doesn't clear the window for one and many have broken the arm mechanism while trying to replace. As they say in the Big Lebowski "this aggression cannot stand". Was surprised to read that the Subie was such a...

Have 3 acres and Stihl battery chainsaw, hedge trimmer, weed whip and blower. All have been surprisingly durable and used often except for the most gnarly thick tall stuff. Really lumpy grounds to mow and I've yet to see an electric zero turn built tough enough to take the beating but I'll bet...

One thing in Slate's favor will be the lack of gizmos to fail. Unless you want to add them. I've noticed on other EV forums that a lot of complaints center around all the crap loaded onto the software platforms that may not even be used by the driver but crap out and brick the vehicle with them...

hmmm...I think I did get a call from that AC but ditched it since there was no ID and I figured spam. Would love to know it they are doing Detroit event since it's only 80 miles away.

My granddaughter is about to begin driving and in shopping for a safe vehicle we (like so many) are shocked at what used car prices are! And sadly, we don't trust the dealers so much anymore. Buying from a private owner you know would be the lucky route but rare too. Slate is perfect for those...

As much as I'd LOVE to attend an event in Detroit you make a killer point. If you have over 100,000 people already jazzed up with deposits, it would be wise to conserve every nickel for getting things built. I've sent info on Slate to a number of friends and EVERY one of them said they read all...

For those of you new to EV's and maybe stressing about home charging chill out. There will be plenty of help/advice on this forum as I see there already is on this post. I'd just like to add that in some areas, your utility company would LOVE to sell you more juice. To encourage that, they may...

Gonna save this post as it’s one of the more sensible ones I’ll see.😛

I want Slate to keep their opening model cave-man simple. I'm no troglodyte either since I've got enough digital #$% to launch a moon rocket. I will say I'll likely employ an Ipad when traveling unfamiliar areas so I can actually see/hear traffic conditions and determine crossroads etc. But...

What I love about the Slate is the vintage, utility look with a nod to those old farm Fords, Dodges and Internationals that kept running for decades. I pretty much abused my old Honda Element which had the plastic side panels and they held up great after skis, kayaks and bikes crashed into them...

Well Teach your Subaru has likely spoiled you. I have 350 feet of gravel drive that we don't plow since the stones will end up all over. None of our other 4 wheel drive type vehicles over the years could top the Outback. When it was gone, I began buying snow tires for various vehicles and YES...

Well I DO like my Mach E. Yet over on the Ford forum, they are again batting back and forth the issues with getting doors and liftgates to lock or mostly UN-lock using the various software methods. Sigh....I mean how hard is it to make a key fob small and powerful that people will employ and...

I will likely just use our Odyssey van until it drops dead. But would like to use a Slate as a local workhorse vehicle that I don't have to take seats in/out like the van. As SichuanHot noted, I too am fixed on the price staying near where their original guestimates are. Which seems based on the...

I am one of those "troglodytes" who will not be with phone in hand every waking minute. Or even in my possession on certain days. Totally digging the freedom from tech at times and like others, REALLY fed up with tech that doesn't work. Or takes precious time out of your life to learn and diddle...

I like that they are re-purposing an existing (possibly eyesore ?) facility. We are too quick to develop every inch of open land here in the US. Of course I know that there is a huge difference if the property was a metal plating plant or dealing with pFAs chemicals. Hoping the printing plant...