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The guy I talked to in downtown Warsaw the other day said they had a meeting at the factory that day and that's why they ended up coming down to Warsaw to show off the truck. He said they're going to do more community outreach events as we get closer to launch and are worrying with the city /...

I mean, my Silverado EV is in the shop after only 1,853 miles... 😂 My Teslas have never been in the shop though, so the best track record for me (all of my recalls have been simple OTA updates) goes to the cars so many people now hate. 😞

Replying to my own comment here, but just saw this post on X. I think user education and real world experience are key to looking range anxiety.

I really liked the Lightning when I test drove it, but liked the Silverado EV's software (Android Automotive - different than Android Auto) better so I picked up a Silverado EV for towing. It has just over 400 miles of range, so should get me a little over 200 miles (about 3 hours) of towing a...

I think the key to overcoming range anxiety is knowing your vehicle. It's also knowing that Superchargers are, mostly, less than 100 miles from each other. Even with the Slate having a base 150 mile range I don't think a VAST majority of owners will need to worry about even roadtripping these...

To be fair: - The Flash is (one of) their best selling trims because it has the ER battery - The Rivian isn't necessarily an apples to apples comparison when you can get a Lightning Flash for about $20K less than Rivian's cheapest R1T Dual

Nooooo, use it, the torque will be fun! 😂 I'm in Warsaw, been driving EVs for several years now, no issues with cold weather.

Yeah, those are the numbers I remember. They are based on both extended range AND "max tow package." The weird thing is that Ford's tow ratings on the Lightnings are less than their ICEV trucks... Meanwhile my Silverado EV will tow 12.5K and the TurboMax Silverado 1500 tows only 9.6K. 🤔

Last I checked the tow rating for the Lightning was based on extended range battery or not (less towing capacity for standard range battery). Has that changed?

As someone who has put over 70K miles on his Teslas with 25K+ of those miles being roadtrips (Indiana to... DC and back, Tampa and back, ATL and back, St. Louis and back, etc) I don't really care about efficiency anymore, to the point I put 18" wheels and off-road tires (they lifted the car...

As soon as you start adding colors you add cost. The whole point of this truck is low cost. It's all but guaranteed that somebody will come out with aftermarket composite panels that are colored.

Yeah, that's what the Slate guy meant. The article didn't specify cells though, it just said "batteries" instead of "battery cells."

$9,300 for a 52.7kWh battery would be ~$176/kWh of storage. That's not much worse than Tesla's ~$150/kWh, especially considering the production run is so much smaller.

Interesting. The article says that the "battery" will be made in Georgia, but the Slate employee I talked to when I took these pics said the "battery cells" will be made there. Maybe just a detail left out?

You are 💯 correct. The USB-C is for connecting your device to the car to control / communicate with it. A USB-C screen would be pretty much useless here. A screen that has wireless mirroring might be of better use, but even then, it's still just mirroring your phone so it'll basically just be a...

They are absolutely going to use composite panels in the *production* trucks. However, this is a *pre-production* unit that they hand built in Michigan. There are only a handful of them. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.

Felt and sounded like metal. Can't recall what he told me it was.

All of the HVAC tools are a simple swipe up from the bottom, they aren't "screens" away.

The vents are a single swipe up away. Everything is MUCH simpler than people think it is.

Will that's a bit of a bummer. Although it does sound like some things are still fluid, so only time will tell.