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I dunno.... the projects were "full steam" when there was an artificial incentive to sell them, now they are dead when the playing field is "level" (less the everlasting oil subsidies, but that's another topic). Companies are canceling these projects as a result of demand swings... to say they...

Great point... Much like the Lions, Slate will be chasing big brother's (the Packers) long history of success. Hopefully Slate does a better job passing them up, rather than settling for a couple years of above average!

Grain of salt.... Most likely pulling repeated figures with no base

I agree with this statement- but I find this forum a bit funny. They praise the "top talent" recruited from legacy manufacturers (Chrysler, Tesla, etc.) but then will say those same companies are making idiotic decisions, don't care about the consumer, etc. Granted that 100% could be due to...

Seems to be a no-news is news story. Not a bad thing, just kind of funny. In my experience commissioning, you generally don't see major timeline delays before you start even throwing equipment in the building. (If you do, someone really screwed up!) One thing I thought was interesting-...

Bummer! You should buy it if you need a new car, can afford it, and this car fits your needs the best of available cars on the market.

Have to agree- This is no longer a "20k barebones runner"- it is now much more closely competing with other vehicles in the market. I hope the builds are a bit more comprehensive too. A 3d printed mount for a JBL speaker does not compete with a integrated speaker system and true infotainment...

The goalposts move continuously....

Toyota is already producing these cars- put them on a boat and send them over! Also, the fine is negligible. $17 for every 1/10 of a mile missed on MPG ratings. Miss CAFE standards by 10MPG? Add $1700 to the car. Even missing by 20 MPG would be under $3500 in fines. Do you really think a...

Now make it $12k and we will have a real disruption!

I've said it before....

This would hold true, if CAFE existed anymore in the USA. It is, for all intents and purposes, dead.

Replace em with traction boards and you'd be onto something!

I think MTs and 2 doors fall into the same category- a dying category that “they make but nobody buys” The Slate appeals on many fronts- to some it’s the 2 door aspect, to some the diy, to some the simplicity, to some the cost. I think the market for Slate buyers is larger than the market of...

So close to finding the point, its painful.

This one makes the most sense out of any answer provided here. I don't know the ins and outs of allocations enough to dispute- so I will take this as one reason.

And- why would resale value be lower?

If this were true- surely we’d see an uneven proportion of f350s with manuals compared to f150s, right? CAFE does not and never has applied to large trucks. Additionally, CAFE was effectively repealed this year, so do you anticipate a resurgence in manuals?

Great, now let’s go a step further and ask why dealers aren’t pre-ordering manuals so customers can instantly own them. If you told the GM of any dealership that they could stock a car, say one a month (or whatever frequency we choose), and it will sell instantly, albeit for a smaller profit-...

So by that logic… why did the dealer not stock more manuals? Surely the dealers and OEMs see something we don’t….