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Go to the Slate website: https://www.slate.auto/en

I didn't show my reservation number in case someone can use it, somehow. Just being paranoid. 😁

There is a list (pinned at the top) of people who have reserved a Slate.

Where is the 12v battery, in the frunk? What is in the rectangular box area in the frunk, and can you get a better picture of whatever is on the side of it? (plugs, switch, data plate???)

I don't know if this has been answered or not, apparently there are parts of this forum I had not seen until today. Anyhow, I sent a question to Slate Auto about options, like different seat covers, wheels, bumpers, if these would be factory installed or if we would have to install them...

They wouldn't want a back seat. I just wondered if the roll bar was just for rear passenger protection, or if it is required to hold the top shell. I have never seen a pickup shell that requires a roll bar to support it. The roll bar would take up a lot of space.

I wonder if they are going to offer different variations for consumers and for fleet sales? I can see this used as a van for deliveries of items to businesses. A florist could use this and would not need the roll cage but would want the top. I want the slant back top, but don't want the back...

I would like to see how the roll bar is attached to the floor, and how the rear seat is attached. Is there a rear seat foot area that is covered when it is just a truck, like a covered storage area?

This picture shows the floor of the bed. I think the smooth rectangle at the front is where the seat goes, and in front of that is possibly a cover over a recessed area. I think they wanted a flat floor when it is a truck, but removed as an SUV. When you remove that back wall of the truck cab...

Yes I know, just trying to find out who used the "Slate" name first. Wiki says Slate Auto they started in 2022, called "Re:Car".

Does anyone know when our Slate Auto was started? I first heard of it 4/24/2025. Slate Built started out as Out and Up Fitters on Facebook in February 2022 and changed their Facebook name to Slate Built in April 2024.

One of the early videos from about April 24 shows the guy sitting in the back seat, and I think they say he is 6' 5". The Mobile Mama video shows her sitting in the back seat, but she's not that tall. Neither video shows them getting in or out, which I would guess was not easy. I rode in the...

This is an interesting video showing interior and exterior of the Slate.

They make it sound like every one is made exactly the same, and they send you the options separately. I don't see how this will work for some of the options. If you order a different color interior, are you going to have to reupholster it yourself? If you order upgraded bumpers, are you going to...

BYD does make a pickup. https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-byd-shark-phev-pickup-truck-first-look-review

Did you notice in the specifications that it is water-cooled, and has limited slip? I kind of figured it would be air cooled, not water cooled. Of course this is just a prototype. On more expensive cars, do they use this while it is being driven to warm the batteries in cold weather? I...

Our local Toyota plant in Southern IN (currently building Lexus I've been told) gets their frames shipped in. They have train tracks, but in the past, I also saw them being trucked in. I don't know where they are made. This is where they started making Tundras.

This is one of the first ones I customized. 😁

The optional controls for the speakers are above the AC controls.

Here is another one. https://rb.gy/ql9500