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The Toyota frames most likely being shipped in from another Toyota owned facility. Toyota’s excellent quality control and reliability is primarily due to tight controls over in house processes.

Another benefit of owning a Slate. I guess I can now cancel my gym membership.

Slate’s facility in Warsaw is 1.4 million square feet. Even though they negotiated a phenomenal deal for real estate tax incentives, their lease payment is still somewhere between $100k - $200k per month. If I was on Slate’s operations team I would expect that the factory do as much fab and...

The mechanism for the crank handles must have the wrong gear installed with no mechanical advantage. I guess the ME on the job failed gear design.

Love their videos! Now they should consider “no power assist” for the steering wheel. They can market this feature as a breast developer. 😂

Gotta love those vintage knobs / caps for topping off fluids. Like an old WW2 radio receiver … “Come in Tokyo”. lol.

I know this may upset a lot of folks but did you consider run flat tires? I would buy the standard tire setup and swap out with run flats. I may even consider more aggressively styled wheels and keep the original wheels in the garage. Run flats will get you home or to the next tire repair...

While this debate is indeed entertaining, why doesn’t the OP and/or others in support of 3rd party autonomous driving software get an official read from SA? Lately their marketing and communications team have been most responsive to questions. If you do get a response, please do share with the...

Yes, I did hear that. It's a bit lame. I could buy one at Amazon for like $50, but it will look cheap and probably not fitting as well as the factory seats. Have you ever driven to work in the morning after your car is sitting outside in subzero temperatures? Not fun. Heated seats make the...

Definitely not interested in any product that cheerfully claims... ...openpilot can drive for hours without driver action... Guaranteed if you are involved in any accident and they find this crap in the vehicle, all insurance claims for vehicle damages and property damages to others will be...

Fisker tried this over 3 years ago on the Ocean. To be any way effective, the plane of the vehicle’s roof needs to be at the perfect angle to the sun all day long, which is pretty much impossible. While most considered this a novel idea, it proved to be more gimmick than function. Sadly both...

The lack of cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity on a ‘bare bones’ truck is understandable. Now, factor in the lack of preconditioning and NO heated seats… 🤔 Those of us who live in areas with real winters always opt for heated seats at a minimum. I predict owners will not be happy, especially in...

I might be interested in wrapping my new Slate at some point. Some questions... 1. What is the cost of wrapping a Slate? $500 - DIY. Estimated time: 2-4 hours. Please confirm. 2. What is the cost if you prefer to have it wrapped by Slate? At the Delivery Center (if available)...

There’s also a hint to military trucks, especially with all exposed hardware. I’ve worked on military programs in the past, and in some views I can’t help be reminded of the light version of the HMMWV. And they are almost the same length. Excellent point on recycled content! Corporate...

I went back and reread the post on the DIN compatibility. It reads: “Designed to be able to take a Double Din Stereo Head Unit / Radio.” Judging from the size of the cavity in the dash, this looks feasible. With a “DIY enclosure” mounting the head unit is possible. I suspect that 3D printed...

Slate Truck FAQ: answering all your questions about the barebones electric pickup Wondering about data privacy, preconditioning, or even 3D-printing? We’ve got answers. by Tim Stevens May 31, 2025 at 8:00 Alright, we get it. Y’all are excited about Slate. We thought the little Slate Truck was...

Show me a vehicle that excels in every category. It simply doesn’t exist. There will always be trade offs in design, efficiency, performance, cost, etc. The Slate is marketed as a simple, affordable, and customizable platform. If they meet these targets with a quality build and it proves to...

Another advantage over being smaller is that NMC batteries weigh less (~ 20%) all other things being equal. I think this factored into the decision on a smallish truck.

zipn: the time to charge to 80% or 100% is absolute BS. The charge time to full is based on the SIZE of the battery! Agreed; except that the BMS purposefully slows down the charge rate on any battery as you approach a full charge. From my experience when I first plug in my Tesla , the rate is...

lol, that panel looks like it was damaged (cracked) during handling by the tow operator!