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Agree with the "rotted in a field" comment, but Tesla do that also, esp. for Cybertrucks. A pile of cars spend a month or more rotting on a boat, in salt-water!. Some even sink! The fires? change the battery, stop fixating on range, problem will not go away, but ICE cars also have fires (nasty...

I put $500 into a kitty, every month, from my SS income. Well, usually Xmas makes me skip a month. Once in a long while my Tacoma need a bit of TLC, maybe that takes out anther month. That kitty buys a CD, I roll it over every 4 months. By the time they ship, I shall be ready.

this is good comment, its real, not even half-joking. I often poke fun at folk, including myself. Thats because I was brought up English. You want add-ons, you got the $$, fork it over and Amazon will deliver tomorrow. That is REAL America, the flag-waving is well and good, the political !@#$...

Call Elon, we need robots that can work in the open, no factory needed, assembled for you in a Florida Heatwave, a Texas rainstorm, or even in a facility owned and operated by Beltway-Bandits.

I know, I want the version that goes offroad, underwater, tires so big you need the escalator option just to get in. But its not sensible. SO? ship the sensible one first, aftermarket will take care of us all.

$20k is the killer price If you dont think so look at China. Never see it here in my lifetime though.

safety certification? Most of the add-ons that will eventully be available will not need any such thing! Colors that burn your grandma's eyeballs? A lift kit that makes it unstable? just hand over the $$ A sound system that will make you deaf in a month, even cheaper! Want to burn rubber? We'll...

agreed!, if its even half as cusomizable as they claim we'll see lift/lower kits, wild wheels, dump beds, mega-lights, solar covers, and all that stuff! Maybe even monster add-on batteries? And someone will take it to the track to see how fast it does a 1/4 mile

They need to ship the blank slate first. Then the feedback will tell them what next. Until then, we havn't got a clue, not even their marketing have a clue.

A better contest would be to guess the date they open orders! My guess? July-4-2026

NMC is lithium-ion sir, exactly the same as Tesla use, the "NMC" is the acronym for Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt, the nasty expensive stuff thats only a few percent of the battery by weight. The immediate alternative is Lithium-Iron-Phosphate (LiFePO4) which has a lower fire risk, is cheaper, runs at...

my guess? $29,999 minimum plus tax and delivery. Lets hope I'm wrong!

hey, Zipn, this is a very good point. Take the external footprint for the "big" battery, stuff it with cheaper tech, save quite a bit of $$ Less range and probably more weight tho, but also less $, perhaps even last longer? They are 6 months out from delivering anything real, that is enough time...

SO? they will not suddenly turn on the factory at full-bore on Friday Jan-2nd 2026. Between now, and whenever it really happens, they'll hand-build a bunch of prototype / demo units. Thats what we are all eager to see at car shows, races, "reveal" events, and so on. Then they'll build and sell...

I dont think its at all about square feet. 1.4M, is HUGE. I think for the first year it'll mostly be used as parking space. Its about rate of production. They cannot just turn up one Monday and flip a switch to turn on the factory. They will start with one shift, low production volume, and make...

Yes, that solar-controller that can connect to PV panels in the 60-100v range, and manage the slate's monster LI battery at about 400v. Once again, not huge power, about a kilowatt, just high voltage, so skinny wires, small terminals, double-insulation everywhere, and very careful installation...

In most cases the slate will not be parked at home during the middle of the day. So a home system cannot charge it. You'll need batteries, a LOT of them, and thats the bulk of the soar expense. You are limited by the amount of exposure you have, especially to south and west. A carport, 25ft...

Sorry if I confused folk. I think it is a rate issue. Seems unreasonable to me to build a new line, and go to 2 shifts, in less than a year. Nothing to do with the square footage, it's getting everything coordinated They do have a lot in their favor though. No paint shop, and a lot of simple...

Humph, not such a newbie lad, you have been at this longer than I. Evs are not really very much different than home solar setups just a few points 1,) much higher power, i.e amps. That's why they like high voltage. Typical home system is under 200 Amp, less than 200 volts. Typical ev system...

YES! but that light bar will take all the sun can hand it! I also drive a Tacoma, maybe I should get one?