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Yeah, some manufacturers are going the opposite direction, where to service the vehicle they are using a special lift and taking the whole body off the chassis. Even in the 80s on many vehicles to replace a radio or work on the AC controls you had to take most of the dash out.

With only the 2 battery options being the only 2 different versions that will roll off the assembly line, all they need to know is how many trucks are being produced today, and how many of each battery. The battery part only those on that short part of the line even need to know or be concerned...

I chose the Versa because it was listed at the time as the vehicle with the lowest total cost of ownership overall. Of course that would have been for the more basic model without the CVT.

The idea is they are getting thousands at a time of the about a dozen or less different grey parts, likely sourced from another company, and they are all the same. 5 colors means 60 parts instead of 12. Maybe later they would add new base colors, but colors are going to mean another layer of...

My current ICE vehicle, last time I took it to the dealer, the tech heard a whine that means the transmission pump is failing. $7k to replace the transmission. Not something where they replace a pump or anything, just swap the whole transmission. KBB is listing the private sale value at around...

Which, depending on how they implement it could be more secure than a standard key with a chip in it that most cars have, and it eliminates some moveable breakable parts. I know it's not a huge percentage, but ignition switches break, and keys wear down enough that you need a new one cut.

Basically they are still prototypes that have some 3d printed parts where production will have injection molded for example, and while it works for seeing how it will look, it's not as strong as the final product. I'm sure when they were letting people sit in it and roll the windows etc, people...

Someone did post a 3rd party site here that was already showing slate as a preview option, to get custom wraps, and it was showing $500 for a full wrap, installed. The same site lets you customize whatever you want on a wrap, and has them for cybertruck too. Who know by launch time where prices...

I had looked up and read an article on what EV trucks were available a few days before the announcement, because I heard my uncle was considering a Rivian, only to see that they were all higher priced than I wanted and 4 doors. That probably triggered the algorithms to show me articles about...

If the fit and finish look better at the latest event, maybe they figured out that those real early prototypes they were showing off weren't cutting it, and so they substituted in some later builds. From all indications all the tour up until now was done with the same couple of units, that...

There will probably be a slight efficiency difference, and it would affect city driving more than highway, but regenerative braking negates a lot of the city loss. That's why I've thought for a while that EVs would be ideal for some postal routes, where the carrier is stopping every few hundred...

I know people voting in the poll are going to be self selected for those with enough interest in an EV small truck specifically to have even joined in here, but thought it would be good to see some numbers because multiple posts seem to get started with something like "I'd prefer a gas engine"

Looks like it won't likely be a competitor, going to be small scale, and a "kit car" so they will likely ship you a mostly assembled truck, you have to finish it, and do a pile of paperwork to get it street legal. I saw mention of it taking someone 2 years to get a kit car registered. This gets...

Because posts keep coming up where people say they would go for something different than slate is offering, I thought I'd try to come up with a poll and see how much of it's just a vocal minority making themselves heard. Multi select poll, you can choose multiple answers. Basically what would...

Are doors really the best, or even a good place to put speakers? We are already shown a center dash, 2 side dash, and a lower center location, that would all face towards the driver and passenger, and subs would probably easily go behind the seats. edit: forgot there are another set of speakers...

I've already been thinking that if I had a Slate now I'd probably be printing jack-o-lantern or skull light covers, the ones they show multiple different ones in the maker, that are MADE to be replaced with custom, and yes, that other panels could be swapped or wrapped for the season. Your head...

3d printing works for prototypes, but layer adhesion issues mean you have to be able to print with the right orientation so your mount doesn't have stresses trying to pull layers apart. We'll probably almost immediately see injection molded mounts available aftermarket.

Having the mounting rail already in place will make it trivial for anyone to make any kind of mount they want to sell that will mount securely. I got a wireless backup camera for my car, the issue is where to mount the screen, suction cup to the glass isn't a good idea, it has a flat plate to...

I do kind of want to see what behind the seats looks like. It's possible the "footwell" for the SUV configuration is open to the cab in the truck configuration, in which case that is open storage space that hasn't been mentioned, or space for fitting things like a serious sub without worrying...

On installing a regular head unit and wired speakers, some parts will be far easier than most cars. Some cars you have to dismantle the whole dash to get to the wires, or even just unscrew the stock unit, looks like slate will be lift up and remove the cloth covered panels, maybe add a bought or...