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The 1,433 lbs starting point is good for a small pickup for sure. It becomes 1,131 lbs with the Extended Battery option. Adding 700+ lbs of options could reduce it to below 700 lbs if the Spare Carrier weighs ~60 lbs or more. (Tire and wheel are probably in the 60-65 range.) Extended Battery...

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The first sentence of that post is misinformation and spin. Let it go.

Cherry-picking that reason (that isn't even the reason) is spin. The bill aims to ensure public safety by maintaining access to AM radio for emergency alerts, as it serves as a critical communication tool during disasters when other systems may fail. Additionally, it supports diverse...

This site isn't a place to air your grievances about politicians you don't like.

It would be cost less to make it not capable and require the Hitch Receiver option if you want to tow. I'm assuming a more capable bumper costs more to make, which is a pretty safe assumption.

More to the point of the thread, a recent-model Civic almost certainly has more load-carrying capacity than a Truck if the Truck has an Extended Battery, an SUV Kit, and a spare tire on a Spare Carrier, which will have a load capacity of well under 800 lbs. There's no need to concentrate on any...

Chinese Automakers—Shut Out of America—Focus on Europe Stella Li, BYD executive vice president, said in Munich that the global EV leader BYD’s Dolphin Surf will be the first company model made in Europe, at the forthcoming $4.64 billion factory in Szeged, Hungary, that will start production...

Interesting. Both houses of Congress, including a veto-proof 60+ majority in the Senate, is some pretty solid support for it.

From looking at the what we've seen so far the hinges are there but the partition (front-of-the-bed piece people are calling a midgate) doesn't allow the window to be opened because it overlaps the bottom of the window. The same window and its surrounding fascia/halo move to the back of the SUV...

I've towed with a hitch ball mounted on a bumper since several decades ago, so I know how that works. That's why I can look at the bumpers we've seen so far and tell they weren't designed to accept a hitch ball and safety chains. Slate's design philosophy is to leave out what isn't necessary...

Seems different to me because it's not just a change to the gauge's reading. For it to be the same there would need to be 30-40 miles worth of reserve fuel in the tank that's inaccessible unless/until the ICE vehicle's manufacturer sends an update to the ICE vehicle's computer.

Weight is one thing, but where that weight is located on the car plays a significant role as well. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln ran the same guardrail crash test on a Tesla Model 3. It weighs 3,838 lbs, almost the same as the low-slung Ford Mustang GT Fastback with a manual transmission...

[...] a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode. When it's added to water, it spontaneously forms a stable...

TFL discussion about the upcoming taquito 🌮

The Truck will suit my needs wonderfully. I have other ways to go off-road, haul heavier loads, and go places that require more range. On other side of the light-duty coin are low cost-of-ownership and improvements as an around-town Daily Driver. For day-to-day driving I'm anticipating there...

This is one reason why IMHO Slate's next vehicle should be an HD Truck (for lack of a better name) with AWD and heavier-duty specifications that would include more towing capacity. I think the demand will be there for Slate to fulfill. Releasing an up-spec'd AWD Truck could even improve the...

One reason to be optimistic is because Slate is being operated by people with experience in the automotive industry instead of operating under a founder-led model.

The purpose of this thread wasn't to quibble about TLAs. I started the tread because I saw people expecting more from the Truck than its car-like platform can deliver. If you want to do overlanding or towing the Slate Truck isn't the vehicle for you.

I'm aware that Coupe Utility and Crossover Utility Vehicle share a TLA (three-letter acronym). The newer sense doesn't nullify the older. Like I wrote in the quoted post, the newer meaning hasn't caught on. I hope it does because crossovers aren't what I consider SUVs. Honda and Toyota don't...