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Good point about Wind Resistance. I didn't think of that! Combined with non-use of the brakes because of regen-braking, that makes those hole-less wheels look a hole not better.

To my amazement the best seats that I've owned in any car -- and it's not even close -- were in a 1998 Chevy Prizm. Long road trip? No problem! Slate's new Seat Designer should find a junkyard '98 Prizm and use those seats as a template because Chevrolet (Toyota?) absolutely nailed it. That's...

Big time. Among all of the Battery Buzzkills I've looked into, highway-speed driving is the biggest surprise. As speed doubles, the power needed to overcome drag increases by a factor of eight. Driving at high speeds affects EV range waaay more than I expected. The shape of the Slate Truck...

It's more difference than you'd expect, yes. [Edit: and for good reason! Miscalculation.] Another way of looking at it: If you can get 40 miles of range on an overnight 110v charge of a Standard battery, the same charge would only get you 35.7 miles if you have an Extended battery...

Maybe I should have chosen a better word. Slate is claiming, by publishing those numbers, that the same energy that gets you 100 miles with a Standard battery only gets you 89.3 miles if you have an Extended battery. I wouldn't call that negligible.

The [mis]calculation is was based on published specifications [and faulty cyphering].

As of five days ago:

I think those are the way they are so they'll be decal-ready. I'd prefer some holes for ventilation.

[Edit: Calculation error spotted by @Driven5. Now re-calculated here.] So I crunched some numbers.... The standard battery has a capacity of 52.7 kWh and the extended battery has a capacity of 84.3 kWh. The ranges are 150 miles and 240 miles respectively. 240 miles on 84.2 kWh is 2.85 miles...

FUD Accounts! Hmmm. 🤔 Probably a number greater than zero now that you mention it.

My only reasons for buyer's remorse would be a major design or production flaw. Or maybe customer-predatory subscription features (*fox-growl sound*). Other than that I'll be golden if the Truck performs as advertised.

Thanks for posting! Press-and-hold, maybe?

I don't have much of an opinion about Projected Pricing because I realize that market equilibrium price will be determined by basic economic principles (cross elasticity of demand, price elasticity of demand, really just supply and demand forces in general) in a future market that doesn't exist yet.

How easy is building a company and a factory? IMHO that doesn't seem very easy.

If you want to troll that topic, please do it in a different thread. This thread is about which battery option to choose.

Slate could waive some fees as a promotion. It's a way they could lower the cost without lowering the price.

DIY Spring Replaement... What could go wrong?! ¯⁠\⁠_⁠ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Would swapping to drop'd hubs require re-alignment?

And they almost certainly limit charging so 100% indicated is really less than 100%. I forgot about that. I learned it from a guy who sells lithium golf cart batteries. FWIW, he made 100% on the controller actually be 97%.

Good catch! 3.2-2.85=0.35 kWh in lost efficiency by hauling the extra weight of the extended battery everywhere you go. Could that be right? Edit:" What does that translate to in dollars-per-mile?" would be the question for determining cost-of-ownership of the bigger battery. Quick visit to...