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Level 2 charging is slightly more efficient by virtue of happening more quickly.How much does that save? Dunno. I think someone posted the difference. The efficiency gain comes from reduced energy losses during the charging process. A significant portion of the energy drawn during charging is...

Lift Kit up front, Lowering Kit in back. The Mullet Option!

"Ford's New $16,000 Vehicle Has GM and Toyota Crapping in Their Pants" Wait.... how much, Scotty? Just the first two minutes or so...

The main competition is used vehicles. Used car prices could change a lot by the time the Truck starts shipping.

For the front, at least, replacement coilover spacers that are smaller (shorter) and bigger (taller) than stock spacers wold get the job done. Spacers can be inexpensive. I bought some for $41.46 in 2020.

A short Lebanon [, PA] Daily News article: Slate Auto truck: I went to NYC to check out this radically simple, cheap electric vehicle

I can only verify that I've heard both of those things as well. I suppose it depends on what someone means when they say " it charges fine". Charging via 110 will not fill a battery overnight. According to the Slate FAQ it adds 2-5 miles per hour. Level 1 AC household outlet (this is a...

I think the article got that part wrong. All Trucks will be built as Blank Slates with either the standard or extended battery. Details about how accessories will be installed (if you choose not to DIY) are yet to come.

This zoom-session-style podcast barely merits inclusion here, but Slate is mentioned so here it is, fast-forwarded to just before they mentioned Slate:

The Truck's (horse)power-to-weight ratio is pretty good. This is an important "feature", Jackrabbit Starts and all.... Comparing Peak Torque numbers from ICE and EV is misleading because the torque graphs are different. I searched the picture field for an illustration and found this:

Back In The Day, when I had a VW Beetle with a 40hp engine, I used to draft behind 18-wheelers. (They hate that.) The closer you get, the more you can ease up on the accelerator pedal. Edit: I wrote this to bring up how much drafting makes a difference. Drafting can be dangerous, so don't take...

Range would be abysmal at 90mph. See also: https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/%F0%9F%94%8B-the-extended-battery-decision-poll-which-battery-option-suits-you-best.13395/page-3#post-189083

I think the answer is they'll install it for you, but not at the factory because all Trucks will be created as Blank Slates.

It appears to be that way when you look at the rendering on the Fleet page of the website, but I'm not sure how much we should read into that. There could be other options. Accessories are still TBD.

They were saying 8.0 at launch time. The Slate Truck is a two-door, two-seat pickup that comes standard with rear-wheel-drive via a single electric motor. It has a “range target” of 150 miles on a charge, thanks to a 52.7 kilowatt-hour battery pack. That electric single motor produces 201...

2022 Article: Every Car Looks Like This Thanks To A Gigantic Regulatory Loophole

Seriously? You're saying 195 pound-feet isn't enough to tow (up to) 1,000 pounds? My '89 S-10 had the 4.3L V6 (essentially a Chevy 350 Small Block with two cylinders removed). I never felt the truck needed more power. It was quite the opposite because I enjoyed having a powerful small pickup...

Relevance arises from it being a completely different kind of fender material. Also, impact from another vehicle is more significant than errant snowball impact.