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They're not shooting anyone in the foot. They've done significant CFD on the design, and even used an SR5 as a point of comparison so they're well aware of it. Especially on the leading side, sloped does not inherently mean lower drag, and done right it's probably not a huge difference either...

Independent rear brakes takes me back to my FSAE days. Turn-in like you wouldn't believe. Although an idea perhaps better suited to the "What's the craziest modification you're actually considering for your Slate" thread... :idea:

We get it. You don't understand why you can't have the technical details you want, and that makes you upset about marketing that isn't directed at you...

The fact that the A-not-so-I couldn't even get through the first sentence without saying something entirely baseless, and in all likelihood false, that should tell you exactly how much to trust all AI 'generated' *coughstolenthendistortedcough* analysis. The only mentions anywhere I can find of...

The Kia Niro is front wheel drive, so the motor is in the front like a conventional front engine car. Slate is rear wheel drive, and puts the motor in the rear like a mid-engine car. Much like mid-engine cars, this opens the former 'engine bay' up to become a front trunk... Or 'frunk'. The...

Are you a hobbit?

It was still informative to the extremely 'large audience' that is much less familiar with the general existence and concept of Slate, both the product and the company, even if not the specific type detailed technical information that the extremely small audience on this site desires... So in...

That tracks. :CWL:

This was hardly more 'pointless' from a technical standpoint than the donuts video, but that doesn't mean they aren't providing value. The rendering from Slate with the levitating 4x8's did nothing to show how it would be supported. They could do the lumber slots, hopefully with equal height...

They're just having a little fun making a few silly video answers to some customer questions. It's really quite refreshing.

Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive. ;)

That problem goes away once it's lowered. :cool:

I have no idea what you're talking about here. The scenario included the necessary relevant percentages and post-failure verbiage... Not that pre vs post failure actually matters for the purposes of this exercise. I have no idea what you're talking about here either. The 'rate of cause of...

Truck yeah! :rock:

Don't mind him. He's still just salty about this: https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/unfall-schaden-panne/adac-pannenstatistik/ " The current figures confirm the tendency that electric cars are more reliable than combustion engines. "

Structural components can, and often are, bolt-in... There is a 0% chance that the battery is non-replaceable, because there is a 0% chance they would design it such that they have to replace an entire vehicle for a (federally mandated) battery warranty claim.

It totally didn't register at first that you actually just said Car B has the more reliable drivetrain than Car A. :surprised: ...My work here is done. :cool:

Standing straight up from the bed and standing straight up into the wind are two very different things. The "wind" isn't running parallel to the tailgate face. The real precursor to CFD was physical testing, which provided counterintuitive results as often as not... Which is what enabled early...

Airflow effects in turbulent zones is not particularly intuitive and cannot be easily predicted without CFD and/or physical testing. Aerodynamically, that little flap is basically just a spoiler. Adding a spoiler increases drag in laminar flow, but can actually increase or decrease drag...

0.000001% of Car A experience a failure, with 100% of failures being drivetrain related. 99.999999% of Car B experience a failure, with 50% of failures being drivetrain related. Does Car A or Car B have the more reliable drivetrain?