Search results

His doing the math on how much public charging doesn't save makes it even more baffling how perpetually full, and often with a wait, the local T-bag charging stations are. One thing he wasn't able to get to, is showing that EV range also drops more than gas range when towing. Regenerative...

It looks super cool, but it needs a 'full panel' sunroof that makes the experience in the front as good as the back.

Obviously he hasn't looks at camper aerodynamics very closely... At least not the ones made for full-size truck towing. :CWL: Aside from the clickbait thumbnail though, it's really a well-done, informative, and entertaining piece. :like:

That's a head unit? :facepalm: ...And here I was thinking it was some kind of dual phone + tablet mount. :CWL: The offset of the head unit is decently balanced by the offset of the phone mount. To be honest... I don't hate it.

Double DIN looks like an easy fit under the HVAC controls. There are already bracketry hard points there too, for mounting the portable speaker bracket. With the steering wheel audio controls that we never had back in the day, and lack of need to physically insert and remove tapes or CD's, even...

I guess that depends on how one defines 'a pretty decent size camper'. Accounting for as-built weight increase and everything loaded into it, you're looking at needing to be well under 2000lb advertised. If you aren't well versed in towing math, your best bet is to simply keep the max trailer...

I believe the term you're looking for is Xennial.

If Slate hasn't already been provisioning both the product and production system for adding AWD to the 2-door chassis, they won't survive long enough to build the AWD 4-door chassis that is necessary for them to reach profitability. Being focused on getting the simplest configuration (RWD...

The tow ratings are different because the towing practices are different. European tow ratings and trailer designs are based on European regulations. Part of that is lower tongue weights, only 4%-7% there vs 10%-15% here, and the resulting lower trailering speeds (50mph) to mitigate the...

Sorry, I was thinking those posts were related. Honestly, don't overthink it on both. Your thoughts on aspect ratio going down as width goes up keeping sidewall height within a limited desirable range is not wrong, but there is also no singular 'ideal' value. However, the best handling (or any...

That hasn't actually been a thing for more than a quarter-century. Physics dictates that the (asphalt) 'performance' that comes with a 65 series sidewall, is low-performance. And beyond being slow, they'll tend to get tore-up when actually run hard. At some point there isn't enough sidewall, but...

Taking crappy 245/65R17's off, and replacing them with similarly crappy 235/65R17's would be a significant cost for a negligible difference. It's actually a pretty good starting point and basis for comparison. Slate isn't going to be competitive enough in any class to be worth having a dedicated...

I know I'm an outlier, but in addition to a lowered suspension, I only want a Slate if it's RWD. So no adding power through front motors for me. On the other hand, if a 200kw motor was a reasonably direct replacement... That would be very tempting. The standard pickup Slate with standard range...

If you smell something burning, it's just my brain trying to wrap itself around this. o_O

How real comparisons are happening with things that 'are quite different' is kind of the point of this thread. Is there something more tangible you'd do if Slate, Aptera, and Telo all don't come home though? Paul Rodgers, SLATEchad, Dorbiman: The best way to stop an argument is to not take the...

There has been a ton of chatter and hand waving about Slate vs Maverick. But Maverick attracts customers from more than just the one market segment that the media (social and otherwise) compares it to. Slate is taking a similar yet different 'defining its own market' path. My own unusual cross...

One word can have multiple meanings, and multiple words can have the same meaning. That's how you can have axles inside the axle on one axle, and axles with no axle on the other axle. Isn't English* grand? * And that's even before getting into the different Englishes.

Exactly. I guess I should have finished that thought for anybody that didn't read the space needle thread. Yes, we got a conflicting report from another CSR, and determined through pics that it's electric and that at least one CSR was either misinformed or misunderstood.

I realize this is an 'older' thread, as much as can be on this young site, but wanted to address it anyway. It's also a shame that the OP apparently decided to delete most of their post for some reason, because this is actually a good question worth discussing. I'm not sure if there was more to...

I still don't recall seeing reasonable and rational arguments as to why the DIN mount centered below the HVAC controls, much like the Bluetooth speaker, is not an acceptable existing alternative. It keeps the head unit visible while encouraging the safer use of steering wheel audio controls...