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Dodge/Benz during their partnership have had that setup since the late 2010s. The Charger/Challenger and any Benz from that era have that system. It's nice and reliable.

5k is a lot of dough and is a turnoff for me. I could buy a GM GMT400 or GMT800 Tahoe for 5k and have all the functionality and more.

Aren't you from the concrete jungles of Los Angeles? I know the sprawl very well. As poster above stated the electricity costs and access to public EV charging is much different than the rest of the country especially in non metro areas. My buddy in a smaller town in the south had an EV that he...

10 years isn't very long. The classic Beetle from the KDF wagon to the end of its production lasted for over 5 decades with many licensed manufacturing happening across the world. 10 year generation runs for cars isn't too strange. Both the NC Miata, Benz W201 had a 10 year production run. The...

Just because someone at Slate says the truck targets certain markets doesn't mean it won't work for other markets they didn't consider. Also, the article quotes Barman saying "everyday Americans" is one of the groups, which is basically everyone living in the US. It doesn't even look like...

You're absolutely correct. I think there's an adage somewhere that goes along the lines of "the biggest fans are also the biggest haters." We're all hypercritical of Slate because they claim to offer something novel in the industry, which we here all see as valuable.

If Slate makes an API or some library for DIYers to add to the truck from the software side, that'd be great. Still no news about just how open and modifiable the thing will be.

I don't think many young or mid 20 somethings are going to buy a limited function EV as a first and only new car. It's just too compromised unless the they have other cars in the hanger already. That said what you describe isn't limited to the Slate. Pretty much any hot sedan or wagon like a...

To be fair you make good points that helps dissolve the sweet, cherry, and rose colored view many Slate enthusiasts on here have about the truck.

Haha! Seems my rants in the other thread landed on some ears. You and I both.

That's true, and it would look bad for people enthusiastic about the Slate like people on this forum too. If they don't have material to trickle something until the alpha or beta version, then I think that's even worse.

Bingo. Having dimensions of the interior bits already drawn out will make creating your own Slate accessories much much easier. I mean for a truck that's trying to sell itself on the "most customizable blank slate ever," information on that is pretty scant outside some cheesy visual mods that...

Slate hasn't really given any indication of how they'll do this when release is only less than 12 months away. It doesn't have to be final parts or anything. A webpage with a vague blurb and interactive elements about teasing what's to come would be nice.

I mean someone high ranking in the Jaguar section of Jaguar Land Rover had to have signed off on the ad, its messaging, themes, etc that the company they contracted out to do produced.

Agreed. Slate is dropping the ball on that front.

You're right, they probably got reservations because everyone discovered the truck because of news outlets making headlines about the $20000 price. Rationalizing the limitations of what that price confers came afterwards. We're almost into Q1 2026 and the Slate is slated to start delivering...

It's probably baked into American auto industry corporate ethos to make massive blunders every decade or so.

I don't think having grizzled auto industry veterans is necessarily indicative of success. Look at what the execs at Jaguar did to its brand and image with one poor advertising decision.

The Slate Truck isn't for the average consumer. Slate's whole schtick is that it's a stripped down truck where power windows are optional leaving the user to customize to their heart's content including things to the electrical system. The average consumer wants all the modern amenities ready to...

I quickly scrubbed through the video and there's nothing that we don't already know. It's your typical superficial youtube influencer fluff that don't go beyond existing articles and headlines about the truck. I think the only youtube groups that provides substance about trucks are TFL and the...