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  1. AKrietzer

    Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering on the Slate Truck

    One of the early videos from about April 24 shows the guy sitting in the back seat, and I think they say he is 6' 5". The Mobile Mama video shows her sitting in the back seat, but she's not that tall. Neither video shows them getting in or out, which I would guess was not easy. I rode in the...
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    Interesting video from Mobile Mama for Slate.

    This is an interesting video showing interior and exterior of the Slate.
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    Article: Ram CEO: Slate Vehicles Won't Be So Cheap Once Buyers Get Done Optioning Them Up

    They make it sound like every one is made exactly the same, and they send you the options separately. I don't see how this will work for some of the options. If you order a different color interior, are you going to have to reupholster it yourself? If you order upgraded bumpers, are you going to...
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    Rage Bait AI at its finest - why Slate will fail 😡

    BYD does make a pickup. https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-byd-shark-phev-pickup-truck-first-look-review
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    Drive Unit / Motor supplier appears as Cascadia Motion (BorgWarner) in Slate prototype video

    Did you notice in the specifications that it is water-cooled, and has limited slip? I kind of figured it would be air cooled, not water cooled. Of course this is just a prototype. On more expensive cars, do they use this while it is being driven to warm the batteries in cold weather? I...
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    Outsourcing the frame build.

    Our local Toyota plant in Southern IN (currently building Lexus I've been told) gets their frames shipped in. They have train tracks, but in the past, I also saw them being trucked in. I don't know where they are made. This is where they started making Tundras.
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    Order Fastback top without rear seat?

    This is one of the first ones I customized. 😁
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