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My guess is they will put this off as long as they can unless they plan to monetize what data they collect. Remote app functionality and vampire drain are scourges of EVs. One of my biggest complaints about Rivian is their flaky app (still). The Ford app is not much better. Tesla seems to be...

With the residuals being higher in almost all cases, you'd be pretty foolish to buy out your lease. When mine is up in June of 2027, I'll be walking away from it. There will be some churn as those go to auction and are put back in, but the overall prices will be depressed. Many of those...

Pretty cool. That's a Windrose, not a VW though: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chinese-class-8-ev-truck-maker-announces-factory-in-georgia Reminds me of when I stopped in Bedford, PA to charge my Lightning back in 2022. I talked to this guy for a good 10-15 minutes about the trucks.

It's a good datapoint for someone who is cross shopping small, inexpensive EVs of any body type. Not everyone is though. I love the Slate, but I'm also thinking of going back to a "split fleet" with a Ridgeline for long trips /hauling and a small EV for commuting - likely a Mini Cooper SE...

Some parts of the country have speed limits that are higher. In Texas there is even a road that has an 85 mph limit, though that's not common. It is common, however, to have speed limits of 75 or even 80 further west. Highway speed limits are 65-70 here, and most do about 6-9 over. That's...

I think they could have made it a flatbed by adjusting the structure, but I also think going from flatbed to pickup / SUV may have looked a little more tacky. The pickup bed as it is makes for a more natural break when converting to SUV. That said, I bet in the early design discussions they...

Like this? I've rattle can "dipped" a few things with mixed results. It's amateur hour in my garage, but it has worked well for changing the color of things temporarily or semi-permanently. I have not had good luck with wheels (dip tears at the lug nuts), and dipping my motorcycle tank was a...

CAN bus is super narrow, not really enough for a video stream. They'd probably use CAN to tell the cluster "truck is in reverse, switch to video feed." The video feed would follow a different path. Video is likely not even a network per se on the Slate, but just a video signal to keep things...

There are splitters that can be used to convert the existing feed and output an RCA video signal that can go to a secondary large monitor, no splicing/tapping required. This should keep your warranty intact, and they're easily reversible (assuming the factory plugs are easily accessible)...

I don't see 1PD and ADAS being linked. ADAS doesn't care whether it uses regen or friction brakes. Tesla went through a pretty rocky period around 2022 when they switched to vision only, and the initial implementations on AP cars was just awful. I bought my 2019 Model S in late 2022 and it...

That makes sense from a materials standpoint. Plastic may scratch easier than paint, but it'll be the same color all the way through. May be easy to minimize appearance of scratches with oil as well (worked great on the composite truck bed of my old Ridgelines.)

I wasn't commenting on a pre-cut kit from Slate, only that wrapping a vehicle has distinct advantages over choosing a color from the 7 available from a manufacturer, as does a vehicle that comes sans-paint. I also think Slate will be able to offer a wider variety of wraps than a traditional...

Splitting the camera signal before it gets to the cluster and running the feed to a separate monitor/stereo will probably be the way for a bigger picture.

With the color offerings on today's cars, they all basically look like the Slate anyway. Unlike days gone, today it often costs extra to get your car in a different paint color aside from a couple of base colors - and that premium only one of the few available from the manufacturer. It could...

Yes, a Model S and a Cybertruck. They're about the same, more responsive than Rivian. They're fine. They are better than the earlier S/X that didn't have blended braking, so in shoulder seasons and winter, you might have little to no regen depending on how warm the battery was. There are...

If you just lift off the throttle and let the vehicle come to a stop, it'll do so like you were hitting the brakes. When you stop, the front suspension unloads and you rock back in your seat. Just like with using the brakes, if you want it to be smoother when you come to a stop, just don't use...

I think the extended will be $29,900, base $25,900. This still makes them look like the value heroes they set out to be, even with the credit gone. They are technically lower than the unsubsidized price of $27,500, and the extended range truck is still under the $30k value ceiling where...

I walked away from a Miata for sale at a dealership in NC that advertised up front pricing. I was prepared to get a check and drive down to pick it up. I called the dealership and they started adding on fees and over $700 in Lojack to up the price. These were apparently non-negotiable so I...

Those are AI generated estimates, but they're based on the EPA test cycles and the 0.7 correction factor. I wouldn't take these to the bank, but I think they're somewhat useful in illustrating how the silly sticker only shows combined range, but most people really care about highway range. I...

The SAE J1962 is the OBD2 port we all know for the past 30 years. This new regulation is partially in response to manufacturers (Tesla) putting the "real" diagnostic port in an inaccessible location with a proprietary connector. It also standardizes the info available via the OBD2 port, and...