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I bet you're right. The other company that is working on an extended-range EV pickup is VW, through the revived Scout brand. It's been reported that 81% of Scout SUV/pickup pre-orders are for the "Harvester" extended-range system, with a gasoline engine acting as a generator. Only 19% of...

Good question. In fact, this is one of the biggest question marks regarding Slate's business model. We know that Slate won't have traditional dealerships -- they will sell direct to consumers, which is also how Tesla and Rivian operate. But Tesla and Rivian still have physical stores, and Slate...

Another twist to the story involves HD (digital) AM radio. Traditional AM/FM broadcasts are analog. But in recent years, some radio stations have started broadcasting "HD" digital signals, along with the traditional analog signal. The HD signal provides superior sound, as long as you have an HD...

The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) has taken a position against the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act". Slate is not listed as a member, but Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid are. My guess is that Slate would be opposed as well.

With EVs, it's not that simple. EVs typically generate a lot of electromagnetic interference that affects the AM band. This is why many (most?) EVs sold in the US today don't have traditional AM radios. If you tried attaching a $10 AM radio to the dashboard of a Slate, you might not get...

My post cited multiple reasons for political support of the bill, including "the argument that AM is essential for older Americans, as a conduit for emergency broadcasts and farm reports." However, it's also true that another reason for political support of the bill is that many faith-based...

Not trying to add any positive or negative spin here. Just citing the President's stated rationale for his support of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act: Some people might accept that reasoning, others might reject it. But either way, that is the reasoning.

The majority doesn't even need to be veto-proof, since the President already supports the bill, apparently because it is "pro-God". Some people claim that the latest Chinese EVs have an impressive array of innovative, cutting-edge technological features. Maybe so ... but do they have AM radio?

It appears likely that the Trump administration will mandate AM radio as a standard feature in all new vehicles. So Slate may be legally required to provide an AM radio, and in that case, it seems likely that they would include FM as well.

But even if the R3 is 4.3 inches shorter than a Slate, the wheelbase of the R3 (assuming 110.2 inches) is actually 1.3 inches longer than the wheelbase of a Slate (108.9 inches). Given the slightly shorter length and slightly longer wheelbase of the R3, the wheels of the R3 are positioned...

I think the R3 length is a miss by Bing Copilot. As far as I can tell, Rivian has not yet listed official specs for the R3. However, we do have a statement from the Rivian design team: If the 170.3-inch number is correct, the R3 would be 3.5 inches longer than a 2-door Jeep Wrangler (at 166.8...

Based on Slate's FAQs, it sounds like sales, delivery, and service will be handled by completely different entities. This would be different not only from the traditional dealership model (as used, for example, by Ford and Toyota), but also from the direct-to-consumer model (as used, for...

You won’t get this in every state. Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid all struggle with sales in certain states, due to state laws that restrict or ban direct-to-consumer auto sales. Even Tesla has to jump through hoops to sell vehicles in Texas, where they are headquartered. Slate will be no different —...

I looked at a list of the 25 top-selling vehicles in the US for 2024. Plenty of them need 8.0 seconds or more to go 0-60, including the Nissan Sentra, Subaru Forester and Crosstrek, Chevy Trax and Equinox, Toyota Corolla and RAV4M, Hyundai Tucson, and Kia Sportage. However, it looks like...

You won't get the towing capabilities for $37.5K. If you want towing, you'll have to drop another $1K for the Tow Package, bumping the price up to $38.5 after tax credit.

"Mid-Twenties" is consistent with CEO Chris Barman's line in the "Meet Slate" video a couple months ago:

The $7,500 EV tax credit is gone. Slate has updated their home page accordingly to an "EXPECTED PRICE: MID-TWENTIES" It used to say: EXPECTED PRICE UNDER $20,000 (after federal incentives)

The cloth seats in the truck are reportedly comfortable, even for tall dudes

Confirmed that yes, my backup camera shows a reverse image. But that doesn't mean that the image in the video is fake. Maybe Slate's video team was aware of this effect, and deliberately painted "SEY" on the pavement, so that it would look like "YES" in the video. As you point out, ambulances...

My first thought was "isn't Josh the guy who narrates the Meet Slate video ?" But no -- that's Jeff.