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If you see the frontal and side crash they do it against something that looks heavy and solid. The concern would be a lifted vehicle where the bumper will seat higher. But again any sedan or smaller SUV would have the same concern especially on a side impact. I hear you on your concerns...

For whatever it's worth its has 4-Star crash rating. It lost points on the rear seats which are too small to be useful anyways. See below crash test video. It was done in Europe and its in German.

I have one of those and I love it. My son drives it for college. Its fun to drive and despite its size from the driver side feels taller than a sedan. I haven’t had it long enough to comment on reliability. They are good for a daily commute only thing is that back seats are not very comfortable...

That's a good point. It's also possible that Tesla will remove FM on those trims as well in the future or that even on existing lower trims (or used vehicles) FM is still not used enough keep it. I personally just stream music my phone which I have and pay for anyways. I know everybody is...

I think Tesla of all companies have detailed access to what features their drivers use and what features they don't. So a guess would be that they removed the FM radio because it wasn't used.

That’s true, a lot if times I’ve seen conversations in Reddit regarding SoC and you always hear some users claiming charging NMC to 100% every time without any meaningful degradation that would happen anyway regardless of how you charge.

If i recall correctly, LFP is recommended to be charged frequently to 100% due to the charging curve so the BMS needs it to properly calibrate the batteries. Both batteries chemistries suffer over 80% SoC and under 20% but because LFP are rated for a lot more charges/discharges (=lasts longer)...

The problem is that more than likely the battery pack will be made in China by CATL or other battery manufacturer. The credit required US made battery with US labor and materials.

Correct. I found the video where this is explained:

As per Interviews that I've watched with the Telo CEO, he claims the car will meet the front crash standards and crumple zones despite such a small front. Regarding the out of sigh storage they will have a gear tunnel like the Rivian.

I know it was a meme but it has grown on me. :)

I found this company. They make a Tonneau with solar panels along with some hardware needed (MPPT, Inverter, Battery, etc). Something similar can be done in the Slate and leveraging existing internal hardware so just the Tonneau is needed. https://www.worksport.com/products/solis-cor

I found these photos on the Telo website. There options would be cool for a Slate although a bit expensive.

When I mentioned Aptera, was mainly because it's the only active vehicle in development right now that has that technology. Sonos had a similar concept (I wish they would not run out of money back then) or even Lightyear. The point being is that adding some permanent solar panels (and related...

Yes Canada uses metric.

I think Australia will be a great market for the Slate. Right after North America.

The slate does have an option to add a tablet as opposed to a phone. So I'm thinking you can add a third party car screen that support the full Carplay experience. They sell them on amazon for like $120. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQP3CVCD

I was thinking more in terms of Slate licensing Aptera's solar technology. https://aptera.us/licenses-solar-technology/

The idea would be to team up with Aptera to use their tech. Their solar cells are embedded in the body (are very light supposedly) and the MPPT and other electronics are design to be part of the vehicle system. They already have some sort of agreement with Telo and they will offer it as an option.

I'm thinking this could be an option. The current aptera prototype can produce 545W of power from the solar panels in the vehicle body. If the base Slate (with a 52.7 kWh battery and ~150-mile range) had solar panels like the Aptera’s 545W system and sat in full sun for about 6-8 hours a day, it...