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Why don’t the occupants just use the manual release inside the car? My 2026 has manual releases inside on all 4 doors. My 2018 only has manual releases for the front doors. Not a lot different than a Slate SUV since it has no rear doors. In an emergency you have to exit the front doors if...

The trims that Tesla formerly referred to as Standard a month ago are only available in grayscale.(white, black, silver and gray). Have to upgrade to premium to get red or blue. It’s been awhile since Tesla sold a green Model S.

A 55 kWh LFP battery will be heavier than a 55 kWh NMC. If they have changed chemistries then the weight on the spec sheet will be different unless they reduce battery capacity which wouldn’t be well received.

If they go with LFP for the base battery then they might come in a bit higher than the original spec.

We don’t know how long the production ramp will take. In 2027 they may be production constrained and not demand constrained.

I wonder how preconditioning with a FOB would work. In Atlanta, I might have had the AC on when I parked the truck yesterday but have woken up to frost on my windows and want to press a button on the fob to defrost the car while I'm getting ready to leave for work. How does it know whether the...

I am sure that Slate is shaking in their boots over the competition threat that is the Chevy Bolt. 791 units sold in Q1 2026. This after not selling them for a year to build up demand. My guess is that by the time you get one configured the way a buyer would want it and add in dealer junk...

I think they are going to surprise everyone coming in lower than the midpoint of the 20s but the extended range battery is going to more than we expected. In 2022 I bought a new Leaf and got the small battery pack at 40 kWh. To upgrade to the 62 kWh pack was a $7k add. I don't think the delta...

Love my Model Y. Wouldn’t be able to put my tractor in it though.

Bolt would seem like the next logical progression to me when considering the series Prius C, 500e, Leaf. Bigger and more capable small hatchback.

If the extended range ends up being NMC and the standard range LFP then the upgrade cost might be more than $3k since the NMC is a more expensive chemistry. The extended range battery would have to recoupe the price difference between LFP and NMC for the first 55 kWh also. My wild guess is $4k...

I knew you would appreciate that part.

Except you get the ‘is it still available?’ 10 minutes after you list it.

The EPA range estimates are made up of 55% city driving and 45% highway. The standard range won’t be good for 150 miles on the highway while it will be able to do more than 150 in the city. Since many owner’s use case will be a 2nd car for around town use perhaps the range limitation won’t be...

Probably wise to slow pedal letting Doug review one. Clearly he has some bias’s against the idea and would likely be trying to show proof of why his pre-judgements are correct.

Note that the specs on the Slate.auto site are quite limited compared to what was on the press release in April of 2025. Was this always the case or have they been removing details from what is posted on their site? Specifically, now it no longer references standard and extended battery sizes...

I don’t think they are reducing or increasing range. Standard battery is showing 150 mile range and extended battery 240. If the 150 battery is LFP then it would be a little heavier for the same 55 kWh size. But like ElectricShitBox said, clearly they have extra space on the standard battery...

In Hawaii?

I wonder why they would do this. Slate is not a company that is trying to be vertically integrated like Tesla or many of the Chinese manufacturers. I’m sure plenty of wrap makers would be happy to do this custom work for them.

My guess is that chemistry will be LFP.