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you could make swapping the seats a regular maintenance task, like rotating tires.

Even if these panels were an attractive thing to steal, Slate has said a number of times that there are screws on each panel that are inaccessible without a key to open the door/frunk/bed. So one of the power tools your thieving hooligans bring better be a Sawzall before heading off to the...

Have we? I only recall seeing the safety lock-out clamps, which would be expected at any public showing to keep someone from smooshing their, or another's, fingers. Like the purple ones here: https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/pics-impressions-from-slate-showing-in-denver-today.13393/

It's not though. Catalytic converters contain valuable metals like rhodium, palladium and platinum. Slate panels are just hunks of plastic.

It's so weird that people see a few exposed screws and they immediately think the entire truck will be dismantled by crews of ravenous plastic fiends if you're at a stop light too long.

The article assumes the plan is to not pay customers for the labor time if they're servicing their own vehicle. Maybe they would pay customers a similar amount to the contracted shop rate. Would it be a unique departure? Sure. But I don't see there being much difference to Slate if they're...

Goes live at 9:00 am Monday! Jay Leno gets an exclusive first look at the Slate, a revolutionary new electric truck prototype built in Warsaw, Indiana. Designed by industry veterans from the early days of Tesla, Slate is on a mission to rebuild American manufacturing by offering a truly...

Looks like another custom 4x4 from Statler Toyota in Hill Valley, circa 1985.

There's some room to shift the messaging on this from "no infotainment included" to "you get to pick, from the entire world of options, the best infotainment solution for you." I think that's a much better selling proposition than getting stuck with whatever proprietary garbage software...

Same. If a professional is going to charge $3k to install a wrap on top of the cost of the material, I can mess up installation six times before it would be cheaper to go with a pro. I bet it only takes me 2, 3 tops before I'm proficient.

They also said "Legos" instead of "LEGO" which to me is the bigger sin here.

Unless you need that $50 back, I'd just let it ride for a while. Even after orders go live, Slate has said you can hold off on pulling the trigger until the time it makes sense for you. I'd suggest keeping your place in line, wait for real people to start getting their trucks, and make a final...

I'm just noticing that it looks like the charging port is on the passenger side in this new photo and the two Arizona trucks at the beginning of the thread. The renders on slate.auto and the trucks that went on tour have the charging port on the driver's side. I don't really have a preference...

any time I see a wrap with a white roof, it confirms to me that's the way I want to go too. I think it looks good with any base color below.

Repair Pal is hosting a livestream tomorrow (Thursday, Dec 18th) for shop owners to learn more about the Slate partnership. It's probably not going to have any customer-centric information, but you never know. There's a pre-registration form to sign up to watch live, or get the recording after...

Carpeted floor in the cab. That's new info to me, and different from what they've shown in the pre-prod trucks. No flat towing is going to disappoint some. Good to get some peeks at the factory though. Questions like "how easy is it to install…" are so subjective as to not be useful for...

Ah! She fulfilled my request for a SlateForums.com shoutout! 🥳

My reading of that accessory is that it has nothing to do with the truck at all. It's just a generic volume & play/pause remote control that's made to fit in the steering wheel. Something similar to this thing from JBL.

I'm going to try and remedy that situation. My question to Chris was if she would give a shoutout to SlateForums.com. 😇

Of course! I'm happy that 100,000+ people were just given the opportunity to connect and get up to (our 😆) speed on where things sit. I just don’t expect any ground-breaking announcements to be made here. Would be excited if theres some nuggets for us too.