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better henky than handsy!!!

I'm not going to hold you to the shirt bet. The speculation is fun, and honestly I have far too many shirts already. You could donate the money to a local food bank, charity, or anything else in my name instead if you feel compelled to owe something. Slate will be okay without our merch purchase!

well, looks like both of us were wrong. SilverRock network is not who they partnered with, they partnered with the RepairPal network https://repairpal.com/ It looks like a decent network, not a lot of places that work on EVs right now though, only 2 in my area (north Dallas/Fort Worth) Walmart...

The trailer clearly shows that it is a 5x9, so you are both wrong, lol. It does look like the 5x8 trailer though, the 5x9 trailer on the U-Haul site has a full ramp. maybe this is one that the ramp was damaged and they modified, or they have more than what is advertised on their site.

yeah, im not so sure about the source, especially with the paywall it is hard to know what the article actually says and we have to rely on AI to fill in the blanks... i cant stand paywalled sites and avoid them like the plague

https://www.autonews.com/ev/an-slate-ev-plots-growth-0722/ Here is the link... it wont do you much good since it is pay-walled though.

That would be cool to seeI There is a Carvana vending machine less than a mile from my house, so I am hopefull for this avenue for delivery.

I wouldn't expect any performance upgrades until they are well established if at all. There are ways to increase performance without more power though, weight reduction suspension, wheels, tires, aero, etc. Aftermarket will fill the need if there is any demand for it, which I think there will...

Thanks AI!!

I had not seen the 2,500 locations quote yet, but I see it on their FAQ page now. The scenario of utilizing the SilverRock network would give access to 10,000+ locations. Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) (Firestone) has around 2,200 locations so a direct partnership there could make sense...

After looking into things further, I feel that Slate will lean into the investor connection through Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners, and investor in Carvana. Carvana uses a third party organization in SilverRock (https://www2.yourvehiclecare.com/process) for their warranty work utilizing...

I really can’t see Walmart associating with anything remotely related to Amazon, and the Bezos relationship would qualify as related to Amazon to me.

I gotta remember to run my posts through AI to not get called out.

I cant remember where I saw it, but I remember seeing that someone connected with Carvana was an investor. If im not mistaken they have nationwide locations and shops for their used cars and would make for a decent repair shop and also an avenue to upfit and delivery new trucks to customers...

Walmart makes sense logistically, but, I do not think I would take mine there for anything major, and if it is minor, ill just do it myself thanks. Id like to see them partner with i.e. Firestone, Goodyear, Christian Brothers, ETC. my local Walmart struggles to get oil changes and tire repairs...

Not entirerly true, there whould be oil in the drive motor, as well as coolant, so the chances are not zero, but much closer to it...

Discounting manufacturing defects is no different than discounting improperly maintained vehicles. The point is that if there is something that can go wrong it will go wrong. The amount of things that can fail in an EV are drastically less than the amount that can fail in an ICE vehicle. There...

I would say that moving parts fail quite often, but i am probably biased since I am in the auto repair business and have been for my entire career... Modern cars are value enginered to be as reliable as possibe until the warranty ends. Just recently GM recalled over 600,000 vehicles due to...

Yes, EVs have moving parts, and thermal considerations. but a comperable ICE counterpart will 10-20 times the amount of moving parts most of them require expensive fluids and filters to be changed several times per year if you plan to keep them moving. The EV motor in the Slate will probably...

No power steering fluid... The slate will have an electric steering gearbox, you can see it in the video with Sandy. so there will be no maintenance here. lots of refridgerant, for the battery and cabin cooling system, no maintenance other than cleaning the condenser, the systems are sealed and...