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Will all Slate customers that placed their deposit to buy the truck go for it, if say a year from now the price goes up by 2 or 3K due to material and/or labor costs? In a year's time there will be for sure competition to Slate that could have better product at lower cost. If Slate is focused...

I think Doug may have a good point about 2 doors vs. 4 doors. I once drove with in the back bench seat of my friends RAM 2 door pickup and I hated that ride. Maybe the SUV version of the SLATE will be better if they can add some more seats and ease way of getting in and out of there? I still...

As we all know BYD is the Toyota of China and now that it has introduced the "Shark truck" to the Mexican market with direct attack on the Ranger and Colorado vehicles there, it would not be very hard for them to beat Slate in their game one year from now. It will be interesting if we can keep...

Yes, I do recall the car failed development and I also recall that Apple wanted to purchase Tesla at one time. Apple is more than just a software company and needs to have both hardware and software to prosper. They have funds and means to purchase and make it their own. Who knows maybe Tesla...

I agree that big three could compete on price if they wanted to do that when Slate goes into full production, but do consumers truly desire a low price truck that they may plan to customize later when they have more resources and time to do so? How safe will this truck be when sharing the road...

With the backing of billionaires they will deliver, but who knows what the market and consumers will want by that time. They say that US consumers are falling out of love for big truck and the new generation is ready to embraces this product. The global competition is not standing still so I...

I very much hope that this vehicle succeeds, however I keep asking myself, how will it be received 1.5 year's from now when China, Japan and South Korea or India may have a better truck for same money on the global market? Yes, this is being marketed to a new generation of young folks that...