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Ford already does this in many of their cars. The hardware is there and already in vehicles. Greg on youtube covered this:

FarIcy is still thawing from the winter cold.

I wouldn't be. Honda had equipped the pre refresh 10th gen Civic Si with halogen projectors no doubt for cost savings. They still worked great with plenty of light output.

Back to basics philosophy and potential hackability to suit my needs

You might have to go in by hand and put o-rings and gasketing material where the dash and door panels mount to get rid of rattles. I doubt Slate will use damped plastic rivets.

To be fair, Korean EVs have similar lifecycle. There's a new style refresh for a platform every 2 years, which is crazy fast.

There's nothing wrong with focusing on range and having it as a key metric for EVs. It's one of the few big factors in the whole ICE vs EV debate that will also decide ultimate livability of the vehicle. The new BMW i3 will supposedly have 400 miles of range, which is impressive and makes the...

So it sounds like there's a chance Doug Demuro will be able to get his grubby hands on one that's not a press tailored vehicle.

How is Doug Demuro losing youtube subscribers or losing in general? Say what you will of him and his car review style, but what @ScooterAsheville is saying is correct. Doug built up his business and cultivated a following over the course of a decade after he left Jalopniik, which was already on...

The biggest fans are also the biggest critics.

Lithium based batteries' bulk of working efficiency is from 3.9v - 3.0v per cell. Charging the extra to 4.2v gets you the full capacity but isn't necessary because of the slower charge rate as it gets to 4.2v. As other mentioned it also increases wear on the battery.

Very interesting specs. I'll be curious to see what the real world range actually is.

You mention that Slate's value is in its DIYability, but to which extent is also not clear. There's nothing about Slate University or the things end users can actually DIY. When the price ends up being close to a fully kitted out competitor's EV, the value proposition vanishes.

GTA 6 will be out before Aptera enters commercial production for end users.

Lack of proper double din radio support is a major oversight on a supposedly "DIY friendly" car.

DTLA in the middle of the morning rush hour when ebikes are faster than cars. Slate really wants to attract people to these events!

While a lovely thought, I don't think that's going to happen thanks to Slate, but it will at least get that discussion started. However, the Snowden revelations showed that hardware backdoors are also in American made software and hardware. The whole discussion about encryption on devices and...

I'm simply listing potential cross competitors that parents would be looking at if they're planning to buy their kid a first car. The Bolt EV starts at $28600, not $35k. If we're talking strictly EV, the Nissan Leaf is also a competitor.

That's what the marketing and media pundits say, but whether it will be is to be determined. As it stands right now, Slate has already failed on the price factor, which was its main selling point. When it starts being cross shopped with used Teslas, new Civics, Corollas, Elantras, or whatever...

Sure, and in the same vein that same family can buy their kid a new Rivian R2, Porsche Taycan, or Tesla Model Y. People who are well off have many options and the Slate isn't going to be on their main radar. However, for someone with more modest means who's in the market for something new but...