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That's just a function of it being rwd and having that instant torque from the electric motor. If the Leaf were also rwd, it could do donuts too. I'd like to see the Slate being taken around a track and attacking some corners before deciding if it's a fun to drive car or another EV appliance.

I haven't put any money into the reservation so I'm simply spectating. It'll be nice if they succeed and deliver on something affordable, but I'm not holding out for anything.

It's pretty much guaranteed all first model year vehicles will have some teething issues. Since Slate will be a comparatively simpler EV vs what's on the market, I'd imagine any issues that do crop up will be small.

Whoops you're right. I was thinking Tesla Roadster when doing the math and not the S.

I haven't driven a Lucid, but I've seen a few on the roads. They seem to be focused solely on the boutique market without any heritage, which is kind of why I'm not really interested in it. The specs on their cars are pretty impressive though.

I've driven a few EVs before, namely the Toyota Mirai and Tesla Model 3 in greater capacity. They're both fine cars though the Mirai is abysmal in all metrics since it's a hydrogen fuel cell EV. All the EV stuff about it is nice like instant torque and quiet cabin. However, whenever I get back...

I echo your sentiments and also think reserving and preordering stuff is a fool's errand. I don't like putting money into something if it doesn't exist yet. If I'm gonna be investing in a company that doesn't have a product to market, it better be in their stocks.

I don't see it as overblown at all. Older cars from the early 2000s from the Bentley Arnage to the humble Toyota Celica were all pretty easy to repair because they didn't have any overly complicated hardware that couldn't be accessed with a basic set of tools. Now all the infotainment systems...

That's a feature, not a bug for the auto manufacturers. They don't want you fixing and driving a 20 year old car for a few grand every 10 years. They want you to pony up and buy a 40k car.

Vinyl wraps definitely don't have the same durability as a nice coat of paint and clearcoat. Many of the faded cars you see are usually from owner neglect. Squirrel scratches, chips, clearcoat fade, are all mostly avoidable if owners take care of the car. I thought the panels on the Slate are...

I watched the podcast segment about the Slate on Doug's channel and I don't quite agree with the assessment that he outright hates the truck. His cohosts also balanced out the times when Doug was overly critical about Slate, so I thought it was pretty fair. Doug's point of view for his...

I mean if you have 30k in cash to splurge might as well. For those who don't, or who want to keep things within a budget, alternative start to look more appealing especially if you live in an area where the congestion of the city isn't an issue.

Dodge/Benz during their partnership have had that setup since the late 2010s. The Charger/Challenger and any Benz from that era have that system. It's nice and reliable.

5k is a lot of dough and is a turnoff for me. I could buy a GM GMT400 or GMT800 Tahoe for 5k and have all the functionality and more.

Aren't you from the concrete jungles of Los Angeles? I know the sprawl very well. As poster above stated the electricity costs and access to public EV charging is much different than the rest of the country especially in non metro areas. My buddy in a smaller town in the south had an EV that he...

10 years isn't very long. The classic Beetle from the KDF wagon to the end of its production lasted for over 5 decades with many licensed manufacturing happening across the world. 10 year generation runs for cars isn't too strange. Both the NC Miata, Benz W201 had a 10 year production run. The...

Just because someone at Slate says the truck targets certain markets doesn't mean it won't work for other markets they didn't consider. Also, the article quotes Barman saying "everyday Americans" is one of the groups, which is basically everyone living in the US. It doesn't even look like...

You're absolutely correct. I think there's an adage somewhere that goes along the lines of "the biggest fans are also the biggest haters." We're all hypercritical of Slate because they claim to offer something novel in the industry, which we here all see as valuable.

If Slate makes an API or some library for DIYers to add to the truck from the software side, that'd be great. Still no news about just how open and modifiable the thing will be.

I don't think many young or mid 20 somethings are going to buy a limited function EV as a first and only new car. It's just too compromised unless the they have other cars in the hanger already. That said what you describe isn't limited to the Slate. Pretty much any hot sedan or wagon like a...