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Nope. Slate is not using AI for manufacturing. While they have not disclosed what "magic" they are using to reduce manufacturing costs, we have been given plenty of clues. The production release is in December. Slate begins with "S" and has five letters. Santa begins with "S" and has five...

Yeah, I know what Slate intends with these video shorts and I do hope it is successful for Slate. I'm certainly not a "youth", but I am still just as impatient as a kid at Christmas. To me, these videos tease at me the way Santa Claus at the malls did so many years ago.

True! So, just like a kid at Christmas, we impatiently wait for details and the truck itself.

🤔 Hmm.... I'm still excited about Slate Auto. However, this video is about as informative (sarcasm) as the winter driving video. After all, the truck is RWD, so why show a "tear down" only from the front?

The current benefit of a correct address in your profile is the free swag that @Adam W already mentioned. It's possible that Slate wants addresses in our reservation profiles for the "home delivery" option that other's posted. However, I imagine there is a more important reason - regardless of...

It would help a little bit, but not for the terrain and situation that @1974D2004X4 just posted.

Yeah. For those of us with winter rear-wheel-drive experience, we know that video demonstrated almost nothing about the Slate. With RWD, it's about weight distribution and the driver's technique (and patience) with brake and throttle management -- and most definitely, a good pair of tires and/or...

Yeah, I've had similar thoughts, but at a period of 2 decades. By that time, even "mouse clicks" might be outdated tech.

Yup. 20 years ago, the same could be said for the smart phone. And people bought them up. I think the insights that you and @Paul posted has high probability. Soon, consumers will get wise that it's not good to sign a mortgage for a commodity known as a "car". When that happens, as @Paul said...

As a fellow penny-pincher, I owned and loved the 1990s Mazda-Ford pickup (which was a Ranger with a better engine). I drove it until it basically rusted to death. @fuzzyweis , @ScooterAsheville , @AeroWolf , and @mikell , You are all correct, but I believe your comments about cheap pickup...

Yes!! That Jeep J6 is absolutely what should have been built instead of the Gladiator.

Interesting comment. My fellow truck owners and I use our trucks as daily drivers, not work vehicles. We have talked about this OEM topic a lot. You also mention the Ford Maverick (the pickup, not the 1970's car) -- probably the most mentioned non-Slate pickup in this forum. None of my friends...

Snow?! Where? Up here, we call that a dusting. But that's okay. I learned to drive during the winter in a rear-wheel-drive coupe. When the going gets slick, we''ll put the chains on!

Yeah, I agree with you. I wanted a simple truck and the bonus is that it's intentionally built for the DIY market. Hmm... 🤔 I think I'm on the wrong forum. When I look at the rest of the posts on this thread, it looks like the "looking for an insanely cheap EV" forum. So, where did the "Slate...

Me too.

I would still consider myself lucky. While the cost will pinch me for a bit, it's not like I dropped a $100k on a Fisker Karma or other luxury EV. Unlike all the other dead or dying EVs, the Slate is intentionally a DIY truck with a very simple design. I'm looking forward to tinkering on my...

Good to know. Thanks. I have no plans to modify anything along the path from battery to the wheel hub.

@Yukon Cedars , I think understand your concerns about radio wave broadcasts vs cell phone for communication -- especially when the poop hits the fan. We'll be able to install our own AM (and my preference of GMRS) radios and use Slate's power. I plan to do that for myself in my own Slate --...

Yes, I agree! That's the Slate spirit.

None. I was only interested in a Slate Pickup for the easy DIY modifications.