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https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/flat-tow-support-for-slate-truck-in-the-works-confirmed.13090/ Word is they are working on it.

Why would a standard range battery be a chore? Most people go to work, run errands, come home and plug in. First time EV buyers put 'long range ' at the top of their shopping list. Second time EV buyers do not. Not to say there aren't use cases for a bigger battery (frequent road trips...

Now with Grok! Oh god... I'd pay extra for a vehicle that doesn't have AI.

We're talking about maintenance. As someone who did that for a living, let me just repeat that an EV has minimal maintenance requirements. It's essentially tires only. I don't see why Slate should be different. ICE engines are more than 'just' an engine and transmission. Fuel systems require...

So that entire 10,000 word rant was to say 'I wish the radio slot was moved 4 inches to the left'? Don't get the phone mount if you don't want to see a screen. Slate , unlike every other vehicle sold in the country today, has made it optional. And if fitting 6.5" speakers is the only other thing...

The standardization of components, like the the ebike industry has done, is not going to happen. Bicycles are relatively modular and of similar size/component location. Vehicles have wildly different packaging needs, voltages, communication interfaces, etc... The difficulty in third-party...

As a former Tesla master technician, I would compare the Slate to a 2018-2020 model 3 in terms of complexity. Tires and cabin filters should be the only maintenance items for the first 100k. In theory, brake fluid, gearbox oil and coolant should be replaced at around that mark... In practice...

Some older Zero electric motorcycles don't have 12v batteries, so it is possible. But EVs, no matter how cheap or expensive, have ever gone without a 12v. I'm guessing it has to do with regulations on how long a passenger vehicle has to be able to support itself after total failure. I'm guessing...

Physically, I can pretty much guarantee the batteries can be swapped back and forth with no modification. I think the reason Slate won't offer an upgrade path is twofold: 1. They (like most manufacturers) are not going to assume the massive liability of selling dangerous HV components to the...

I'm not saying that it couldn't be done. It could 100% be done. That's what every other EV manufacturer does for the models that are both 2WD and AWD. But those HV connectors, bus bars, chassis stiffening, cooling system and that engineering is expensive. That cost has to be added to every...

My company work with Cascadia motors. They are fantastic, but... that motor/inverter would be easily $15k+ off-the-shelf. Even with a significant volume discount I don't think it would come close to the price point slate needs. Also it is definitely not a Cascadia motor installed in the more...

$28,999 for the standard-range, at launch. $32,999 for the extended-range. Probably $2,000 in delivery+fees. I'll still buy it.

Anyone who thinks this is even a remote possibility has clearly never worked on an EV or any modern vehicle. The only possibility is a tiny air-cooled 'helper motor' a-la Toyota Prius AWD, but the vehicle would have had to be designed from the start for such a system. The HV battery would need...

It will be 30k. Still in. In my mind comparisons to a Maverick/Prius/Tesla are moot. I want a bare bones, tiny pickup and I want it to be electric. The fact that you coule get something bigger or more fancy has 0 appeal to me. I would pay extra to not have backseat I'll never use, a touchscreen...

As said before, there just isn't anything you can do to make a pickup truck design aerodynamic. Even Tesla and Rivian, companies that know efficiency, don't crack 2.5mi/kwh If they decided to pursue the Lucid strategy and pursue efficiency above all else, they would certainly find some...

Hope this isn't true. Leave out the radio and speakers please! Slippery slope .. soon enough it will power windows, infotainment screen, double cab... We'll end up with what we already have in spades. Leave it as blank as regulations allow.

That is also one of the most-commented-on features of the scout... Very functional and very retro. I would buy that option. It's worth consideration.