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  1. Drive Unit / Motor supplier appears as Cascadia Motion (BorgWarner) in Slate prototype video

    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...
  2. Place Your Bets! (actual blank Slate starting price contest)

    $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.
  3. Will Slate provide an AWD Retrofit Kit for the OG Slate Truck?

    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...
  4. Expected price now "Mid-Twenties" for Slate truck

    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...
  5. It looks like SLATE has pathetic EV efficiency. (and a rant).

    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...
  6. Dashboard Speakers DO NOT come standard, and more audio options in the works [confirmed]

    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.
  7. Bench Seat for Base Model

    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.
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