Considering the location of the plant and the simplicity of the Slate, I’ve been wondering if some Amish might be be involved in the manufacturing. I’ve seen electric fireplaces marketed as Amish built.
I’m in Indiana right now and I had forgotten how badly the steel body panels rust through where they salt the roads. I suppose that’s another win for Slate so long as whatever holding the panels on won’t rust.
No, I didn’t have time to go to Warsaw.
I would say it depends on how (if?) it arrives from the supplier. Everything pre-assembled counts as one. That’s how it works at the factory I work at, but I will not claim to be an expert in the automotive industry.
I might have seen some of those things get broken at the Space Needle event. I got to sit in it (spacious) and asked permission to touch anything (sometimes yes, sometimes no). Not everyone was so respectful.
I don’t know where, but somewhere on this forum it’s posted that Slate plans to let all reservation holders take a test drive once they’re ready.