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Since Slate is a DIY concept; my plan is to do a DIY review of the blank slate for a month or two. Then decide what I feel it needs. EXCEPT; If Slate offers a discount on early packages.

Yep, loved my '06 Ranger. It was RWD and I had many hardware and lumber adventures with it. I got real excited when some friends who worked in Ford R/D told me they were working on a EV version of the Ranger for 2012. That didn't happen but I always had hope. Now with Slate I have my hope up...

Since the Slate is using NACS, it should be able to automatically adjust to the current being delivered. This would be an excellent topic for Slate to address directly. You don't need to have the highest current setup. I have used a NEMA 6-15 for my Model 3 for nearly 8 years. What that means is...

Exactly.

If the worst happens, my plan. I know enough about auto mechanics to keep the hardware running. I know enough electronics to take care of that end. The short of it, you have a collector on your hands. Taking care of this will be easy compared to a '59 Austin Healey "Bug Eyed" Sprite or a '69 AMC...

I would use an IH logo just to confuse people.

I will not worry until July. Then I hope to see photos of lines of "body in white" show up. Getting that fabricated will be the bottle neck, lots of pieces need to be welded together, how they do that will be the "secret sauce". Battery pack next, motor, steering and wheels. If we see that, +++...

Love the retro look, 2 tone, I could live with this. If you had this in '69 with a chevy logo on it. No one would give it s second look. It would blend.

The right tool for the job. Why do you want a Pick-up? Should be your first question. What are your driving conditions? I need to haul bulky, relatively light loads, on gravel roads, snow, ice, No mountains, some two track. I have owned nearly every flavor of drivetrain out there. For my needs...

Not clear on whether the Tablet will be bring your own or sold by Slate with Slate specific features. Before my Model 3, I used my phone for travel directions and entertainment, worked well but I never liked my phone being plugged in that long and getting hot. I am holding off on getting a new...

I will hold fire on this until I hear direct from Slate. They did mention in the early reveal that updates will be through the app. Even though Slate starts life as a basic EV, not much more than a road legal golf cart, it does have an internal computer. It will have to have a way to be...

At least Slate has a presence at CES 2026. Here in Detroit it looks like the Detroit Auto Show 2026 will be nearly an ICE only event. I looked at the venue and NO; Tesla, Rivian, Slate, Telo. P.S. No surprise here, I'm just sayin'.

Pricing right now; Both because of the stage Slate is with manufacturing and the economic environment, will be nearly pure guess work. When Slate has their assembly line in place and bang out the first 10 trucks, they should have a good idea of cost per vehicle. That will give them a guide as to...

At 4 yrs I replaced my 12V battery in my Model 3 with a Ohmmu Li-ion 12V battery. And yes it is touchy...I had to do a total hard reset, disconnect 12V and Main battery, wait 3 minutes and reconnect. (Part of this can be done via software in the Ohmmu battery through an app.) It occasionally has...

They already said there will not be a hot 12 VDC supply without the "key" being on. My Yeasu FT-817 has its own battery pack. For my first project with the Slate I will use my old AM car radio from the '60s AM only, no need for internal memory-no clock, station "memory" is mechanical push...

Yes, I am an old boomer who remembers pickup trucks with only rubber floor. Carpets were thought to be dumb ideas for a truck. BTW some rubber mats are better sound proofing that carpet.

For the past several years, Toyota has had a solid state battery breakthrough just before their annual earnings call. In classic legacy automotive fashion everyone gets amnesia afterward. Until you can drive it and own it...it ain't real.

If you follow the EV/electronics world as much as I do...be skeptical, very skeptical.

Slate, the first 3 months...we know who (sort of), but we don't know what...specifically how much $$$ Slate has to get off the ground. Lessons learned from Arcimoto getting started is hard and you need to upscale fast. If you can't you die. Secondly, the CEO needs to have a balance of risk taker...

This 75 YO has been told by the wife "You can DIY anything except the wrap." Just sayin'.