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I would guess that's for top of the line, all "professionally" installed equipment. I think I set up my 96 GEO Tracker with a used tow bar, DIY lights, Inertial Braking DIY for way less than $1000. But it's not a cheap process for sure.

That's my hope, someone will come up with a flat-towing solution for the Slate. If the owner makes the decision to install an after-market modification, then any liability should fall on the owner. So I will keep my reservation for now.

Believe me, I am not disagreeing with you at all. I know 99.9% of us are extremely careful to put our toweds in towing mode. It's just that 0.01% that forget and one of them will sue Slate. Yes, John Denver did screwup totally and it was entirely his fault. But the lawyers still went after...

I agree, Slate could engineer a manual locking hub and that would be ideal. BUT, that old bugaboo, LIABILITY rears it's ugly head. What if someone forgets to unlock the hubs, or just one before towing. The motor burns up the electrical system or worse. Even though it's 100% the user's fault...

I'm afraid it might be complicated enough (and expensive) that no after market supplier will attempt it

I don't blame you. I hoped the Slate would replace my 21 Colorado and the 96 Geo Tracker. At this point I think I'll keep my reservation in case someone comes out with a flat towing solution. Locking rear hubs would be a good solution. Not sure how friction braking could be accomplished.

A lot of people do use dollys for front wheel drive vehicles. But putting the back wheels on a dolly and towing backwards will make the front steering turn sideways. Plus you have to put removable rear lights on the front (facing rear) towed vehicle. And you have to maneuver and stow the...

Well today during the Slate Q&A with CEO Chris Barman, one of the questions was "can I tow a Slate behind my motorhome?" Her answer was a flat "NO". Damn, I am so disappointed. I knew flat towing was a long shot, but hoped they would support it. I guess I will keepy reservation for now and...

Well today during the Slate Q&A with CEO Chris Barman, one of the questions was "can I tow a Slate behind my motorhome?" Her answer was a flat "NO". Damn, I am so disappointed. I knew flat towing was a long shot, but hoped they would support it. I guess I will keepy reservation for now and...

11:03 PST, no link yet in my email. Hmmm...

I am pretty sure the Slate rear motor is a single integrated drive unit. Most EV's have gone that route since a motor on each wheel is "sprung weight" and not ideal.

I agree, personally I don't think it would be worth the engineering cost and adds unnecessary complexity and points of failure. I just want to flat tow a slate behind my MH and have some way of braking assistance for the towed.

My Hyundai Ioniq 5 SEL has a mechanical decoupler in its front motor. Munro Associates did a tear-down of the motor and explains how it works in the YouTube video below. They estimated the cost to add the decoupler was about $100.

Flat-towing capability is the critical feature in my buying decision. 2021 Tiffin Wayfarer owner.

My 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD has a front motor that uncouples when not needed. A rear wheel drive motor on the Slate could also have an uncoupling feature. This video from Munro Associates explains the mechanism that is used for uncoupling. They estimated it cost about $100 to add to the motor.

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I agree, when it was time to replace my Tacoma, I hated the new Tacoma giant black maw front end. Went with a Chevy Colorado, no regrets. I'm hoping the Slate will replace the Colorado, but it needs flat-towing capability.