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The CEO explicitly stated they're investigating resourcing batteries in search of a better deal. It was very clear and not at all vague.

Honestly, same as I do for my Maverick. Zero. That includes washing it at least once every three years.

I suppose in addition to autonomous, Slate could offer rocket assisted accelleration like the Tesla Roadster. Hmm. Yea, I'll buy that package. Especially if it shoots ten foot flames out the back. I'm sure the rocket assisted Slate will still sticker under thirty grand, right?

Sorry, this drifts off topic... Is it possible to be a bipolar Slate fanby? I ask because Monday, Wednesday and Friday I think Slate is a lost cause, facing insurmountable obstacles to success. But on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I think Slate is the dream two seat utility BEV I've always...

A couple of inputs. First we don't even know what battery or battery chemistry Slate will use - because they recently announced they're trying to resource battery suppliers to remove cost. That's because some battery makers in the USA now have excess capacity as other OEMs take a knife to the...

I'm assuming the earlier post about BEVs never breaking was sarcasm or humor. Anybody who follows BEVs knows they can be a maintenance nightmare. They can also be maintenance dreams. But if you get the one that is a nightmare, watch out. Also, you get the road debris incident that punctures the...

On the supercharger thing, I'm wondering if that's ALL superchargers, or a subset? Because so far Tesla has only opened a subset of its chargers to other OEMs. Still, this is great news! https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharging-other-evs As for the RepairPal thing, we can each make...

I'd take the $50 refundable with a grain of salt. I put $50 down on an Arcimoto some years back. Changed my mind, and suddenly my calls, texts and emails weren't returned. Companies in financial trouble have a habit of ghosting you. And we don't know that tomorrow morning's news story won't be...

Valid observation. You're spot on. Leases don't work for people who keep vehicles forever. They work for people who keep cars two or three years. But a lease could be a really smart choice when you don't trust a new company or their product. Would you rather drop $30,000 on a Slate only to...

I suspect one of the choices is delusional. The idea that the Slate will increase in value. That's ridiculous. It's a low-demand niche vehicle. I'm dubious one in ten reservations will result in real orders. It could easily be one in a hundred, or one in a thousand. And BEVs plummet in price as...

In an interview with the CEO, she mentioned that Slate is working with a bank to offer in-house financing. Hmm. That makes me wonder if Slate will offer a lease, and if so what it will cost. I've never leased, but with BEVs and the crazy depreciation, leasing kind of maybe makes sense?

I'm ready to be ridiculed when I post this. But here's a very contrarian take on 2026. I think 2026 will be the year of the affordable BEV. The Equinox at $35,000. The Leaf at $20-something-thousand. The Kia EV3 (a hit in Europe) at $30-something-thousand. And the elephant in the room - the...

I'm genuinely curious to know the sentiment out there. I've very cautious here, so definitely not a day one, week one, month one kind of guy. But how about you?

I guess I'm the odd man out on this thread. I think the new Leaf is brilliant and is gonna be a sales hit. Everyone in California who left the cult of Elon is now looking for another BEV to virtue signal. Lucid is too expensive. Rivian is still a year away from mass production. The Leaf seems to...

There are dozens if not hundreds of individual chemistries out there. Changing monthly. Same number of variations in pack design, cooling design, and pack control systems. Just follow the OEMs guidance and stop trying to be a battery engineer. True fact. A family friend WAS a battery engineer...

The poll question is bogus. It should have read "Some BEVS are more reliable than some ICE". It also could have said with perfect accuracuy that "Some ICE are more reliable than some BEV". Because there are some super reliable, 250,000+ mile ICE vehicles out there. And there are some absolutely...

Legs.

Things that are possible by a determined owner working with high voltage, high current components. (1) Electrocute Self. (2) Burn down house. (3) Create something cool. Probably in that order.

I have very mixed feelings about Slate. But keeping it positive, what I like is the mission of the company. Built in America. Sourced in America. Affordable minimalism. And the whole idea of a new generation of youth having an affordable car they can endlessly personalize. To me the real...

We need some Halloween Slates. And some Christmas Slates. And especially some Easter egg Slates.