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Since it has a much higher efficiency. Aerodynamically (I forget the context of 50% better) It's probably not going to look like a standard pickup truck - just the worst possible design for wind. A big slab front, tall, with an open box, Giant knobby tires. Lots of stuff underneath to catch air...

There is a big segment who wants "fully loaded" and then they get their monthly payment that approaches home mortgage for a $70k truck and that is the expectation of buying a new truck. So buying a blank slate kind of makes their head explode. It's always hard to break through current...

I'd love to have a two-door pickup. I think four doors really look awkward. Manufacturers love creating this Frankenstein four-door bathtub bed maximum profit of just making one of something. And it really doesn't suit any one buyer. People just keep missing the concept of Slate, Which happens...

Oh maybe your right. HV and LV would both have a battery management system. I would think if you were going to the effort to replace the HV battery And the expense and not writing off the vehicle near end of life (out of warranty) It might have gone down because of the BMS So could be with it...

Everything Tesla does is kind of expensive and proprietary And they don't want you working on it. Since slate does want you working on it, I'm guessing we're going to find out how this system works without out the Cloak and Dagger. Pretty much any new vehicle has some type of battery management...

The whole purpose of it is that it is a really well priced blank slate that Is customized later and people come up with ideas down the road. There are plenty of vehicle options out there that are $40,000 and up that have radios along with complicated head units that don't exactly do what you...

I kind of get why people want a dedicated radio. It's just annoying to start an app that cost $20 and use your data .... to listen to radio. If you're in and out of the car all day for work and what not you kind of just want something that is seamless in the background punch between three...

Because not everyone wants one and the point of the truck is that it's a bare bones blank slate you customize and not keep adding things that make it a $40k truck I am guessing there will be an accessory or someone will come up with something you can add a radio..

That's funny...Depending on your climate, I was thinking that the black roof would be a great idea for winter, which sucks the most energy.

Again you have to go back to making the least expensive truck. You can keep adding things and then it's a $40,000 truck. And it's a really good idea not to do that right from the start and get the other stuff right.

I'm sure you're going to get somebody shoehorning something in somewhere with this vehicle... People have put gas engines in Teslas and v8s in beetles. But the whole concept would be such a massive rebuilt. Basically the Slate has a drive unit on the back axle and a frunk with no drive unit...

Actually, you are in a really good place. The Fusion will likely remain reliable. I see the early Ford hybrids with high miles and few issues. So just drive it and see where takes you by the time the Slate rolls late next year. Wait even longer to see how it's doing in real world. The...

The problem in the salty states is usually the frame That does them in and not the panels, Or an inside rear wheel arch in the case of the old Escapes, That was the first hybrid 20 years ago... I'm sure the salt will find the Slate frame eventually. It'll be interesting to see how they treat...

They are bulletproof and Ford has a good track record with them over the past 20 years and it really isn't much different than the Toyota version. It was the last thing I thought that would break on the truck. I see them all the time at the dealership with the 180,000 on them or what not and...

And I take them seriously at it by not spewing BS and information that posters like you are going to tear apart and say they're going to fail. I'm going to give it until they release and see what the product is like. It can't be any worse than buying another Maverick which is probably going to...

Ford also has tons of defects and a record year of recalls, I think more than any make. My Maverick hybrid has blown a transmission at 15,000 milea, And there's an extended warranty on the engine which may or may not blow up, the front drive shafts and the heat exchanger. They've removed the...

People are way too concerned about this. Unless you are Elon Musk and can get away with bold direct answers that often aren't true and never held accountable to missed dates of delivery, anyone else in the world would be quoted and grilled until the end of time with not living up to their...

That's actually not a bad thing for people who never get under the truck and if the dealership is actually honest. The thing I always find interesting is that there's plenty of work to be had on vehicles if someone trusts you. It's going to break. It's going to wear out. Keep the customer for...

When you look up that Ford additive it says is specifically designed for Ford and Lincoln vehicles, often used in limited-slip differential applications to reduce noise and chatter, with a 2-year/unlimited-mile warranty. Or there is no record of it existing or it's a breakin oil Lol So I doubt...

$21.95 for an oil additive on top of expensive, full synthetic that's already packed with additives. For giggles, I would ask them what product they put in so at least they know you're thinking about what they're doing And see if they can come up with an answer. I can't really think of a Ford...