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  1. Confirmed: 4x4 all-wheel drive AWD planned for future Slate version!

    Reminds me of a story I read long ago in a car magazine, possibly Car and Driver. The authors were driving in the Mexican Baja, in a built and prepped 4wd race car. They were calling it pretty hairy until they met a Mexican mom hauling her kids in a clapped out 20 year old station wagon. To her...
  2. Slate & Saturn- Similar Histories so far

    We were fairly early Tesla purchasers- 2015, likely one of the first to jump in when Tesla established a service center in Cleveland (actually suburb Lyndhurst) Ohio. In those earlier days, the Tesla staff were perky, enthusiastic folks who coordinated owners' coffee and donut gatherings. I...
  3. Simplicity!

    Sorry the Model S was first produced in 2012. That makes a 13 year production run so far...
  4. Simplicity!

    I’m not really over concerned with how many parts/assemblies whatever there is, but that there’s a simple, reasonably priced EV trucklet that I can treat like an actual vehicle. I’ve been shopping for a replacement for my Model Y. The Volvo I looked at had a CRYSTAL SHIFT KNOB for crying out...
  5. Simplicity!

    L. Francis Herreshoff was a naval architect of the mid 20th century. He's quoted as having said,“Simplicity afloat is the surest guarantee of happiness”. Being a boater myself I've experienced both ends of the spectrum- from a simple rowboat to a fairly well decked out power cruiser. I believe...
  6. Slate Auto vs Mutiny Motors

    This reminds me of the minivan which was sold by Cushman in the 1990s. It was available in gas or electric as I recall and seemed to be a rebadged Kei van. It was not road legal but marketed to colleges etc. for use in transporting people around campuses.
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