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Pretty much every car I’ve driven from about 200 on drives well. People complained about the Honda Fit blowing around in the wind. Those people never drove an original VW Microbus. I owned a Fit, put 100k on it and drove it like I stole it. Not saying how fast i went in it, and it didn’t handle...

While everyone’s been comparing the Slate to new EV start ups, what Ford and GM are doing, etc, I think the better comparison is to VW. Volkswagen of America was formed in 1955. A more improbable vehicle than the original Beetle could probably not even be imagined. Teensy. 36 horsepower. Basic...

I agree… since I’m the one that started this thread, I feel like I should clarify my earlier range comment. I’ve been driving an early (2015) Tesla model S which never had more than 250 rated miles, and a first gen (2020) Tesla model Y which was alleged to have 300 mile range. Never did see...

MY urinary system does not let me forget that, just sayin.

I had to laugh when I was leaning on the fender of my EV, chasrging at a WAWA, and a guy comes up to me and starts telling me how impractical EVs are, how you can’t take them on long trips, etc. I was at the tail end of a 1k plus trip from northern Ohio to south Florida. Oh yea, the trip was a...

I installed aftermarket seat heaters on an old Chevy Tahoe, bought the best ones I could find and worked like a champ for ten years. might do that to my slate

After having driven electric for ten years and \ over 160k miles I feel like I have a clue about driving electric. From Cleveland Ohio, I’ve driven to Queen City Missouri (find THAT on a map) Michigan UP, Fort Myers Florida, New Orleans, Asheville NC, Floyd VA, Washington DC, Pittsburgh...

if you’ve ever seen a window sticker from, say, a 1966 Chevy Impala, you’ve also seen a bunch of individual options. You could get an Impala with a six cylinder engine and three speed stick. Add an automatic transmission, or a V8. Radio? optional extra. Rear seat speaker? Ditto. pie pan hubcaps...

In 2014, Tesla was holding driving events at various places. We went to one in the suburbs of Columbus, where my wife decided she needed one. I figure Slate will do something similar. I hope reservation holders get preferential treatment.

In my teens and twenties, I drove Corvairs and VWs. On one Corvair I had recapped tires, on the other I had (just becoming available) Semperit radials. The rear weight bias caused me no end of trouble as I overcooked corners (I was a teen with a four speed) but never once did I have any trouble...

Hear hear, RetiredonPaper! I’m, like you, an old DIYer. I’ve been frustrated by “new” cars being not diy friendly. I never saw the top of the engine in my otherwise beloved Porsche Boxster. Any work that was done on it was at the dealer or a Porsche specialist shop. Oh I did manage to change the...

It would be cool to have a convertible top over the bed like the Isuzu Rodea Sport or the Geo Tracker/Suzuki Sidekick, Daihatsu Rocky....

It's kind of a thing for me. I've been driving electric for 11 years now, (wife has a 2015 Tesla S, bought new and I have a 2020 Y bought new). When I was in the market, I looked at the new small vans, Ford Transit Connect, etc., but didn't want to go back to gasoline. The imminent arrival of...

I’m curious about the function of the rear window; does it open independently of the tailgate? I’m thinking of old school station wagons or pickup camper shells where you can just open the window without opening the tailgate.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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.