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I think that's an unrealistic expectation. I can't imagine how Slate could commit to a hard 30-day window before they even get into production. I expect any calendar dates they provide will be estimates only and subject to change.

I'm a DIYer, but I really don't expect a modern vehicle to need frequent maintenance, and especially not an EV. To me the "simplicity" isn't about being able to fix failures, it's about avoiding many classes of failures entirely. Watch Engineering Explained's video on the issues with his Lucid...

There's some recent evidence to support this interpretation. Note how Slate used to say "600 parts", yet in recent interviews it's "800 parts". That change seems to coincide with the change from their original plan to procure the body-in-white as a completed subassembly to procuring the stamped...

I believe they have said that the battery can't be "converted" to the larger one (the modules are not plug-and-play -- they have to be assembled into the pack at time of manufacture. As far as I know, no one has said that you can't drop the entire standard range battery and replace it with an...

In the early days of EVs when range anxiety was a major barrier to adoption for some, this was actually quite beneficial for customers. If you weren't 100% sure what to get, you could buy the standard range with no risk. If you drove it for a while and figured out it didn't quite cut it, you...

In literally every segment there's an ICE vehicle at a lower price than the lowest price EV. By your logic no one would ever buy an EV. Even if you ignore those people (like me) who like EVs and are willing to pay a premium for a better technology, TCO is far more important than who has the...

I don't plan to take mine off road either. But in AZ, "road" is a pretty loosely defined term so I'll take every inch of clearance I can reasonably get.

Yeah, not saying it was the wrong move - in fact that was probably the true purpose of the reservation scheme.

Publishing the numbers killed reservation demand. If the only thing a reservation gets you is a place in line and you know there are already 100k people ahead of you, jumping on the end of the queue isn't all that compelling.

I think that's really optimistic. Consider that most (if not all) conversions will have to be done without a test drive and maybe without even seeing the production version in person. We probably won't have answers to a lot of the deeper technical questions, EPA range test results, detailed...

I'm not assuming delivery windows will actually have dates attached. And even if they do, I'm sure the pre-order agreement will give Slate the right to adjust them. I suspect all we'll know with certainty is if we're in the first wave, second wave, etc.

Probably well after the 30-day pre-order deposit window closes. No one knows for sure yet, but my guess is that we won't see public access to finished trucks until late fall at the earliest.

The frame will be ED coated (dipped in a solution, electrically charged so the coating attaches, then baked to cure it on). They still won't have any conventional paint spraying booths.

Splitting hairs. It's a roughly 3600 lb compact pickup truck with a 200 HP motor. If you think this is going to be some Miata-esqe canyon carver, you might want to adjust your expectations. Is there likely to be a measurable difference? Maybe. Is there likely to be a meaningful difference...

I think that's the whole reason they're calling it a "pre-order" and not just an "order". There is no way they're going to contractually commit to a delivery deadline until production reaches certain milestones. It's surprising to me that people might assume otherwise, but I've seen a lot of...

If you have a reservation, cancel it and get it refunded. My guess is that Slate will automatically cancel and refund all unused reservations once they close the pre-order process and transition to a regular first-come-first-served ordering process - might as well get your $50 back now. Four...

Yep, totally fine with silence and perfectly capable of navigating without GPS. I do sometimes use both on long road trips, but the Slate won't be my road trip vehicle.

I feel like I'm one of the few who isn't interested in being glued to a screen while driving. I fully expect that >90% of the time I won't even take my phone out of my pocket. Give me speed and battery SoC on the instrument display and I'm good to go for the vast majority of the drives I expect...

The Llumar films that @thespacecowboy linked are really good. XPEL is another brand with an excellent reputation. SolarGard is a popular lower-cost option with reasonable performance but poor longevity (2 - 3 years typically).

I'm sure Slate has put a significant amount of research into estimating a conversion rate and will set up the windows accordingly. I would expect the delivery windows to be relatively wide (at least 90 days) and with some overlap. So if the 30-day pre-order closes with a window underfilled, it...