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Ah, thanks for posting the photos, easy way to remove all doubt. My bad for not thinking to look for them. To be fair, "why would anyone even think to use AI for this normal thing we've been able to do better for decades or centuries?!" is a common reaction to actual uses of AI. A lot of...

Yeah, wheels and tires are already standardized and interchangeable. I figure Slate mostly gave the options as examples and for letting people play with different "looks" in the Maker. That, and for comparison with mainstream automakers having "bigger wheels" as options as well.

You can have computer generated images that aren't AI. I'm partly asking because I think it's a bad look for Slate to be using AI instead of actual modeling/art.

I like the look of the base wheels, and I believe in the ancient lost technology of "sidewall". In theory, I do think it might be nice to have lighter options than plain steel for the lower unsprung mass, etc.? I don't think the bigger wheels look particularly good. Also, why are those...

I wasn't defending ghost jobs, and pivoting to claim that was my position (even after calling the supposed accusation "cynical") is openly ridiculous. I said they were real and provided an array of articles criticizing or warning against the practice. If you are confused about anything I've...

Or, let me put it this way: You seem concerned about "sides" here. Pro/anti-Slate. My issue is that you said something nonsensical and were incredibly obnoxious when criticized. If you care about making Slate look "good", don't represent them by dismissing real facts and acting like a troll...

I was replying to this. You can see what I was replying to in my post.

I'm not saying that Slate is posting ghost jobs. I'm saying that ghost jobs exist and aren't some improbable conspiracy theory. You're being defensive against an attack that doesn't exist. Your signature is literally: I'll be impressed if Slate actually makes it to production... 🏭 I've been...

Why the absolutely rancid attitude about this? Whatever. Here. A job site, a mainstream news outlet, and Wikipedia with citations from several other mainstream news outlets. Business Insider, WSJ, Fox Business, Newsweek, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC. The burden of proof is absolutely not on...

What "department"? And what "expense"? I think fake job listings like that are a known thing, and I don't think it costs a company anything to spam job listings and ghost applicants.

Considering Slate's origins as a US-based manufacturing investment by Re:Build, and the current uncertainty with international trade and tariffs, I think that commitment is safe for the near future.

The Subaru might've been quiet because it's one of their rebadged Toyotas. It's a Subaru-brand C-HR. Regardless, I don't think Ford has the ability or motivation to cover up the production of their upcoming "Ford's $30K EV Truck"; which will hopefully have an actual name soon so everyone can...

I really like sodium-ion, but for the US market, we lost Natron last September. I don't know when/if our battery industry is going to invest in the tech enough that it would be an option for Slate.

I'm still not concerned with the frequency of Slate's updates. It's only January. If they stay quiet a couple more months, maybe, but I don't imagine there's a lot that would make sense to publish at the moment.

NMC may be yesterday's tech, but the Slate was designed yesterday. I imagine they'll update their chemistry when possible, but I'm not sure how they'll manage that against their existing supply contracts.

Not even if the drive unit itself was free.

It's a big chunk of copper and high voltage wires and all that adds no real capability (the vehicle can accelerate in all but the most absurd conditions). I think current market data and polling isn't an accurate gauge of organic consumer demand, and I don't think consumer demand is static. AWD...

I think the demand for AWD is almost always unreasonable. I won't rehash the rear-drive/balanced weight thing since someone has already mentioned it. I can at least understand laws requiring/favoring AWD as a reason to demand it, though.

I also doubt the potential for weight savings against non-structural plastic panels. "Carbon fiber" typically refers to a polymer reinforced with carbon fibers, allowing parts to be lighter for a given strength. I like the idea of saving weight in general, but I also don't think it's going to...

The Rich Rebuilds interview actually covered this; they wanted the conversions to use parts from the base where possible so they wouldn't just be wasting the entire back half of every cab that became an SUV. Basically, it's almost definitely the same window!