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Amazon's burgeoning logistics arm could leverage small delivery trucks based on the Slate. They have a relationship with Rivian, but with more same-day delivery options, it doesn't make sense to drive around a full delivery vehicle for 8-10 hours if you're going to promise delivery times in...

Tesla UWC. Reasonably priced, reliable, and mulitples can be daisy chained to the same (dedicated) circuit for power sharing if you want to plug in more than one vehicle at a time. They also have a built in J1772 to NACS adapter. You won't need the adapter for the Slate, but it's useful for...

Mitsubishi Galant? I also don't think BMW actually sued them. I remember the Galant, but until you said something I never really thought "BMW" when I saw the front. As for the Slate/Bronco, I guess there's some similarity, but it also didn't jump out at me. They both have round headlights...

I leased my R1T. It was far cheaper to do this vs. buying. I have the option to buy at the end, but the residual will be higher than the street price. It would have been an even better deal if VA didn't make you pay sales tax on the entire value of the vehicle. Not all states make you do...

Typical Katie. Should have stuck with the stock truck so she can just toss his stuff in the bed.

Might not have an option. With a sufficient buffer, 100% is not actually 100%. The Mini Cooper SE is this way. There is no way to set the desired SoC. It will always charge to 100%. Battery degradation has not been an issue with those cars. Otherwise it will probably be via the app like...

Right, so there would be no small LFP, only large, and this would also require retooling of the pack. SK can't even make LFP in GA right now. It will be interesting to see what the take rate is of the small battery. Slate may have only introduced it to advertise such a low base price. Not...

Maybe, though my R1T doesn't have an LFP pack. The 3/Y has an LFP battery that's not much bigger than the Slate's small NMC, but the Tesla cars are much more aerodynamic which means a decrease in available capacity still allows them an acceptable range. They've already been optimizing those...

I don't think Slate would even offer a small LFP battery. Overall range would drop to 100-110 miles in ideal conditions, and in the cold the truck might only have 60-70 miles of range, even less on the highway. I'll reiterate that LFP batteries are awful in the cold. While you might see a...

Just doing a chemistry change, there's really no room for more cells or they'd be using that space for more cells already. When Rivian added LFP to their lineup, they moved from cylindrical 2170 cells to prismatic bricks which make for a pack with less void, so the capacity didn't tank on the...

I don't think LFP would bring the cost down as much as you think. It might save $1k on the base truck, but it would drop range by around 25%. That makes for a vehicle that most in the US will just turn their nose up - and that's before they realize what happens in the cold. NMC is also a very...

Charging times can also vary based on the DCFC itself. Many (all?) manufacturers have adjusted charge curves via OTA updates. Sometimes they actually make the charging curve worse. My P85D started supercharging a lot slower in late 2019. Starting from the "actual" 10% SoC can be more...

LFP is truly terrible in the cold, and with such a flat voltage curve, it can make for further unpredictable range estimates. Definitely not a good look for a new automaker. Ask any of the Rivian LFP owners. Not to mention LFP's lower energy density from NMC. With such a small platform, you...

Maybe they can start including meaningful metrics like mi/kwh or wh/mi in smaller font for those who can read. To answer your original question, I think the ratings are somewhat reasonable. The cD may be high for an EV, but the Slate has a smaller frontal area which makes its total drag...

I agree. But these numbers look low when you're used to looking at MPG. "Wow, not even 4 miles per hogshead? My Canyonero gets 12!" The EPA used the MPGe metric exclusively because it makes EVs look more favorable. Inventing this nonsense metric undermines the value of the sticker, and...

It's dumb that the range is just one number. In ICE and hybrid vehicles you have different MPG for highway and city since all vehicles have different efficiency ratings depending on the driving speed. Further, EVs just have MPGe which is a useless metric. Who cares about comparing battery size...

Yes, I'm aware of what regen feels like. It's not about worry, it's about being able to have more regen available when there is more weight over the wheels doing the regen. And "normal conditions" can also be low traction scenarios where that additional weight is more apparent and needed to...

Unless I'm going on an overnight road trip, I find that I very rarely drive more than 100 miles in a day. I can't think of a single time I've ever needed to charge at a station near my house. Driving aimlessly/unpredictably in an EV is a good way to unpredictably have less range than you need...

I'd be pretty sad if I weren't allowed to drive myself when I wanted to. Commuting to work would certainly be a lot nicer, but last year I took two vacations last year where the driving itself was the vacation. But honestly, I do think things will ultimately be safer.