Absolutely buying, but worried about this one thing...

[NMNeil]

If that was me, I would definitely appeal that ticket and go to traffic court if necessary to fight it. That officer was probably just trying to reach his quota. As long as you maintain the minimum speed limit (eg. 40 mph) and aren’t impeding the flow of traffic, an “un-speeding” ticket isn’t warranted.

As a side note, if anyone spots a Slate with a radar detector mounted on the windshield, that needs to be posted here for our amusement. 😀

Ah the quota myth.
I used to run traffic enforcement at one of our local schools that had a 20MPH limit when the lights were flashing.
Plenty of cars would go through the school zone at around 22 to 25MPH. Could I stop and give them a ticket?; yes, did I?; no, and the reason is simple because all I had to do was wait a few minutes and Tweedle Dee the wonder dummy would fly through the zone at 40+.
The police don't need quotas, the motorist voluntarily gives them all the tickets they could possibly write.

 

[danielt1263]

As long as you maintain the minimum speed limit (eg. 40 mph) and aren’t impeding the flow of traffic, an “un-speeding” ticket isn’t warranted.

Oh no ticket, just a warning. The officer said my dad was impeding the flow of traffic.

 

[danielt1263]

Since no one on the forum has driven one and can report in, I'll surmise 85 MPH will be just fine. It will suck up range quite quick though, you'll have to charge for the return trip. And it's an annual 85-mile trip...?

Yes, and interestingly when I put the route in ABRP, and tell it that I'm using a Slate with the 52.7kWh battery, it says I can do the entire 170 miles round trip with 10% left to spare; presumably because the trip home is downhill and regen will help me along.

Get a good car cover for it. Cover Kraft or the like.

I wonder how long it will take before they have one available for the truck?

 

[Luxrage]

I did a junkyard trip out to Reno, TX this weekend. I tried to take note of the average highway speed along US82 during most of my drive and in all traffic averaged 80-85. 145 mile round trip with a supercharger / chargepoint station in Paris if I really need it.

I think if the truck has no issues with holding 85, I'll plan for a short charge break for lunch. I might just treat it like my LTD and make it a 75mph max car, the real question comes from passing times of 70->90 for the asymmetrical passing sections they have:

 

[Twisted Santa]

My worry isn’t Slate specific. I know I’ll figure it out and make do, but I often use the entire 6‘-4” bed of my current truck (+ the extra length of the tailgate) to move lots of lightweight cargo around for work. I’m worried about the occasional extra trip I’m going to have to make with the shorter bed. I’m definitely going to need the roof and cargo rack accessories for longer stuff.

 

[Mackleandy]

Looks like that is actually 80, and it went to the legislature for amendment, and that's the last I see on it.

For every 5 mph above 55 mph you increase the probabilty of a fatal accident by 20%.

 

[SparkYellow]

My weekend routine is a 300 mile roundtrip with a good potion over I-5. The speed limit is 70, which means folks are constantly going 20 over. With only two lanes and numerous semis, I speed to get out of harm's way. Not sure if I can handle going 105 when the limit is 85. 😱

Many years ago I test drove a Prius C due to its fuel efficiency. I freaked out while merging onto the freeway because I couldn't get it to "go". Coming from a six speed manual MINI, I didn't know how to work a Prius C. There's gotta be a way, it is not like they all get rear-ended right there. Now that I think about it, the ability to merge is a general concern but probably not for Slate. I haven't noticed any EV struggling at a merge.

About protection from the sun, I found some great info here:

https://www.slateforums.com/forum/t...-protecting-waxing-coating.12699/#post-179181