Article: How Slate Auto Is Helping One Midwest Town (Warsaw) Make Its Industrial Comeback

[bartflossom]

Nice writeup about the town and it's relationship with slate

https://www.newsweek.com/midwest-industrial-ev-powerhouse-11373949

 

[KevinRS]

A bit more of the timeline there, pilot vehicles off the line by Summer and next generation of prototypes into Autumn. Shipping vehicles by end of year.
So I wouldn't expect full function test drivable vehicles until Summer at least.

 

[cadblu]

Nice article! Slate is looking to expand to about 2,000 employees over the next year. One would imagine the local talent pool in Warsaw includes:

• former displaced R.R. Donnelley printing factory techs and facility engineers (a few already hired by Slate)
• medical device / electronics assemblers / techs
• orthopedic industry workers, being that Warsaw is the 'Orthopedic Capital" of the world

We've also learned that Slate is designing and manufacturing their seats in house...they should be able to make some really comfortable and supportive front and rear seats. Hopefully my test drive this summer should confirm this!