Articles and Videos of Interest That Don't Merit Their Own Threads

[AZFox]

A short Lebanon [, PA] Daily News article:
Slate Auto truck: I went to NYC to check out this radically simple, cheap electric vehicle

 

[AZFox]

"Ford's New $16,000 Vehicle Has GM and Toyota Crapping in Their Pants"
Wait.... how much, Scotty?
Just the first two minutes or so...

 

[KevinRS]

no mention of a 16k vehicle. Half of his videos seem to be clickbait

 

[E90400K]

Lucid was never eligible for tax credits based on its MSRP.

 

[E90400K]

Critical perspective of the Slate

LOL. Just a political rant is my takeaway.

 

[E90400K]

TL;DR: The automotive press will poo-poo the Slate because the automotive press is supported by the established manufacturers.

I've been listening to a podcast about "Media Deconstruction" (the No Agenda Podcast) for 17 years now. Let me jump to the conclusion by telling you this:

All "news" is narrative, at least to some degree.​

For the automotive industry (or any industry, for that matter) the journalists need access. If they don't toe the line of the manufacturers they'll get cut off.

For this reason and others, expect a lot of Narrative Banana Peels to be thrown out there for Slate Auto to slip on.

I read it. It is not the automotive press, but rather some lame'r in Virginia with a website. LOL.

 

[motorolas]

Video of Michigan Science Center for EV demos, exhibits at Cars & Coffee event

Comments from Ford, Nissian, STEM demo, Slate (if you're just interested in Slate interview, it's at 14:18) with CEO Chris Barman. Not much new we haven't read/watched/heard already. and finally, Detroit Auto Show discussion on EV's, focus to get young engaged with EV's and automotive in general. The comments on YT are the usual mix of mostly anti EV and tin hat comments.

 

[KevinRS]

Video of Michigan Science Center for EV demos, exhibits at Cars & Coffee event

Comments from Ford, Nissian, STEM demo, Slate (if you're just interested in Slate interview, it's at 4:18) with CEO Chris Barman. Not much new we haven't read/watched/heard already. and finally, Detroit Auto Show discussion on EV's, focus to get young engaged with EV's and automotive in general. The comments on YT are the usual mix of mostly anti EV and tin hat comments.

14:18 for the slate

 

[motorolas]

14:18 for the slate

Thanks! Corrected