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

[Luxrage]

Hemmings wrote an article two weeks ago comparing the Slate to a Ford Model A:
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/out-of-balance-is-the-slate-the-new-model-a/

 

[AZFox]

Who knew Capital One had a YT channel with videos like this?
It's just a quick overview.

 

[motorolas]

Who knew Capital One had a YT channel with videos like this?
It's just a quick overview.

Did not know they have a channel either, seems like their videos get a decent amount of views in the 200k–300k views.
Slates got an uphill battle for sure, but they sure do have the big manufacturers thinking about small size trucks again at least

 

[motorolas]

Telo and Aptera made a video

The Dream Driveway


Neither is my cup o' tea, but both EV startups.
Both companies been going for a while now (Aptera in 2019, but kicking around since 2006; and Telo Trucks in 2022).
I believe they are working together on integrated solar panels on the Telo MT1, similar to the panels on the Aptera).

Haven't bothered to dive deep into any of these two, but it smells like the Canoo, Faraday Future, Nikola, Lordstown Motors, etc. of it all.

Slate could be up their, but it seems to have a greater chance to make it to market with the little information I pulled from you know where.

 

[motorolas]

Slate poaches key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck
https://electrek.co/2025/08/22/slat...pboard&utm_content=electrek/magazine/Electrek

Napoleon Reyes is a US Marine from Indiana who got a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue after leaving the force.

The new engineering manager announced this week that he is leaving Tesla to join Slate:

A bit late on the post but after nearly 5 years working at Tesla in Fremont, I made the difficult decision to leave the Company and move closer to home with my family. It was an incredible experience being part of multiple line expansions and multiple Model Y program launches. Leading and managing the Model Y Refresh launch for GA in Fremont this year tested me professionally however we ultimately succeeded due to our amazing cross functional team collaboration. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with such great people, and I will forever be proud and thankful for everything we accomplished together.

I will be taking on a new role as Senior Manager, Plant Vehicle Engineering at Slate Auto in Warsaw, In.