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

[KevinRS]

https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/the-...s-opening-up-capacity-from-battery-suppliers/
Not really any new info there, besides that they are now shopping different suppliers since they don't have to worry about qualifying for the tax credit anymore, and other manufacturers are reducing plans. They do quote "deliveries to customers by the end of 2026"

 

[Mac-Tyson]

This video came out 4 months ago during the release, but I just ran into it today.
It’s all in Korean, so I don’t understand, but it had shots of the prototypes in the different configurations.

I only go to YouTube, Reddit, and here for my slate social media, so there may be other videos with the Slate in the different configurations.
Was fun seeing Chris saying, “please, hold on for a minute, and wait for our trucks to leave”, and have seven of the prototypes making a turn out the tunnel and “driving” down the ramp. That was pretty nice to see at time of launch seven prototypes coming already made and shown off. I didn’t catch that from other videos and I take it this impressed potential investors compared to some of the other EV startups that are around/failed.



Showed Truck, SUV, Fastback, and a few other truck onfigurations, as well as the Slate while being wrapped. Looked like maybe 6-8 people were installing wrap sections and adding the topper to the truck. Nice touch with the curtain and the “Work in progress” sign.

It was a good walkthrough and interior shots that I didn’t see months ago in a wider angle.

Don’t know what they were saying, but there were good short video shots of the truck.

Google translated the comments and they are not too dissimilar to the comments with other US based viewers.

The rear seats look like they could potentially be pull down, giving you more cargo space capabilities even in the SUV Kit configuration.