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Closeup photos by @ruly1000

Passenger side door hinge from above, hood was open, passenger door closed

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-ln01vx2mt1ef1-jpe



Fluid caps under hood plus front depth, the caps were not labeled on this prototype

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-2ae5zedtt1ef1-jpe



Emergency response electrical cutoff under panel on right side of frunk

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-wm4to7qyt1ef1-jpe



Rear tailgate "spoiler", Slate employee said this was a removable piece of plastic on top of the gate "just for fun"

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-lya5jw73u1ef1-jpe



Closeup of windshield wiper arrangement

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-hdyj16xau1ef1-jpe



Closeup of radiator under the front

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-hw6xtzudu1ef1-jpe



Closeup of steering wheel

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-ya15g3bhu1ef1-jpe



Closeup of midgate

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-j9mxw3jku1ef1-jpe



Closeup of passenger side door edge

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-yzv5qmiqu1ef1-jpe



Exposed HV electrical wires in right rear wheel well (prototype was missing splash guard here)

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-7idn9esuu1ef1-jpe



Rear tailgate down, small panel in tail gate was for camera and latch mechanism access

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-a66cuws1v1ef1-jpe



bed floor

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-vadzfm39v1ef1-jpe



Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-nyftv744w1ef1-jpe




Headliner

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-10crq3adv1ef1-jpe



Interior and seats from passenger side

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-tq65wv0iv1ef1-jpe



Closeup of roof wrap

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-4e1a6679w1ef1-jpe



Tire size 245/65R17

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) -from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-o991ous7o2ef1-jpe
 

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Closeup photos by @ruly1000

Passenger side door hinge from above, hood was open, passenger door closed

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-ln01vx2mt1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Fluid caps under hood plus front depth, the caps were not labeled on this prototype

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-2ae5zedtt1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Emergency response electrical cutoff under panel on right side of frunk

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-wm4to7qyt1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Rear tailgate "spoiler", Slate employee said this was a removable piece of plastic on top of the gate "just for fun"

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-lya5jw73u1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of windshield wiper arrangement

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-hdyj16xau1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of radiator under the front

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-hw6xtzudu1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of steering wheel

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-ya15g3bhu1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of midgate

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-j9mxw3jku1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of passenger side door edge

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-yzv5qmiqu1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Exposed HV electrical wires in right rear wheel well (prototype was missing splash guard here)

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-7idn9esuu1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Rear tailgate down, small panel in tail gate was for camera and latch mechanism access

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-a66cuws1v1ef1-jpeg.jpg



bed floor

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-vadzfm39v1ef1-jpeg.jpg



-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-nyftv744w1ef1-jpeg.jpg




Headliner

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-10crq3adv1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Interior and seats from passenger side

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-tq65wv0iv1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Closeup of roof wrap

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-4e1a6679w1ef1-jpeg.jpg



Tire size 245/65R17

-from-saturday-olympia-event-v0-o991ous7o2ef1-jpeg.jpg
Thanks for sharing! These kinds of details help better imagine how it is put together.
 

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So question is it better to have the radiator as cold as it can be meaning max heat dissipation for better efficiency on a ev or is it more like a ice where a goldy locks zone is needed because if colder is better I could see a couple companies making a upgraded version and I wonder what that radiator is like row count and how efficient it is I know the motor would run better colder at least where wear and tear apply just interested to know
 

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So question is it better to have the radiator as cold as it can be meaning max heat dissipation for better efficiency on a ev or is it more like a ice where a goldy locks zone is needed because if colder is better I could see a couple companies making a upgraded version and I wonder what that radiator is like row count and how efficient it is I know the motor would run better colder at least where wear and tear apply just interested to know
Probably something else I have to learn. I grew up in Maine. We put antifreeze/coolant in radiator to prevent. I recently learned for my tractor I can’t just replace with water else it overheats due to lowering boiling point.
 

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So question is it better to have the radiator as cold as it can be meaning max heat dissipation for better efficiency on a ev or is it more like a ice where a goldy locks zone is needed because if colder is better I could see a couple companies making a upgraded version and I wonder what that radiator is like row count and how efficient it is I know the motor would run better colder at least where wear and tear apply just interested to know
Hey Rufus,
Gotta help us out with some punctuation - periods, commas, semi-colons, dashes, or something. It makes my slow brain understand your thoughts easier.
 

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So question is it better to have the radiator as cold as it can be meaning max heat dissipation for better efficiency on a ev or is it more like a ice where a goldy locks zone is needed because if colder is better I could see a couple companies making a upgraded version and I wonder what that radiator is like row count and how efficient it is I know the motor would run better colder at least where wear and tear apply just interested to know
Most motors are happy at any temperature you are. The size of the radiator is important to keep it cool while it's creating power. If the motor is ~95% efficient when you're going down the highway using 15-20kw continuous, that motor will be putting out around 750-1000w of heat that the cooling system needs to take care of.
So to answer your question, usually cooler is better. If the motor is too hot the resistance on the windings will go up and effect efficiency, but at what temperature that would have a meaningful effect, I would have to calculate that to tell you.
My guesstimation is telling me that the only way I see extra cooling helping is maybe for towing.
 

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It looks like there might be two separate radiators based on seeing a thicker strip of metal towards that thicker piece of bumper. Maybe the lower portion is the AC condenser and the upper portion is the battery/motor cooling loop? Also LOL @ "NiceTime" wipers, searching those gave some interesting results. Impressed these prototypes aren't using off-the-shelf consumable parts from the local autoparts store for these super early models.
Slate Auto Pickup Truck Closeups of Slate Pickup Truck (photos from Olympia Event) 1753152648210-ua
 

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Any pics of the cab side of the front bed wall (midgate)?
FWIW, in a video Eric Kyper calls that the partition.

In another video the removable part with a window that's above the partition is referred to as the halo.
 

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Most motors are happy at any temperature you are. The size of the radiator is important to keep it cool while it's creating power. If the motor is ~95% efficient when you're going down the highway using 15-20kw continuous, that motor will be putting out around 750-1000w of heat that the cooling system needs to take care of.
So to answer your question, usually cooler is better. If the motor is too hot the resistance on the windings will go up and effect efficiency, but at what temperature that would have a meaningful effect, I would have to calculate that to tell you.
My guesstimation is telling me that the only way I see extra cooling helping is maybe for towing.

Ahhh I see interesting interesting
 

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I just would like to understand how it is sealed to prevent water leakage into the cab.
I heard that someone at slate that's working on the body previously worked on the jeep body. I haven't heard of them leaking so I'm not too worried.
 

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I truly hope the cooling system is up to the task here in Arizona. In the Summer, temps rise to just a few degrees cooler than the surface of the sun.
 

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I truly hope the cooling system is up to the task here in Arizona. In the Summer, temps rise to just a few degrees cooler than the surface of the sun.
Truth. "But it's a dryyyy heat..."?
 
 
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