Frunk space / capacity look with grocery bags

[jwocky]

A look at grocery bags loaded into the frunk's 7.0 cubic feet capacity.

By Slate:
Plenty of frunk storage for the groceries you're not going to eat.

 

[Swinefuzz]

Except Costco doesn't use grocery bags.
Plz remake this video with 2 or 3 years' worth of toilet paper, 6 months of sparkling water and 4 rotisserie chickens in the pickup bed as I drive past the long lines at the gas pumps.

 

[cvollers]

Except Costco doesn't use grocery bags.
Plz remake this video with 2 or 3 years' worth of toilet paper, 6 months of sparkling water and 4 rotisserie chickens in the pickup bed as I drive past the long lines at the gas pumps.

Don't forget the New York strips and a few bags of trail mix.

 

[sodamo]

Don't forget the New York strips and a few bags of trail mix.

And a couple of ribeye roasts

 

[Adam W]

Of it's on sale, my Costco-run frunk will be 7 cubic feet of cat litter and one rotisserie chicken.

 

[bill98388]

Is there a 12 volt source in the frunk?

 

[Imhotep]

Is there a 12 volt source in the frunk?

There was a 12V in the frunk of the beta Slate I saw at the Space Needle yesterday. Right next to the light on the passenger side. I was joking with the Slate rep about smoking and drinking out of the frunk. Having said that, this particular Slate did not have a drain hole for the frunk cooler feature. Prototype disclaimer.

 

[cvollers]

There was a 12V in the frunk of the beta Slate I saw at the Space Needle yesterday. Right next to the light on the passenger side. I was joking with the Slate rep about smoking and drinking out of the frunk. Having said that, this particular Slate did not have a drain hole for the frunk cooler feature. Prototype disclaimer.

12v outlet or 12v battery? I ask because more than one person on this forum has claimed that Slate is including a 12v battery. I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then I’m going with a voltage step down converter.

 

[Imhotep]

12v outlet or 12v battery? I ask because more than one person on this forum has claimed that Slate is including a 12v battery. I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then I’m going with a voltage step down converter.

Both. There is a 12V battery under the frunk cover on the passenger side and a few inches from that is a 12V cigarette lighter style outlet. The Slate rep would not let me look inside the fuse box which was also near by. There is also a 12V cigarette lighter in the dash between the center and RH flip up doors and two USB-A jacks on the LH side of the center compartment of the dash. Disclaimer: I was looking at a prototype.

 

[Trace26]

12v outlet or 12v battery? I ask because more than one person on this forum has claimed that Slate is including a 12v battery. I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then I’m going with a voltage step down converter.

 

[cvollers]

I see it. Is that a LiFePO4 12v battery?

 

[Trace26]

I see it. Is that a LiFePO4 12v battery?

Lead acid more than likely, much cheaper and I believe I see the fill ports on top.
They use the 12v battery as a buffer for the DC-DC converter.

 

[Letas]

I see it. Is that a LiFePO4 12v battery?

Nope, that’s lead acid

 

[Dorbiman]

Lead acid more than likely, much cheaper and I believe I see the fill ports on top.
They use the 12v battery as a buffer for the DC-DC converter.

It’s also pretty much a requirement. The low voltage system is what does all the safety checks before closing the contractors and enabling high voltage. It’s what does the handshake for charging, and in the event that a crash occurs, is what closes the contractors, disabling the HV system and then runs the hazard lights, etc.