Is there official word on where Slate stands on "Right to Repair"?

[Blackspots76]

One of the interviews I saw at the launch stated slate university support for anything other than high voltage work.

I am hopeful but waiting for the fine print. Restricted repair rights or difficulty of repair has kept me out of the new car market for a long time now. Both my vehicles are over 20 years old, and I need something newer in better shape.

I’m excited and cautiously optimistic.

Repair work on high voltage systems should be done by a qualified individual.

Well after educating myself on EV batteries the old measurement of miles isn't the deciding factor, charging is.

The Slate battery should be good for 2000 charges if managed properly. Only charging to 80% goes a long way in preserving an EV battery and letting it discharge as much as possible before recharging is also a good idea.

Size also matters. It's the 2000 charges that's important, not battery size. So I would much rather charge a 240 mile battery 2000 times versus 2000 times on a 150 mile battery.

So instead of,"how many miles" we need to start asking "how many charges"

Even if with the 150 mile pack, if you do 0-100% that's 300,000 miles. And "2000 charges" is where the battery reaches 80% of its original capacity. (or 180,000 miles as another said). The extended range battery would be 480,000/288,000 miles. People rarely keep their cars for that many miles.

 

[slateya]

I am a qualified individual.

 

[Blackspots76]

I am a qualified individual.

Are you?

 

[E90400K]

Brakes, suspension, steering, tires. Maybe CVs and wheel bearings. That’s it.

And none of that is really affected by "right to repair" law. Who "DIYs" tires?

 

[skidoofast]

Well after educating myself on EV batteries the old measurement of miles isn't the deciding factor, charging is.

The Slate battery should be good for 2000 charges if managed properly. Only charging to 80% goes a long way in preserving an EV battery and letting it discharge as much as possible before recharging is also a good idea.

Size also matters. It's the 2000 charges that's important, not battery size. So I would much rather charge a 240 mile battery 2000 times versus 2000 times on a 150 mile battery.

So instead of,"how many miles" we need to start asking "how many charges"

I am also new to EVs

a question I have that I might be able to get an answer from you tube is

I know believe supercharging is hard on batteries, is a lower charge rate easier on them, can you program the charge rate the vehicle takes

example, I’m at home and I know I’m leaving at 8am so if the car can start charging at 10pm and stop at 8am can a person program it to charge slower over that whole time and would that make a difference