Now that the dust has settled...

[cvollers]

Really though, a well-balanced car (such as a BMW 530i) with near 50/50 weight balance is best for driving in snow when equipped with the proper tires. Weight balance is key to controlling moments of inertia, which is key to stability in inclement weather. It will be interesting to learn of the Slate's weight balance when announced. But in general, 2WD ICE pickups suck in the snow. LOL.

My BMW had terrible tires for winter driving. I once did a 360 driving uphill.

 

[Letas]

I'm pretty sure skiers are not the target for this vehicle.

I’d agree in principle, but 2 of their 25 prebuilt customizations feature skis/snowboards (ones even called a snow dog! Isn’t that trademarked?!)

 

[cvollers]

I’d agree in principle, but 2 of their 25 prebuilt customizations feature skis/snowboards (ones even called a snow dog! Isn’t that trademarked?!)

Hmmmm…maybe just targeting skiers that don’t drive roads requiring chains. Happily we have plenty of those in Washington.

 

[JeffVA]

Fortunately I don't have to drive in that much snow here in Virginia and when I do I take the AWD SUV. If the electric motor drives both rear wheels and the battery is centered it should be relatively good in snow. May have to swap out snow tires like I did decades ago in upstate NY during the winter.

For you skiers in the Sierra Nevada I would be more concerned about getting stranded like I've seen on TV numerous times and not having a gas engine for heat. Not the best choice if you ask me

 

[cvollers]

Fortunately I don't have to drive in that much snow here in Virginia and when I do I take the AWD SUV. If the electric motor drives both rear wheels and the battery is centered it should be relatively good in snow. May have to swap out snow tires like I did decades ago in upstate NY during the winter.

For you skiers in the Sierra Nevada I would be more concerned about getting stranded like I've seen on TV numerous times and not having a gas engine for heat. Not the best choice if you ask me

Agreed. I really don’t think you want to be taking this rig into the mountains…despite the aspirational nature of the mods being promoted. With the right tires it should be able to get you around in a snow storm.

 

[GreatLakes]

For you skiers in the Sierra Nevada I would be more concerned about getting stranded like I've seen on TV numerous times and not having a gas engine for heat. Not the best choice if you ask me

Several years ago I was in agreement with you, it seemed like gas would be better if stranded. (No personal EV experience). But then there was that big blizzard(?) in NJ(?). Lots of people spent two days not moving on a major highway. Seems like the EV people were fine, while the gas people drained their tank and suffered in the cold.

I think the concluding remarks were that even an EV with only 3-4% charge could keep the cabin warm for several days. And that was before heat pumps were popular.

 

[SlatePower]

I think the concluding remarks were that even an EV with only 3-4% charge could keep the cabin warm for several days. And that was before heat pumps were popular.

From what I can gather and have purchased myself yet not tried; you're better off saving either your dinosaur oil or electrons and taking along one of these and a small LiP04 power source just in case. At least you'll have enough fuel to get home when the problem passes:

 

[SlatePower]

Revisiting the obvious (price being everything for some of us).
Here is but one example of another $20K 'car' where an American-based engineering team held absolutely nothing back in an effort to compare their new offering to all current/future comers on value alone. This car was poised to destroy the entire worldwide SxS industry not 6 months ago if they could pull it off.
Two months after this was filmed last fall(?)...the Chinese took one look at what was already happening/worsening fast (the current economy/possible regime change) plus the glut of used machines sure to follow...and halted all production/shuttered a brand new Mexican factory poised to pump them out like hotcakes.
I had a deposit down yet will likely wait for the succeeding much more powerful models supposedly already in testing up in MN...yet who knows if we'll ever see these groundbreaking machines or not due to two bullseyes obviously missed...price and demand:
Watch this engineer proudly make the case for (t)his car and ask yourself how many questions would already be answered up here already if any competing carmaker dared go in to this kind of depth concerning their 'baby':
I'm not sure if they could have ever sold this for $20-23K in the first place but to a few of the first people in line.

 

[SlatePower]

Not trying to throw water on our party here as I'd love to see a video from one of these upcoming Slate gatherings featuring an engineer this passionate about comparing the Slate to everything else out there for the price...yet I think that it is a pretty good example of how fast that things change in the 4-wheeled market given current conditions.

 

[SlatePossible2028]

Folks getting hung up on the 150 mile range are experiencing range anxiety. Which is typical for someone going from an ICE vehicle to a BEV. You get hung up on needing to find a "gas station" when in reality you treat this vehicle just like you treat your cell phone. You plug it in every night and wake up to a full charge (or 80/90% if you're concerned about proper battery treatment depending on chemistry).

The point is, 150 or 90 miles is going to be fine for the vast majority of people for a daily driver/work commuter vehicle. I honestly cannot see this vehicle as anything more than that. I wouldn't want to go long distances in it. That short wheel base is gonna be bumpy.

I have a 2021 Mach E with 103,000 miles on it. We lived remotely for most of those miles and a 50 amp charger and max charge set to 90% worked perfectly fine. We had a 150 mile round trip to a decent grocery store or restaurants. Charge to 100% when needed. We drove it all over the eastern US. Just took a little extra planning. Now we live in a city and our house has only a 100 amp service and 1 20 amp outlet in the garage. So, I plug it in to 20amp and set max charge to 80%..............and guess what...it works perfectly fine for city driving. Granted I have a larger battery pack and 80% gets me roughly 200 miles but I never use anywhere near that unless I go out of town. Plug it in when I get home and wake up to 80% again.

Just my opinion but I think folks are way over thinking the total range.

I think the "range anxiety" types are the same types commenting all over that this truck should have a turbo 4 cyl instead.

If it was made with a turbo 4 cyl, they'd complain it didn't have a manual

If it had a manual and a turbo 4, people would complain it wasn't an inline 6.

If it had an inline 6, people would complain it didn't have a V8.

If it had all of those options, people would simply complain that it's American.

Vast majority of car whiners on the internet are either leased Kia owners or Chinese bots