Rich Rebuilds video review from Slate Truck design, engineering, production labs!

[Tinker]

I also just got to the segment where the guy says the driver's door armrest is the same part as the passenger door armrest. Then the kicker that it's ALSO the center console armrest part. This thing is so smartly designed.

Small world

 

[Bo’sFarmGeneva]

Yea love the shared parts. I was also amused in the fact a 4wd 2 door 95+ blazer is in the warehouse half covered up. If you also look at the engineer convo it looks like multiple door handles have been tried by the protos in the background.

I also saw a jeep in that segment.

 

[Thinkgreen727]

Since day one I thought it would be cool to see Rich build his own blank slate before Slate starts shipping. IDK just a similar size pickup turned electric 😅

 

[SichuanHot]

I'm gonna have to wait for another YouTuber to review this. Rich was my neighbor and is a nightmare of a person. I just can't give him views. Glad to hear it's coming along though.

Yeah his personality is grating and I don't find his videos really informative.

 

[Benjamin Nead]

Since day one I thought it would be cool to see Rich build his own blank slate before Slate starts shipping. IDK just a similar size pickup turned electric 😅

Actually, such a thing has existed for years in the DIY world. One of the most common subject for gas-to-electric conversion is vintage Chevy S10 pickups. I was fortunate enough to be involved in an electric vehicle club a decade ago when one of the members was able to locate a late '90s vintage Ford Ranger EV (yes, these things existed) that had expired NiMH batteries and, after those couldn't be brought back to life, proceeded to convert everything to LFP. Small pickups are a natural for EV conversions, since there's plenty of space between the frame rails to fit the batteries, even old school lead acid ones.

 

[Thinkgreen727]

Actually, such a thing has existed for years in the DIY world. One of the most common subject for gas-to-electric conversion is vintage Chevy S10 pickups. I was fortunate enough to be involved in an electric vehicle club a decade ago when one of the members was able to locate a late '90s vintage Ford Ranger EV (yes, these things existed) that had expired NiMH batteries and, after those couldn't be brought back to life, proceeded to convert everything to LFP. Small pickups are a natural for EV conversions, since there's plenty of space between the frame rails to fit the batteries, even old school lead acid ones.

I wanted one of those so bad I bought an S10 pickup and S10 Blazer in the 2000s hoping to find someone to convert for me but no luck. I miss those trucks a lot and dreamed of this concept in high school.

 

[cvollers]

Did anyone else catch the part about the same part being used for both door armrests as well as the console armrest? The simplicity in design is reminiscent of vehicles like the Mini, 2CV and Beetle- lots of details that are thoughtful and reductive.

I also peeked at the Scout forum today and am far more optimistic the Slate lands at $27k than the Scout at $57k.

There is absolutely no way Scout is delivering for less than $65K.

 

[SLATEchad]

Did anyone else catch the part about the same part being used for both door armrests as well as the console armrest? The simplicity in design is reminiscent of vehicles like the Mini, 2CV and Beetle- lots of details that are thoughtful and reductive.

I also peeked at the Scout forum today and am far more optimistic the Slate lands at $27k than the Scout at $57k.

Yes! That whole part of the video really excited me. Because this has only been in the public eye for a couple of months and for those of us outside of the industry, it's easy to think that it must have so much still to do to get ready for production, and I'm sure that's still somewhat accurate, but this gave me hope that they've already thought through so much to keep this thing as simple as possible, not only for the sake of the end user, but for the sake of efficient manufacturing. Sandy Munro has alluded to touring their shop (I'm assuming on video), and I can't wait for that to come out and get an even more detailed look at their engineering.

 

[SLATEchad]

Yeah his personality is grating and I don't find his videos really informative.

I went into this with the same opinion, but actually found this one to be really informative. There were a couple of moments I cringed at, but overall the people he talked with from Slate were great and getting more views of the vehicle was well worth it.

 

[GaRailroader]

So do we think this was filmed at Warsaw or Troy?

 

[Luxrage]

I loved Rich's videos on owning a Fisker Ocean. Happy to see Slate finally picked an influencer with some proper EV knowledge and enthusiasm to get a full video out of!

Edit: One takeaway from that video was the engineer talking about how the rear seats were designed to be foolproof and error-free on their install. Especially the part where they said you couldn't install the rear seats without the roll bar, as the seats mount to the bar. I wonder if the airbag plug will be tied to the third brake light's electricals too, forcing you to plug those in or risk getting a ticket.