Slate full teardown after 160K miles

[motorolas]

It’s a short released by Slate - Post 160k Mile Teardown

Video description states “160k simulated miles.”

I’d like to get my hands on a Slate

 

[ScooterAsheville]

It's gonna be fun watching Sandy Munro tear down an actual Slate off the production line. Do I remember correctly that his team did consulting on the Slate? I think I saw that in a Munro video where they were visiting the factory, but I'm not sure.

 

[motorolas]

It's gonna be fun watching Sandy Munro tear down an actual Slate off the production line. Do I remember correctly that his team did consulting on the Slate? I think I saw that in a Munro video where they were visiting the factory, but I'm not sure.

Correct, I think Eric from Slate said it he was one of their first contacts.

 

[AZFox]

It's gonna be fun watching Sandy Munro tear down an actual Slate off the production line. Do I remember correctly that his team did consulting on the Slate? I think I saw that in a Munro video where they were visiting the factory, but I'm not sure.

During the stealth period some of them were co-located in his building, I believe.

 

[AZFox]

Eric: "Working with your team was fantastic"

Sandy: "[...] you guys came down [and] set up shop in our in our back area. So, we're going to put a little shrine around that, a little roped off area."

 

[cadblu]

All the reliability engineers in this community would be interested in analyzing the results after 160k simulated miles. I’m speculating they performed the full gamut of accelerated life testing, high / low temperatures, shock, vibration, rain, salt fog, sand & dust, humidity, etc.

And after a complete tear down, looks like they found…an arm 🧐.

Now looking for that Slate employee…

 

[Adam W]

And after a complete tear down, looks like they found…an arm 🧐.
Now looking for that Slate employee…

I did a detailed analysis of the emoji, and I think I found a match.

 

[motorolas]

Generally, don’t have an idea what I am looking at. But I decided to take screenshots of the sped up video of the teardown. Cool to see the frame of the truck at the very end of the video.
They took apart the front and back.

 

[E90400K]

What was the point of this video? After 160,000 (simulated) miles, I'd like to see the condition of the battery cooling system and the drive motor/rear drive unit.

 

[cadblu]

What was the point of this video? After 160,000 (simulated) miles, I'd like to see the condition of the battery cooling system and the drive motor/rear drive unit.

And how about the battery capacity at this point? Assuming the 160k miles is representative of about 10 years of usage, wouldn't that be the life expectancy of battery? Most other EVs have a 10-year battery warranty.

Perhaps on a future update Sandy from Munro Live can report on the results of the teardown. Now if the battery still has 50% capacity and drive unit shows minimal wear, I'd be duly impressed.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

My questions is where is this tear down taking place

 

[slateya]

Left just as much of a fluid stain on the floor as a combustion engine vehicle.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I would be more interested in a 5, 10, and 15 year UV exposure test to the body panels and interior materials.

 

[Sparkie]

It’s a short released by Slate - Post 160k Mile Teardown

Video description states “160k simulated miles.”

I’d like to get my hands on a Slate

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Hmm....

I'm still excited about Slate Auto.
However, this video is about as informative (sarcasm) as the winter driving video.

After all, the truck is RWD, so why show a "tear down" only from the front?

 

[ElectricShitbox]

🤔
Hmm....

I'm still excited about Slate Auto.
However, this video is about as informative (sarcasm) as the winter driving video.

After all, the truck is RWD, so why show a "tear down" only from the front?

Slate loves to show PROGRESS without showing DETAILS, which I get, but the details are what I want.