Slate will train RepairPal shops for accessories installs, service, repairs

[AZFox]

This article says Slate will provide training to RepairPal shops.

These shops will be ‘trained on Slate procedures for accessory installation’, and will be ready to ‘provide service and repairs on Slate trucks’.

Supercar Blondie: Jeff Bezos-backed Slate will teach your local repair shop how to service its $20,000 EV pickup truck so it can be fixed anywhere

 

[motorolas]

This article says Slate will provide training to RepairPal shops.

These shops will be ‘trained on Slate procedures for accessory installation’, and will be ready to ‘provide service and repairs on Slate trucks’.

Supercar Blondie: Jeff Bezos-backed Slate will teach your local repair shop how to service its $20,000 EV pickup truck so it can be fixed anywhere

Even if I don’t get a Slate, I’d like to see if Slate would offer a way to be a certified tech.
Maybe have different tier support certs for folks to help others in remote locations and have mobile support specialists as job opportunities.

 

[AZFox]

Maybe have different tier support certs for folks to help others in remote locations and have mobile support specialists as job opportunities.

Sounds like a job for a Cargo Kit and a custom wrap! 🙂

 

[Doug T]

Even if I don’t get a Slate, I’d like to see if Slate would offer a way to be a certified tech.
Maybe have different tier support certs for folks to help others in remote locations and have mobile support specialists as job opportunities.
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Yea, I could see training on how to effectively wrap a Slate while I am in Warsaw picking my truck.

 

[E90400K]

I wonder who is paying for the training.

 

[GaRailroader]

I wonder who is paying for the training.

My guess would be the repair shop wanting the opportunity to do this work.

 

[E90400K]

My guess would be the repair shop wanting the opportunity to do this work.

Then the correct headline would be "Slate Auto will offer training to Independent RepairPal Shops"

The article sorta implies Jeff Bezos' Slate Auto is going to provide the training for free. Because Jeff is so nice and all.

 

[RetiredOnPaper]

Will these shops be distribution points?
Will there be introductory price incentives to get mods done at time of delivery?
What has been bugging me;
What becomes of the original tires, bumpers, etc. if we choose those options? On our own to sell them? Exchange program?

 

[KevinRS]

Will these shops be distribution points?
Will there be introductory price incentives to get mods done at time of delivery?
What has been bugging me;
What becomes of the original tires, bumpers, etc. if we choose those options? On our own to sell them? Exchange program?

Still a year out on that stuff actually happening, supposed to find out more early 2026. No one is going to have an answer on any of that before then.

 

[Banzai88]

It'll be good to have factory-trained techs available if needed, but the whole Slate DIY ethic will hopefully make them rare necessities.

 

[Letas]

It'll be good to have factory-trained techs available if needed, but the whole Slate DIY ethic will hopefully make them rare necessities.

I think even "factory-trained" is a stretch.... I have a feeling this will be little-more than Slate opening their training materials to these facilities, same as available to consumers.

 

[cadblu]

Those who take early deliveries will in fact become the official beta testers for Slate. They (both Slate Auto & repair shops) will be learning alongside us as the truck enters the real world from a virtual environment. My suspicion is the Slate will be a reliable vehicle based on its design simplicity. I’m holding them to the DIY standard, and plan to do all of my own customizations.

 

[Dorbiman]

Those who take early deliveries will in fact become the official beta testers for Slate. They (both Slate Auto & repair shops) will be learning alongside us as the truck enters the real world from a virtual environment. My suspicion is the Slate will be a reliable vehicle based on its design simplicity. I’m holding them to the DIY standard, and plan to do all of my own customizations.

I agree. My ONLY qualm is that if I'm going to be doing warranty work, I should be compensated at the standard technician rate using the standard repair time for a given repair. This is something I'm intimately familiar with. I would never expect any other automaker to outsource warranty work to the customer, so if Slate is going to do it, they should pay for it just the same as they would a dealer, a partnered repair shop, etc.

 

[Letas]

I agree. My ONLY qualm is that if I'm going to be doing warranty work, I should be compensated at the standard technician rate using the standard repair time for a given repair. This is something I'm intimately familiar with. I would never expect any other automaker to outsource warranty work to the customer, so if Slate is going to do it, they should pay for it just the same as they would a dealer, a partnered repair shop, etc.

They…. Won’t.

 

[Dorbiman]

They…. Won’t.

Exactly.