Speculation: What Will Slate's second model be?

[E90400K]

I think the 4-door is a done deal. Wasn't it Keiper who said at the 6/24 price reveal that they engineered the cab to pass a 4-door crash protection test?

 

[tubes]

I think the 4-door is a done deal. Wasn't it Keiper who said at the 6/24 price reveal that they engineered the cab to pass a 4-door crash protection test?

And in the Copes interview, he dared the interviewer to ask about it and they kind of went off the rails and he babbled something about it that I could not understand. It sure sounded like he was also hinting toward that inevitability.

 

[Orley]

I don't care what it is. This is the one I want.

 

[dmon4u]

Seems to me that a second motor in the front is a logical addition !

 

[Jack Washington]

Slate's "Second Model"?
Slate hasn't produced or delivered a first model!!
Neither did Elio or Aptera!
It will probably turn out just like the Studebaker Avanti.
Then some one in Canada will buy the name and produce
a couple hundred more.
They can have my $50.
Ever wonder why you have gotten that email saying:
("let's talk about why we don't have your $250"?)
You think Henry Ford asked Farmers for money to start a car company?

 

[AZFox]

You think Henry Ford asked Farmers for money to start a car company?

Seriously?

Members here want the company succeed by playing a Long Game. That includes a portfolio of future models.

We also need something to discuss while we Stay Tuned...

 

[Johnologue]

I am also hoping for a 3-door hatch (or even a 2-door coupe, let the "hatch" be the frunk), but I don't think it can be on the same chassis. Slate's roofline is just too tall, the firewall too far back, and the A-pillar too steep, for the existing chassis to become a compact car. You need to send your legs out in front of you, not up under you, and tip the seat and windshield down and back, to make it a hatch. It needs to be a new chassis, though that's not a big ask. A compact Slate would be awesome.

Also, Slate's all about reasonable, affordable design, not "hot". A 181 HP electric motor with a low CG due to a big under-floor battery is more than hot enough to be fun.

I so desperately want to see a Slate-like hatchback/coupe someday. Mostly with a much lower roofline and weight. Sportier, better on the freeway. I don't like sitting high.

Don't really care about more power...always liked the idea of dual rear motors mirrored as the "perfect differential" (AKA, none at all), but it's probably not worth the added cost, complexity, and weight.

Slate's "Second Model"?
Slate hasn't produced or delivered a first model!!
Neither did Elio or Aptera!
It will probably turn out just like the Studebaker Avanti.
Then some one in Canada will buy the name and produce
a couple hundred more.
They can have my $50.
Ever wonder why you have gotten that email saying:
("let's talk about why we don't have your $250"?)
You think Henry Ford asked Farmers for money to start a car company?

Oh, come on. The "is Slate vaporware?" train derailed within months of announcement with no survivors.

It's not a shaky crowdfunded venture by startup people, its run by experienced auto industry people and backed by a manufacturing consulting firm that created it as an internal client.

They haven't been promising to make the truck for years, as is sometimes claimed; they've been doing it for year. Singular. They announced in 2025, and on-schedule for deliveries by Q4 2026 (including early deliveries to some fleet customers).

They haven't raised the price, but people, even actual news sites, kept saying they did. The only thing that changed is the incentive.
"Under 20K after subtracting $7500" is "mid twenties". Arguably, it is more than mid-twenties, since $27,499 isn't really "mid-twenties". The price has never changed, and we only learned it was $24,950 last month.

Slate didn't announce a price before that, presumably in case they had to make major price-affecting changes before production, like changing battery suppliers (which they did).

Also, your use of line breaks is really weird. Is it supposed to be some kind of lyrics or poetry, or is your agent set up wrong?

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