Video: Slate SUV top rear glass hinge flips up + cargo area room / size (relative to hockey bag)

[Susan]

Maybe this is true for OEMs, but look into Scout, which is on a further out timeline, but has more info out. Rivian and Tesla take this approach too.
For a vehicle that is hitting production in <12 months- there isn’t much info.

I disagree about Rivian. Out of curiosity, I was looking at their upcoming small SUV and they had no real information about interior space. They had a lot of pictures of people doing interesting stuff though.

 

[Johnologue]

That would be cool if it doubled as the back window in pickup truck mode

The Rich Rebuilds interview actually covered this; they wanted the conversions to use parts from the base where possible so they wouldn't just be wasting the entire back half of every cab that became an SUV.

Basically, it's almost definitely the same window!

 

[Letas]

I disagree about Rivian. Out of curiosity, I was looking at their upcoming small SUV and they had no real information about interior space. They had a lot of pictures of people doing interesting stuff though.

One google search yielded https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2026-rivian-r2-electric-suv-interior-review this as the top result... It is no less than the Slate interior has been shown.


Both this and this are over a year old. Rivian is not hiding their car at all.

 

[Susan]

One google search yielded https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2026-rivian-r2-electric-suv-interior-review this as the top result... It is no less than the Slate interior has been shown.

Ah. I was just looking on the Rivian site, not searching elsewhere. Thanks for the link.

 

[Letas]

Ah. I was just looking on the Rivian site, not searching elsewhere. Thanks for the link.

Of course. In the same way this forum has a collection of "semi-public" info- other Mfgs have similar "cult" followings that get a lot more out than the manufacture publishes themsleves.

 

[AZFox]

Basically, it's almost definitely the same window!

It's the same window and frame ("halo").

I think what @Driven5 was suggesting is that the window may only open when it's on the SUV kit, not when it's on the pickup cab.

Ability to open it slightly, pop-out-window style, to provide some air flow into the pickup cab would be a magnificent feature.

 

[AZFox]

FWIW, Slate has shown the truck as a pickup with the rear window removed.

 

[Driven5]

Maybe this is true for OEMs, but look into Scout, which is on a further out timeline, but has more info out. Rivian and Tesla take this approach too.
For a vehicle that is hitting production in <12 months- there isn’t much info.

Perhaps it depends how one defines 'more info'... I'll grant that Scout might be better than most others, but I haven't been able to find something as fundamental as battery pack capacity, nor any type of options and accessories list, let alone an associated configurator. From what I can see, I can't say I agree about there being 'more'.

On the other hand, I disagree entirely that Rivian and Tesla are any better than any other OEM. The R1 was originally claimed production would begin in 2020, and Slate has more info available than was available about the R1 in 2019. R2 is supposed to be less than half a year from delivery, and I'd argue still has less total info available than Slate. Cybertruck was originally claimed production would begin in late 2021, and Slate has FAR more info available than was available about the Cybertruck in late 2020. I'd actually argue Tesla is even worse than the OEM's, making unannounced and unadvertised product changes at no defined interval with zero advance notice for customers.