What is Slate competing with for YOUR money?

[motorolas]

Here is a Ford Ranger for everyone lauding its praises. Have at it.

https://www.rochestermotorcars.com/used-Rochester-2011-Ford-Ranger-XLT-1FTLR4FE0BPA93223

I always hated sitting in the back side fold seats.

 

[E90400K]

If a slate is at $31k for the "big" (small) battery, I am OUT.

That's what I calculate by using the predicted kWh cost of EV batteries in 2026, which per Forbes is $80 per kWh.

 

[atx_ev]

i have a 2010 tundra. It is still going strong but I want something smaller.

My #1 priority is an EV. Otherwise I dont need a new car at all. If I kept the tundra then any ev would work. I would probably get a used Model Y for the self driving.

 

[adele]

There is nothing other than Slate, because there are currently ZERO new vehicles that are fully touchscreen-free and internet-free.

I'm kind of surprised that isn't THE main interest of more people here, because everyone I talk to in real life says that they hate touchscreens in cars but just treat them as a necessary evil. I have always said I would pay a high price for any new car without a touchscreen and with manual windows, etc. and people usually agree with me. (And I'm not even old or anything, my friends and I are all in our early 20's).

I guess that most people who are online enough to have heard of the Slate and are talking about it are mostly fairly techy people anyway, so that skews it. Come to think of it, that gives me a lot of hope that if the truck reaches production and more people see it in real life, it'll become even more popular, as the "back in my day" crowd eventually discovers it.

 

[KevinRS]

If slate doesn't pan out, or my current 100k+ mile versa with a CVT fails first, I'll be shopping for a used small EV. I don't need huge range, actually looking at the numbers confirmed this.
I've figured out that the garage and even the electrical panel may be electrically limited, so I may have to get some upgrades done even to do level 1 charging properly. I think the panel is 80 amp, all slots occupied, and the garage only has a few GFCI outlets, on a circuit that goes through the whole house first, and they are positioned poorly for charging. Also there is an unused dryer outlet that could possibly be adapted, but again, poorly positioned.

 

[GaRailroader]

That's what I calculate by using the predicted kWh cost of EV batteries in 2026, which per Forbes is $80 per kWh.

Is that at the cell level or pack level?

 

[Doctors Do Little]

If slate doesn't pan out, or my current 100k+ mile versa with a CVT fails first, I'll be shopping for a used small EV. I don't need huge range, actually looking at the numbers confirmed this.
I've figured out that the garage and even the electrical panel may be electrically limited, so I may have to get some upgrades done even to do level 1 charging properly. I think the panel is 80 amp, all slots occupied, and the garage only has a few GFCI outlets, on a circuit that goes through the whole house first, and they are positioned poorly for charging. Also there is an unused dryer outlet that could possibly be adapted, but again, poorly positioned.

Yep, you will want to make that investment as soon as you confirm your order. I had sticker shock when I replaced my panel and had three new lines run to my garage for “future proofing” a couple of years ago. But now have capacity for two EV’s and a golf cart without killing my existing line (fridge, lights, garage door openers, irrigation controller, dog fence, etc).

 

[E90400K]

Is that at the cell level or pack level?

Pack.