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Not arguing with him, but @KevinRS has proffered the idea that self-driving automobiles would be easier and better implemented if there were more standardization of the physical road infrastructure across the driving landscape. Living rural makes standardization more difficult and thus...

There are motorcycles that don't fall over now. If anyone thinks a self-driving motorcycle is a viable automotive product, then they do not understand what it is to be a motorcyclist.

Got to looking onto some stats. The DOT says there are 4.2M miles of roads in the US and 70% are "rural". I'm not sure what the DOT definition of "rural" is. But I live rural and we do not need autonomous cars where I live. And if the average US driver drives just 35 miles a day (why we all...

The reason we just can't "charge anywhere" like gas stations is because chargers are just not profitable. They are expensive to install and maintain, and the rate for commercial electricity is expensive, which gets passed onto the customer. A Bloomberg reporter should know that.

And that is sort of the point. I'm not sure what type of trailer you are discussing, but if it is a utility trailer that you'd use to carry, say mulch, then I'd say that is what the pickup bed is for. So, a trailer tow for a Slate pickup (i.e. not the SUV) is to tow some type of trailer...

Going down a rabbit hole... I don't think it needs a 2-speed transmission to up the towing capacity. It has 200 HP and 190 TQ of electric power. Small ICEV pickups of the '80s towed more with much less horsepower and torque. It's just a range limit issue. Slate should add some cooling...

If I was CEO Barman, I'd hired Faricy to do it. :CWL: :CWL::CWL: Sorry, I'm still pissed they gave Chris the boot from the C-Suite.

I have a jacked up electic golf cart that does some of that, like bring tool boxes over to my house from my shop. But I just got to thinking about ordering the off-road tires (K03's) from Slate. That option (err... customization) automatically adds the 2" suspension lift. So, how will that...

Agree. The Honda Ridgeline is basically a Honda Pilot with a pickup bed. It can tow 5,000 pounds. I think the Slate's structure is even more robust than a unibody because it has structural frame elements that make up the bed walls and tied into the front cabin structure. My opinion is, the...

Agree, he's the IPO Suit. Chris Barman did all the real hard work.

https://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/subsidy/ This is the report from the Feds on what Uncle Sam spends on energy subsidies. Good reading if one is interested.

At some point the manufacture of EV has to be at equal or less than the cost to manufacture an ICEV. The alternate fuel tax incentives have been in place over 20 years at this point, but 2007 was when the incentives directly targeted BEV. Other than Tesla, no domestic manufacturer sells EVs at...

Lol. Original...

I'm very well versed in the subject matter and have been following it since mid 1980's. It's a mandate, er, was a mandate; will be again. Trust me on this. I've read all the legislation, CARB, EPA, etc. My own conclusion, not anyone else's. Stop thinking everyone is a lemming.

The only advantage I can see is hopefully AI autonomous driving will not slow down to look at crashes on the side of the road. Oops, right, there will no longer be crashes, so the point is moot. :CWL:

I still say if you are holding a Slate reservation and one key reason for your interest was the subsidized price of below $20K, then just wait until after the midterm elections and see where the votes shake out. If (err.. cough... when) Congress flips parties, then the EV mandate/incentives...

I'm with you on this. Its 12-second advertisement videos are little bit too man-bun'ish for me too. I just need a pickup truck that will get occasional local (rural) use, mostly to haul my homestead (lol) trash to the county dump, pick up liquid fuels for my equipment, and occasionally tow...

Lol. It was a serious question.

The same way you'll find your un-wrapped, OG, MIC slate gray one. :CWL:

I think the chassis is plenty strong for 3,500 pounds.