Why “Slate” is being discussed
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We have a lightning specifically because we need a full sized truck. Our RAM ICE's cargo capacity was barely over 1000 lbs (BMW i3: 800 lbs). The Ford EV's capacity is 2250lbs.…
by hedora · Nov 6, 2026
> Anybody who knows how people that actually need trucks use trucks saw this coming I'm a current truck driver and very excited to swap out my ICE truck for a Slate next year. I…
by anticorporate · Nov 6, 2026
> The Slate represents an ideology that combines the nostalgia of what trucks used to be (especially the Ford Ranger) with a modern EV powertrain, but most people don't actually…
by baby_souffle · Nov 6, 2026
If you would be using it just locally, as opposed for road trips, note that it has an LFP battery. LFP batteries are perfectly happy to be always charged to 100% and discharged…
by tzs · Nov 6, 2026
Slate hasn’t made a single delivery yet, so in that sense it’s definitely the truck Cybertruck promised to be.
by bitcurious · Nov 6, 2026
I think the Fathom will outsell the Slate 10 to 1 despite costing more, because U.S. buyers have adapted to "luxury" in every trim level of vehicle. I mean, yes base level Corol…
by neogodless · Nov 6, 2026
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Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism. It is the finest-grained foliated metamorphic rock. Foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering, but instead is in planes perpendicular to the direction of metamorphic compression. Read more on Wikipedia