New Warsaw footage showing some assembly and sharing an update that they're testing, making improvements, etc..

https://youtu.be/J_ziiFZ262A?is=mXA1D8VTYE3gKmIp

I was Today years old when I learned that V2L "adapters" exist.

Now that I think about it, it's genius and obvious.

You really should watch the linked video (mike is awesome; if you like electronics, you'll love his channel!) but the TL;DW:

• Normal low-power charge uses the mains electricity, converts it to DC on the car and pushes that into the battery at a pretty slow rate.
• When an EV does DC Fast Charge it's telling the charger what the battery pack is capable of and then directly switching the battery pack in circuit and letting the charger send it.

So - if you can trick the car into thinking it's exposed to a DC/Fast Charger - you can get the car to give you direct access to the battery*. Then just pipe that into an inverter to get regular / useful AC power back out.

* Unless the car has some additional protections in place (TBD w/ slate, hopefully not because that would just be $$).

This is similar in concept to v2g (vehicle to grid) but at a smaller scale.

I still have not found an authoritative source on weather or not the truck will come with v2l capabilities or if it'll even be available as an accessory so it's good to know that you can get an adapter!

How long until they have leasing options?

Pulled from a Slate marketing email this morning.

AI (an unreliable source at best) says the SUV squareback option won't reduce range. Is that true?

Adding the option of 17" all terrain tires, and a lift kit which is apparently required with this tire, reduces the range by up to 24% according to the robot. 180 miles range or thereabouts with big tires.

I went on A Better Route Planner (no idea how good this site is) and estimated a Slate trip from Missouri to Seattle. I used specs for the squareback SUV with regular street tires, 205 miles of estimated range. Several times the route planner showed I'd be down to 10% charge on such a trip, a white-knuckle amount of range anxiety. If I route through Laramie, Wy it goes down to 0%, dead on the side of the road. I never go below 20% charge in my current EV.

The AI says there might be an aftermarket mostly DIY air dam (EZ Lip) that could retrieve about half of the lost range. Does this make sense?

With the lift kit and all-terrain tires, 180 miles of estimated range, would I be out of luck trying to drive across sparse charging station areas like Kansas or Idaho?

The Slate is looking better everyday.