Here's a bit more on the Slate. https://www.wired.com/story/slate-auto-electric-pickup/
The simple plain grey plastic panels cut costs significantly. "Not having metal stamping presses [for large body panels] and a paint shop saved Slate $350 million to $500 million." In addition to the 5-place SUV conversion kit they'll offer one for a "fastback utility vehicle," whatever that is. They haven't even announced where the truck will be manufactured, so maybe don't hold your breath just yet. > Slate will offer more than 100 accessories-sold individually and in > bundles-that buyers can install themselves or have installed by their > Slate distributor for a set fee. > The new automaker expects the two accessory kits that contain new body > panels and roll structure, delivered in a flat pack, to be very > popular. They let the owner convert the two-door pickup into a > two-door SUV or a fastback utility vehicle. The rear wall of the > pickup cab is designed to unbolt so it can be reused as the SUV´s > tailgate. Required airbags for rear-seat passengers are built into the > added roll cage that must be installed-with electronic sensors > confirming its connection-before the newly converted Slate will > restart. The target prices for each of these conversion kits is around > $5,000, Barman says. > Other accessories include a console between the seats, kits to convert > the standard manual window winders to electric systems, various seat > covers, vehicle wraps, and of course various wheel styles to replace > the standard 17-inch, five-lug steel wheels. Slate plans to produce a > "Builder´s Book" to show buyers how to modify and personalize their > vehicles. > Barman says the battery cells, using a nickel-manganese-cobalt > chemistry, will be supplied by Korean maker SK-On from a US production > plant. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I'm always certain about things that are a matter of opinion. -- Charlie Brown = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
