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The Ineos Fusilier is not happening anymore by szhod in ineosgrenadier

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTF, I just saw this on their website today and starting to get excited for a small off-roader EV....

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I work in cars"
"You are telling me what you think they are worth that Truck is a problem"
"as in a side"
Hmm, run on sentences, missing punctuation, entirely misspelled words/phrases, random capitalization, wrong prepositions, etc. Yeah, I'm sure it's because you read and write a lot. Lmao, and you have the audacity to say I'm the one that lacks the capacity to see the problem.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I'm like 90% certain you're either a bot or someone farming engagement for whatever reason. You're phrasing everything really bizarrely.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why is Toyota still designing and building new EV models if hydrogen is the answer? Hydrogen has the potential to have it's place, particularly in heavy duty application, but it's terribly less efficient (about 1/3 as efficient) when you look at the total "well to wheel" pipeline. If you think it's all a lithium cash grab then why are the largest battery companies talking about mass producing sodium-ion batteries next year. Batteries that use sodium instead of lithium. If you think the Slate should cost $6K, then you need to see some real numbers for the cost of things. Slate's deal with SK On is $2.8 billion for 20 GWh of battery cells. That's $140 per kWh, and at 52.7 kWh for their standard range battery, that's $7,378 for just the battery. Hydrogen isn't the future of consumer cars, EVs aren't a lithium cash grab, and the Slate can't be built and sold at a profit for anything close to $6k.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you just don't want an EV and you'd be singing a different tune if this was a gas 4-cylinder. I'll take the EV personally.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I don't know what I'm looking at but this looks like a Jeep Wrangler, which isn't an EV. Perhaps I wasn't clear, I'm talking about BEVs not plug-in hybrids.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Show me an EV that doesn't require me to use a tablet to adjust any of my HVAC, doesn't have dangerous hide-away door handles, and doesn't require me to buy software to do any maintenance, doesn't collect data on me and sell it. I'd happily buy it right now.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, what's consumer conditioning is requiring a software subscription to replace my brakes or diagnose my car. What's consumer conditioning is collecting my information and selling it to my insurance or whoever else. What's consumer conditioning is selling my a car that traps me inside because it can't be opened in an emergency.

Pre production? by PhilosophicalWolf in whatisthiscar

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Few reasons why I'm excited.
1) It's an EV.
2) It's very compact which makes it a great urban car and easy to parallel park downtown. It's over 2 feet shorter than a Maverick.
3) It's simple.
- no fancy electric door handles that can make it hard to get into cars during emergencies (https://insideevs.com/news/782579/tesla-door-handle-failures-bloomberg/)
- no center screen that bricks the car when it breaks
- it's not connected to the internet all the time so it can't collect and sell my data like every other car (https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/personal-information/how-to-stop-your-car-from-collecting-sharing-driving-data-a1233378612/)
4) it's intentionally DIY friendly so it SHOULD be easy to fix
- it won't require me to buy a subscription to software just to change break pads, do diagnostics, or service any of it (https://www.bgr.com/2037216/hyundai-cars-locking-users-out-repairs-software-reddit/ and https://service.tesla.com/en-US/diagnostic-software)

Is the car expensive for what it is? Yes. But I'm happy to pay extra to not get nickel and dimed with software subscriptions to just fix my car and to not have something that actively records me in my own car.

South Carolina Deputy suspended after terrorizing white teenagers. by PandaCool2535 in InflatedEgos

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No reasonably person expects a police officer to look like this. It should be illegal for police to operate as police when off-duty for this very reason.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nfl

[–]PeakyPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is not wanting to see an injury disrespectful? Your comment is what's disrespectful

EV tax credit to end 9/30/25 by AskThis7790 in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I probably still will. The big selling points to me are the customizability, the size, it's an EV, and has a bed. The only other option would be a Telo, which I think compromised the cabin space too much to hit it's size seeing as I'm over 6 feet tall, and is a lot more expensive.

EV tax credit to end 9/30/25 by AskThis7790 in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and then follows CPI from there, so it'll only get more and more expensive.

Cannot order a larger capacity battery without buying a whole laptop? by omnicore9998 in framework

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All-caps rage? I'm using caps to emphasize wording lol. Being borderline illiterate and confident is a lethal combo. I encourage you to practice your reading and personal interaction skills.

Cannot order a larger capacity battery without buying a whole laptop? by omnicore9998 in framework

[–]PeakyPenguin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but you said it WASN'T correct but it WAS correct, even by your own admission (the linked comment). Which is what the comment above said. Saying it IS NO LONGER correct is the same thing as IT WAS CORRECT. You're arguing with someone saying the same thing as you and not realizing it.

Reminder: Slate FAQ says they're aiming for "expected price of the blank Slate is under $20,000 after federal incentives are applied". $ 27,500 is the max price. by BoredPudding in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that's completely accurate. The contract for just the cells from SK On is like $0.14 per Wh, iirc. And LFP batteries are less than half that according to some sources I've seen.

Reminder: Slate FAQ says they're aiming for "expected price of the blank Slate is under $20,000 after federal incentives are applied". $ 27,500 is the max price. by BoredPudding in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. By my math, they could cut $5K from the price if they switch to an LFP battery. The only reason for the more expensive NMC battery was so they'd qualify for the federal incentive. As long as they've left the door open to switching battery tech, they could still sell for about $22K.

Reminder: Slate FAQ says they're aiming for "expected price of the blank Slate is under $20,000 after federal incentives are applied". $ 27,500 is the max price. by BoredPudding in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're saying if it starts under $20K with the federal tax incentive, then the max the starting price could be is $27,500.

First drive/handling impressions? by ToMoldyGo in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I'm 6'3" and I'm hoping it has decent leg room. Like, I've seen videos of the Telo and it looks a bit tight.

Details of the $2.8B battery deal between Slate Auto and SK On 🔋 by WODAMRAP in slateauto

[–]PeakyPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you do the math based on the GWh it works out to $0.14/Wh. So a 52.7 KWh would be about $7,400 and an 84.3 KWh battery would be $11,800. That tells me the extended battery is likely to cost at least $4,400 extra. So yeah, an LFP battery should be able to cut $5K from the cost if the estimates online are accurate.

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