Im not sure the wraps are installed for you?  Both Ford and Tesla offer wraps from the “Factory”. (Or at least did. I wonder how many of the planned 2k they sold).    https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44890474/2024-ford-f-150-lightning-platinum-black/

The SUV kit is kinda cool but not crazy about those wrap options.  And you can’t do wraps on an assembly line so not sure how that will work at any kind of volume.

You may want to check to see if the Escape was in a previous accident and was repaired poorly. FoMoCo is not gonna go to the guys house based on this post.

https://www.slate.auto/en/personalization?starterPack=blankslate#slatemaker   configurator is up

Yes, he's ok. The guy that slammed into the back of him, it was his girlfriend car and she didn't have any insurance.  Friends car was pushed into the car in front of him and in turn that car into the forth victim.  Since the airbag DIDN'T DEPLOY, he was slammed into the steering wheel.  No broken bones, he's just lucky.  AGAIN, the questions is why didn't the shoulder belt lock, and the airbag didn't go off????  He told me that after the accident when he leaned back into the seat the shoulder belt then locked.    I think if FoMoCo reads these posts they should reach out to this guy and inspect the vehicle which is at his home. 

Yeah, it's definitely interesting and a very loud segment of the market they're trying to address. Time will tell if Slate can deliver and if the squeaky wheels really want the grease or just to squeak.

Looks like there are several former Amazon executives involved with Slate and the big investor is Jeff Bezos.  Bezos, via his family office, reportedly holds a passive stake and is not directly involved in the day-to-day business   Great plans but I think we need to watch this for a while to see what progress they make.

Is this one an actual Bezos company or just backing it like he did with Rivian?

At the moment Slate is all marketing, let’s see how Bezos goes with actually delivering at that price.

Been on the Maverick bandwagon since the start, and currently on my 3rd, but it surprises me how many people bought a Maverick not because it seats 4, or can haul a bunch of mulch or tow a trailer, but because it was a fairly inexpensive hybrid.  There seems to be a LOT of buyers who bought just for the MPG/$$$ equation. It would not surprise me if a 2-door, 2-seat vehicle like the Slate would be popular, IF the price is low enough.   HRG