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Quite interesting, but I wonder how much car insurance will be for it. I've heard it can be rather expensive to insure EVs. I suppose not even the insurance companies know the answer yet.
Came across a forum thread about insurance: https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/insurance-premium-cost-for-slate.14577/
No answers yet, just speculation (as expected), but apparently I'm not the only one wondering about insurance so I'm surprised by the downvotes. Was that because people don't like to think about negatives like insurance costs, because they don't like the Slate and I called it interesting, think I'm nitpicking compared to the cost of the vehicle, or something else?
Now that I think about it, another ongoing cost factor is vehicle registration, which can be higher in some states than a gas vehicle because they're trying to make up for lost revenues from gas taxes.
I hope to go electric someday, but I don't plan on buying a Slate right now. My ICE crossover SUV is still going strong, even as a compact still has more cargo space than the Slate (covered too, which costs extra on the Slate), and I don't drive very much. But if the worst were to happen (wreck or such), it's nice to have a backup plan. Used to have a 90's Toyota pickup and loved that size, so I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy the Slate too.