<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>The Slate sounds interesting. Only available in the U.S. <<a href="https://slate.auto">https://slate.auto</a>></div><div><br></div><div>The question I ask when buying a car is whether the telematics can be disabled. This seems likely to be the case for Slate, although it also seems that Slate ownership will not be viable in Canada until they strike it rich and expand to other countries.</div><div><br></div><div>Doug.<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, Jun 1, 2026, at 12:56 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">Here is an EV truck that aims to be for cars what the Framework is for laptops.</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default"><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">Modular and customizable. </div><div>Can be customized into an SUV, and so on ...</div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">In the video description, they say "Right to repair", and Open Source.</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">The owner did mention Open Source in the video, but didn't explain what that </div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">really means.</div></div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">(Video is kind of preachy about "bringing back manufacturing", but I guess </div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">it is overhyping the company to go with the times.)</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default"><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">Will it succeed? I hope so ... </div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default">An alternative for most cars being at a price point of $50k or more.</div></div><div style="font-size:small;" class="qt-gmail_default"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_9_HHLOSY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_9_HHLOSY</a></div></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>kwlug-disc mailing list</div><div>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org</a></div><div>with the subject "unsubscribe", or email</div><div><a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org</a> to contact a human being.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>