Yes, because unibody designs will all have this problem, where it’s extremely expensive to repair damage to the frame.
Body-on-frame is generally better for repairability because you don’t have this problem - you can just remove the damaged panel and replace it.
In both slate and rivian’s case (I think), they seem to use a hybrid of both. So, it’s probably around the same expense as repairing a Rivian in regard to labor (and possibly materials).
The point is that Slate might not resolve this problem either.
No idea, does it matter?
Yes, because unibody designs will all have this problem, where it’s extremely expensive to repair damage to the frame.
Body-on-frame is generally better for repairability because you don’t have this problem - you can just remove the damaged panel and replace it.
In both slate and rivian’s case (I think), they seem to use a hybrid of both. So, it’s probably around the same expense as repairing a Rivian in regard to labor (and possibly materials).
The point is that Slate might not resolve this problem either.