Roberto Baldwin

@strngwys

SAE International Sustainability Editor. Automotive and tech journalist that sings in far too many bands. Let's be friends. Bad at posting. Good at tamales. Signal: strngwys.01 Drastic Cats:

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Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· 28d

Plotting

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 9

Hey Bay Area, Cool Dog wants you to have fun this Saturday www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-lava-b...

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 9

Slate is teaming up with Crayola for wraps ($1549,99 option) and offering five colors: Cerulean, Fern, Jersey Tomato, Razzmatazz, and Dandelion. I'm only telling you this because RAZZMATAZZ! Oh, and Jersey Tomato

A flate keyfob and slatelet in Jersey tomato

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 9

From rifle case to keyboard case

A white keyboard in a rifle case surrounded by foam

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 9

Hey musicians looking for a hard case, the harbor freight rifle case is on sale for $120 with a coupon

Coupon for a hard case

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Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 8

100% AI-free flier for a show You should buy tickets just because you also hate AI fliers and it'll be a fun night with dancing and weird ideas. But for reals, I paid an old friend from high school to draw the caricature and it's so rad! wl.eventim.us/event/lcd-so...

flier with a baby Jame Murphy being taken care of by his parents, Daft Punk. it reads: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM VS. DAFT PUNK
DANCE PARTY
FRI AUG 21
W/ NORTH AMERICAN SCUM & DJ MEIKEE MAGNETIC
RICKSHAW STOP • DOORS 8PM
ALL AGES • $15- $20

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 7

lol marketing www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-lava-b...

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 2

🚨BAND PROMOTION!🚨 Talking Heads Tribute - July 11 Supporting Hot Lava - B-52s Tribute Retro Junkie tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-lava-b...

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jul 1

LOL this needs a lot more work, but also again, lol

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 30

Take a break. Unclench your jaw. Enjoy the sound of a river even for just a moment.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 28

Here’s a goody video I made of the Slate. I have a proper video coming likely tonight.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

LOL there's a screen with the speed and other bits behind the wheel (circled below), that's called the dash cluster. When you put the vehicle in reverse, that screen changes into a rear display so you can back out and not smoosh things.

still from a video that shows the steering wheel and dashcluster of the slate truck. The display has a red circle drawn around it.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

Here’s 6’3” me getting into the back seat of the open air SUV Slate. I was surprised at the available legroom. I figured it would suck back there.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

This frunk is huge. 7cu.ft Pretty sure I can fit one of my guitar amps in there.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

When you preorder, you get a delivery window, and you have time to decide if you want to commit. I have until July 24

a screenshot of the Slate pre-order page. it reads:

Preorder your slate truck before spots run out. Lock in your delivery window with a $300 ninrefundable deposit. no need to pick your accessories now.

Get your Slate in Jan - Mar 2027
Preorder by July 24, 2026 to lock in this delivery window. You can still preorder after this date, but your delivery window will shift to a later time slot.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

181HP 195lb-ft torque 0-60: 8 secs max payload: 1,550lbs max towing: 2,000lbs Ground clearance: truck: 7.8-inches SUV: 7.6 inches Battery pack: LFP 65 kWh gross/63 kWh usable I'll have info over the course of the day as I talk to Slate and ride in the pickup.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 24

Hi Everyone, here are the 2027 Slate details: Price $24,950 w/ SUV kit $29,950 205 miles of range DC fast charging: 150kW 20% - 80% : 30 min level 2 AC charging 11kw NACS port

a slate truck and SUV sit back to back near a brick wall

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 23

I know a bunch of you are excited about the Slate truck. I'm going to their event tomorrow to learn all the things and get a ride in the little truck. I'll share articles, photos, and videos in this thread so you don't have to run around looking for details. Bookmark this or something

Slate president Chris Barman next to a Slate truck with two men inside. The photo is from the unveiling event last year.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 22

Today’s swap meet score is this Craftsman router table with router for $35. Everything works and it just needs a little tlc to look nice.

An old craftsman router table sitting on a wall in front of some plants.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 21

Look at this glorious caricature! A Father’s Day miracle. Dual daddies Daft Punk taking care of baby James Murphy. Show tickets: www.eventim.us/event/lcd-so... Artist: www.instagram.com/artguy10

A flier for a dance party with an amazing caricature of Daft Punk acting as parents to a baby James Murphy

It reads : LCD SOUNDSYSTEM VS. DAFT PUNK
DANCE PARTY
FRI AUG 21
(0)
W/ NORTH AMERICAN SCUM & DJ MEIKEE MAGNETIC
RICKSHAW STOP • DOORS 8PM
ALL AGES • $15 - $20

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 17

This is not a drill!!!! We’ve trained for this!

Screen grab of Apple TV notification is reads: 2
New Episode
now
A new episode of Widow's Bay is now on Apple TV.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 16

Ford put together a microsite for the upcoming $30k smallish electric pickup. They got a little video about building the pickup and there is footage of it under camo driving around. www.ford.com/spotted/

video still of a pickup in black and white camo driving in the snow with trees in the background.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 13

I’m setting up this DJ coffin so it’s flush across the top and the wires all live underneath. What color should I paint the top?

A dj coffin with wood and tools pulled on top in an overgrown backyard

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 12

What the actual fuck is wrong with people the guy destroyed your life and the lives of countless others, but he's a "good president"

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 10

I sat down to eat lunch and now I’m trapped

An orange tabby cat sleeping on the leg of a dude that needs to get back to work

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 10

I covered GM's battery storage news yesterday and PG&E's CEO was there and said something that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. Anywho, remember this NorCal when a data center appears on the PG&E network. arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06...

screengrab of an Ars technica article that reads: As for the specter of AI data centers and increased energy costs being passed to customers, Poppe said, “So we’re seeing every gigawatt that we can add to the grid will lower everybody’s rates 1 percent.” Poppe noted that AI could help the company work more efficiently with its current infrastructure. “We’ve initiated a new playbook of doing simultaneous engineering using AI to optimize grid placement, grid utilization, and what the right resources need to be at the right places, so that we can have the lowest cost additions,” Poppe said.

It’s yet to be seen if Poppe’s vision works out for PG&E customers.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 10

Reminder that you can donate to a whole host of beagle rescues that Operation Frodo works with to transport these adorable little puppies to forever homes in the Pacific Northwest. Simon would want you to animalrescuerigs.com

a brown and white beagle on gravel turing his head and smiling with an open mouth. I think he just pooped, so he was feeling pretty good. There are two beagles in the background. they may have also pooped but I was not in charge of those wonderful doggies so I'm not 100% sure. Maybe they just peed.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 9

Alvin and I are very serious about pet adoptions. Go adopt pets!

A tall man and a beagle stare off into the distance. They are bonded by their distrust of everything and everyone.

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 9

Day 2 of Operation Frodo and my last day transporting these wonderful animals from the Midwest to forever homes. Handing off to the next team of wonderful souls to take the puppies to the Pacific Northwest to be adopted. I’m gonna miss my two pups Alvin and Simon and the 14 other pups we transported

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys· Jun 8

Operation Frodo day 1 We walked near trains after driving for a very long time #FrodoEV26