Of course you would. People like you (and the OP) are only here to shit on what you perceive as R2s weaknesses without ever saying anything good about it.
Slate's market isn't people who only have one car, or intend to use it for long distance trips. Excluding those uses is still a huge untapped market for potential EV buyers in the US.
I have very few friends that even own one EV. Slate is on some of their radars as their first EV for...
Been many vocal people complaining how expensive it is to move out of the truck. Of course those people are clueless about the safety requirements of having the extra seating.