The truck, however, does convert. Buyers can order it as a pickup or as one of two SUV body styles starting at $29,950: the Squareback or the Fastback. If you’re not sure at the start, you can buy the pickup then convert it later.
Slate will sell more than 200 accessories for the truck, with many apparently priced under $500, such as roof racks, stereos, along with seat and light covers. A full vehicle color wrap also starts at under $500 and supposedly takes mere hours to apply. At launch, you’ll be able to choose from over 100 hues to banish that gray.
The Slate’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and powertrain come with a 10-year or 110,000-mile warranty. Meanwhile, the parts count is apparently less than half that of a typical pickup, which supposedly means there’s less to go wrong. If something does, owners can call upon Slate U, a DIY repair guide. The company has also partnered with more than 3,000 RepairPal shops nationwide.
While that bump in range from 150 to 205 miles for the pickup makes it more usable, this is based on Slate’s own approximation of the EPA test cycle, not an official rating. The vehicle is currently in preproduction, so these specifications might still change.
Visually, the Slate stays true to the upright, square-edged profile of classic two-seat American pickup trucks, but at 175 inches long, 71 inches wide, and 69 inches tall, it is smaller than a Ford Maverick. But it does have a full 60-inch bed versus the Maverick’s 54 inches. Interior space is tight for a pickup, though: 41.5 inches of front legroom and 40.4 inches of headroom. The SUV variants add a second row but give rear passengers just 30.8 inches of legroom.
The company, clearly confident in the attractiveness of its new bargain basement EV, will build the Slate at a reindustrialized factory in Warsaw, Indiana, where it plans to invest nearly $400 million in facilities.
However, new research from Edmunds says that less than just 5 percent of new vehicles sold for $25,000 or less in 2025, and that figure is trending down, too, as it was nearly 21 percent in 2019, though this could be due to price increases reducing the number of vehicles available in this bracket.
In a statement commenting on the Slate’s pricing, Ivan Drury, Edmunds’ director of insights, said: “Slate is making a $25,000 bet that drivers still want something simple. Our data shows the market walked away from that price years ago, so this is a real test of how much affordability still matters.”
“The base pricing is the headline, but the entry-level price point is paired with an unconventional build and a powertrain that is proven harder to sell today. The real question is whether the enticing price alone can overcome that.”
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