Slate has built its entire pitch around simplicity, affordability and endless customization. Those goals sound great together, but spend just a few minutes in the company’s online configurator, and you’ll discover they can also work against each other.

It’s already easy to question the truck’s value compared to the Ford Maverick, but start checking option boxes without much restraint, and the budget-friendly EV suddenly looks a lot less like a bargain.

More: Carvana May Have A Foot In Bezos’s Slate Auto Already

The startup’s electric pickup starts at $24,950 before destination charges, but that’s only the beginning. Buyers wanting something more practical than the standard pickup can choose either the Squareback SUV conversion for $29,950 or the Fastback SUV for $31,950, both of which add a bed cap and rear seating. From there, it’s remarkably easy to inflate the sticker price.

The Accessory Rabbit Hole

Slate’s business model revolves around personalization, and the accessory catalog is extensive. Exterior wraps alone can add $1,599.99, while decorative decals, auxiliary lighting, roof racks, fender flares, alternate grilles, spare tire carriers, and upgraded 20-inch wheels all pile onto the total. The configurator even lets buyers choose whimsical graphics, including faux business branding, alongside more traditional racing stripes.

The interior follows the same philosophy. Buyers can add a center console, upgraded armrests, storage accessories, floor mats, and optional speakers because the truck doesn’t come with a traditional audio system as standard. A front-center speaker costs $249.99, while additional dash speakers add another $149.99. Even the dashboard-mounted tablet, which serves as the infotainment interface, a feature that will no doubt be popular, still doesn’t have a published price.

Also: Ford’s New $30K EV Truck Barely Clears An Expedition’s Shoulder

As Car and Driver found, and as we confirmed ourselves, stack enough of those accessories together and the math changes dramatically. A fully optioned Fastback SUV sailed past $46,000. Ours hit $46,607.49, to be exact, and you still have to crank your windows by hand, at least until the electric kit Slate has hinted at actually shows up. Keep in mind, there are some more exotic options like a lift kit, off-road tires, and more that aren’t priced or available yet, so the figure will go up. Importantly, none of this is a criticism of the strategy.

The Upside Of Paying For It

Pretty much every legacy brand boasts about all the customization buyers can do, but none of them come close to this. Slate lets customers choose exactly where to spend their money without hiding unique features behind a giant trim upgrade. Someone who simply wants a basic electric pickup can still buy one at the advertised starting price, while enthusiasts can build something far more distinctive.

That all said, it’s an important reminder that while a $24,950 truck makes headlines, the price out the door can be dramatically higher.

Photos: Slate Auto

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If you were hoping Slate’s bargain priced electric truck would rescue Canada’s affordable EV market, we’ve got bad news. The startup has confirmed its piccolo pickup isn’t heading north, leaving Canadian buyers to admire it from across the border.

Slate burst onto the scene in 2025 promising a genuinely inexpensive electric truck, and it’s delivered on that promise. Backed by Jeff Bezos, the startup recently confirmed pricing starting at $24,950 for its two-seat pickup, while its Squareback and Fastback SUV conversions begin at $29,950 and $31,950 respectively. Deliveries are currently scheduled to begin in late 2026.

Related: Slate Bets Its Electric Truck Is So Cheap That It’ll Turn A Profit

The company has pitched a radically simple formula. Forget giant touchscreens, powered seats, keyless entry and even power windows. Buyers get a basic electric pickup with hand-crank windows, room for two, a projected 205 miles (330 km) of electric range and the ability to add accessories later instead of financing equipment they might never want.

Unfortunately, Canadian customers won’t get the chance to decide whether that minimalist philosophy makes sense. Speaking to Automotive News Canada, Slate spokesperson Jeff Jablansky confirmed the company’s strategy stops at the US border, saying simply, “We do not have plans to sell vehicles in Canada.”

Jablansky didn’t explain the decision, but economics likely played a major role. Since Slate plans to build its trucks in Indiana, they would face Canada’s retaliatory 25 percent tariffs on American-built vehicles. Add those import duties to exchange rates and the truck’s eye-catching US price suddenly loses much of its magic, potentially climbing into territory that no longer looks like an unbelievable bargain.

Thousands Of Reservations

That’s especially disappointing because affordability has become one of Slate’s biggest selling points. The startup reportedly has around 180,000 reservations, though converting refundable deposits into actual sales remains one of the biggest hurdles facing any new automaker. Whether buyers will really embrace keep-fit windows and almost no standard equipment is another question entirely.

Canadian shoppers looking for an inexpensive electric pickup aren’t completely out of luck, however. Ford has already begun teasing its own compact electric truck, which is expected to start below $30,000 in the US, where it’ll also be built. Unlike the Slate, Ford’s newcomer is planned for Canadian showrooms too, though exactly how tariffs and exchange rates will affect pricing north of the border is unclear. For now, the cheapest new electric truck in America will stay exactly that – an American-only proposition.

Slate Auto

Rivian and Lucid both spent years bleeding cash on the road to profitability. Slate Auto doesn’t expect to walk the same path. The startup believes it can reach positive free cash flow and earnings before taxes, depreciation, and amortization by 2027, all while building a vehicle that stickers below $25,000. Slate counts Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Los Angeles Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter among its backers, and it says every vehicle it builds should land gross-margin positive.

Half A Factory Pays The Bills

The company pegs its break-even point at roughly 80,000 vehicles a year, a little more than half the 150,000-unit annual capacity of its coming factory in Warsaw, Indiana. Not only does its electric pickup undercut other EVs sold in the US, but it also costs far less to build than the competition, thanks to a back-to-basics philosophy and low-cost parts, including plastic body panels.

Read: Slate’s EV Pickup Is So Cheap It’ll Make You Wrap It At Home

Slate Auto credits “a different cost structure and a different business model than other automakers have,” pointing to the truck’s simplified design, its manufacturing process, and its approach to customization.

Speaking to CNBC, chief executive Peter Faricy conceded that going gross-margin positive by 2027 is “an ambitious goal,” but said it’s exactly what the company is chasing. “No other automotive company has been able to do that before. So it’s ambitious. It’s going to take a lot of work. Nothing’s guaranteed in life, but you have to have ambitious goals if you want to achieve big things,” he said.

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that the all-electric pickup will start at $24,950 before taxes, fees, and destination charges. While this is more than the initial sub-$20,000 price tag promised by Slate, that was before the Trump administration axed the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Two SUV versions round out the lineup, the Squareback from $29,950 and the Fastback from $31,950.

Will Cheap Prices Equal Strong Demand?

Chris Barman, Slate’s president of vehicles, expects the SUVs to make up about 60 percent of sales. Reservations have already passed 180,000, and reserving one now takes a $300 nonrefundable deposit, up from the refundable $50 fee Slate charged at the start.

Every version shares the same powertrain: a battery pack good for 205 miles (330 km) of range and a rear-mounted electric motor with 181 hp and 195 lb-ft (264 Nm) of torque. Each one leaves the line looking identical, and buyers sort out the differences afterward through dozens of upgrades and accessories.

Wrap It Yourself

The launch catalog runs past 175 accessories, more than 80 of them under $500. Slate will also sell over 100 standard vinyl wrap colors from $499.99 to $1,599.99, leaning on wrap-ready composite body panels rather than paint and sparing itself the expense of a paint shop entirely. The catch is that the wrapping is on you, since Slate hands over the materials and leaves the labor at your door.

An IPO, Eventually

The startup has pulled in more than $1.3 billion across three funding rounds, starting with one led by a Bezos-affiliated investment and followed by two more under Walter’s TWG Global. Faricy said an IPO is still on the table, though he thinks “2027 is probably too soon,” since Slate wants production launched and the business scaled before it tests the public markets

For months, Slate has been promising an affordable new truck. Now, the Jeff Bezos-backed startup has finally put real numbers behind that promise. The company announced today that its all-electric pickup will start at $24,950 before taxes, fees, destination charges, or optional equipment, while also revealing better-than-expected range figures. The order books are now open, and we’re all going to find out just how much of an appetite America has for a stripped-down EV.

According to Slate, customers can now place a preorder with a $300 non-refundable deposit to secure a delivery window. The startup says buyers don’t need to choose accessories or configurations immediately. A key part of its strategy is to sell a basic vehicle first and upsell customization later.

The biggest surprise might be the range. Slate originally projected lower figures, but now says the standard battery pack should deliver 205 miles (330 km) of range. That’s not class-leading by any stretch, but it’s more than many expected from a vehicle targeting such a low price point. Beyond that, the formula sounds as though it’s unchanged from its original debut.

More: Carvana May Have A Foot In Bezos’s Slate Auto Already

The truck itself remains intentionally simple. It’s a two-seat electric pickup with a projected towing capacity of up to 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Power windows, a conventional infotainment system, and plenty of the equipment buyers now treat as standard, a key fob among them, appear to be missing from all three body styles on the official configurator: the Blank State pickup, the Squareback SUV, and the Fastback SUV.

Instead, Slate is betting that customers would rather buy a basic truck and add features over time than finance a vehicle loaded with equipment they may never use.

That philosophy extends beyond the pickup itself. Slate also confirmed that both of its SUV conversion variants, known as the Squareback and Fastback, will start at $29,950 and $31,950 respectively. The timing here is key because when Slate first announced its plans, the federal EV tax credit would’ve offered up to $7,500 off. When that ended, pricing was the big question. Now, with the pricing announced, the real challenge begins.

The company reportedly has around 180,000 reservations, but converting inexpensive reservation holders into actual buyers is a very different test. If Slate succeeds, it could prove that affordability matters more than horsepower, touchscreen size, or even battery range. If it fails, it’ll be another reminder that building a cheap vehicle is often harder than building an expensive one.

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Slate Auto is promising to deliver America’s most bare-bones electric pickup while so far keeping one crucial detail under wraps. Now it looks like the internet may have done what the company wouldn’t and uncovered the price ahead of the production truck’s official June 24 debut.

According to a report from The Autopian, eagle-eyed readers digging through the source code of Slate’s preorder website discovered text apparently referencing a starting price of $24,950.

Related: Slate’s EV Pickup Is So Cheap It’ll Make You Wrap It At Home

The figure wasn’t displayed publicly on the page itself, but was reportedly buried within metadata connected to site content, and read: “The Slate Truck has all the essentials for the CONFIDENTIAL price of $24,950 (reminder: we’re all still under NDA and prohibited from sharing this).”

Whether this counts as a genuine leak, an accidental oversight, or a carefully planted breadcrumb is up for debate. But it is backed up by a second leak spotted by an Autopian reader, this one more visible – if only temporarily – on Slate’s retail site that mentioned the same price.

If accurate, a $24,950 starting price would make the Slate Truck one of the cheapest new vehicles available in America, as well as one of the most basic. The standard model is designed around simplicity, featuring a regular cab layout, manually operated windows, and a stripped-back interior intended to keep costs under control.

Buyers wanting more creature comforts, a bigger battery or an SUV top can add them later. Slate’s entire business model revolves around offering a basic platform that owners can customize with accessories and upgrades over time.

Slate Playing David To Ford’s Goliath

This Slate news lands just as Ford begins teasing its own affordable electric pickup. Ford’s compact truck is expected to arrive around 2027 with a starting price near $30,000. Unlike the Slate, it appears to feature a proper second row as standard, a large touchscreen, and all the modern conveniences buyers now expect. Wind-up windows almost certainly won’t be among them.

That leaves the two trucks chasing value-focused customers from very different directions. Ford seems to be pursuing affordability through manufacturing efficiencies and a highly optimized platform. Slate is taking the opposite approach by deleting as much equipment as possible and trying to build cult appeal.

Unfortunately, neither electric truck is likely to achieve the low-$20,000 (or even sub-$20k) transaction price many shoppers hoped for. The disappearance of federal EV tax credits following policy changes last fall means the sticker prices will only head one way, and that’s up. Would a $25k price be low enough to tempt you into a Slate Truck, or would you be happy to shell out more for Ford’s equivalent?

Slate Auto

Slate Auto is promising to deliver America’s most bare-bones electric pickup while so far keeping one crucial detail under wraps. Now it looks like the internet may have done what the company wouldn’t and uncovered the price ahead of the production truck’s official June 24 debut.

According to a report from The Autopian, eagle-eyed readers digging through the source code of Slate’s preorder website discovered text apparently referencing a starting price of $24,950.

Related: Slate’s EV Pickup Is So Cheap It’ll Make You Wrap It At Home

The figure wasn’t displayed publicly on the page itself, but was reportedly buried within metadata connected to site content, and read: “The Slate Truck has all the essentials for the CONFIDENTIAL price of $24,950 (reminder: we’re all still under NDA and prohibited from sharing this).”

Whether this counts as a genuine leak, an accidental oversight, or a carefully planted breadcrumb is up for debate. But it is backed up by a second leak spotted by an Autopian reader, this one more visible – if only temporarily – on Slate’s retail site that mentioned the same price.

If accurate, a $24,950 starting price would make the Slate Truck one of the cheapest new vehicles available in America, as well as one of the most basic. The standard model is designed around simplicity, featuring a regular cab layout, manually operated windows, and a stripped-back interior intended to keep costs under control.

Buyers wanting more creature comforts, a bigger battery or an SUV top can add them later. Slate’s entire business model revolves around offering a basic platform that owners can customize with accessories and upgrades over time.

Slate Playing David To Ford’s Goliath

This Slate news lands just as Ford begins teasing its own affordable electric pickup. Ford’s compact truck is expected to arrive around 2027 with a starting price near $30,000. Unlike the Slate, it appears to feature a proper second row as standard, a large touchscreen, and all the modern conveniences buyers now expect. Wind-up windows almost certainly won’t be among them.

That leaves the two trucks chasing value-focused customers from very different directions. Ford seems to be pursuing affordability through manufacturing efficiencies and a highly optimized platform. Slate is taking the opposite approach by deleting as much equipment as possible and trying to build cult appeal.

Unfortunately, neither electric truck is likely to achieve the low-$20,000 (or even sub-$20k) transaction price many shoppers hoped for. The disappearance of federal EV tax credits following policy changes last fall means the sticker prices will only head one way, and that’s up. Would a $25k price be low enough to tempt you into a Slate Truck, or would you be happy to shell out more for Ford’s equivalent?

Slate Auto

While many have questioned the staying power of Slate Auto since its launch 14 months ago, the American EV startup is inching closer to production of its long-awaited compact pickup truck. Ahead of Slate’s June 24 unveiling of the production-spec model, it has revealed some new details.

For starters, demand in the model appears strong, with Slate already reporting reservations covering the first year of production. Admittedly, it’s a little too early to know how many of these reservations will convert into orders, as final pricing details won’t be confirmed until June 24.

Read: Slate Will Take Your Order For Its Cheap EV On June 24, Price Sold Separately

As we’ve learned over the past year, Slate is going about things differently to slash costs and make its EV more affordable. Every example will leave the production line looking identical, all finished in the same shade of gray. Buyers can then order a range of accessories to make their Slate stand out. There won’t be any paint options, but there will be “54 basic wraps and 45-50 with metallic finishes and other designs,” Slate chief executive Peter Faricy told the Detroit Free Press.

Do It Yourself, Or Don’t Do It At All

Crucially, Slate won’t apply these wraps. Instead, customers will be tasked with doing it themselves or hiring an expert to do it for them. Also helping Slate save on production costs is the EV’s use of cheap plastic body panels, which means it doesn’t need to invest in expensive metal stamping equipment.

It will also be up to buyers to fit any accessories they choose. Slate promises that installation will be easy, with a dedicated app that offers instructions and informs buyers about the difficulty of fitting these parts. Those who don’t consider themselves capable DIYers can use the RepairPal network to have parts fitted.

In addition to pricing details remaining a mystery, we also don’t know how Slate will handle deliveries, as it doesn’t operate any dealerships or showrooms, and plans to sell its EV in all 50 states.

As mentioned, more details about the Slate will be announced at its unveiling on June 24. When that date comes around, interested buyers will be able to lock in a pre-order for $300.

Photos Slate Auto

Slate Auto is pressing on with its plan to launch an affordable EV, and it is doing so at an awkward moment, with US appetite for electric cars on the wane. Order books open later this month, though the company still has not put a number on the car. As Slate inches toward production, a less obvious backer has come to light: Carvana.

While Carvana is best known as a used-car retailer, it has recently been expanding into new-car sales, snapping up several former Stellantis dealerships across the country. Last year, it was given a warrant to purchase shares in Slate Auto at roughly the same time the car manufacturer started organizing its Series C funding round, which raised $650 million.

Read: Slate Will Take Your Order For Its Cheap EV On June 24, Price Sold Separately

Filings with Delaware’s division of corporations have exposed the connection between the two companies, but they stop short of confirming whether Carvana actually exercised the warrant, and if it did, how many shares it walked away with.

According to a report from Tech Crunch, Carvana revealed in a March filing that it had been granted a warrant to purchase shares in an unnamed “products company” last year, noting the total value of the warrant was $1.5 million at the end of 2025. It’s unclear if this reference was in relation to Slate Auto or another company.

Who Else Has Invested?

Slate Auto has raised approximately $1.4 billion to date, although limited details are available on its investors’ holdings. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is known to be a major investor, as is the billionaire chief executive of Guggenheim Partners, Mark Walter. Other known investors include General Catalyst, Slauson & Co, and Amazon executive Diego Piacentini.

According to the automotive startup, prices for the all-electric truck will start somewhere in the “mid-$20,000” range. This is more than the sub-$20,000 price tag initially promised by Slate, but that was before the Trump administration axed the $7,500 federal EV tax credit.

For Slate Auto, it’s been a wild ride since its inception four years ago. Initially, it planned to bring an EV to market for less than $20,000. Then Donald Trump cancelled the $7,500 tax credit that made such a price feasible. Now, the company is about to open up order books on June 24, but there’s still something missing… the price buyers will have to actually pay.

Today, the electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos sent an email to prospective buyers saying that preorders will begin in June. Specifically, they’ll open on June 24, and those who jump on board early will evidently get a “delivery window before non-reservers.”

More: Slate Auto Replaces CEO Just Months Before Launching $25K–$30K EV

That date is about a month away as of this writing, and there’s still no official base price for the small electric pickup truck. The number is apparently dropping the same day orders open. For now, Slate only says the truck will start somewhere in the “mid-$20,000” range.

If not knowing the price was one hurdle for hand-raisers, the preordering and reservation process might be another. According to a post on Slateforums, on June 24, those with an existing reservation will have an assigned delivery window and a link to finish their preorder.

Customers will need to pay a $300 non-refundable deposit (minus their $50 reservation fee if they have one already). Those with a reservation have 30 days starting on the 24th to submit their deposit. Slate evidently has over 160,000 reservation holders.

Photos Slate

If those 30 days pass, they can still preorder, but their delivery window will shift further back in the queue. Importantly, the deposit will go toward the final price of the vehicle. The email to customers claims that in the fall of this year, they’ll have the option to pick their wrap and accessories, select financing, finalize the purchase, and then choose how they’d like to take delivery of their Slate.

Read: Slate’s New Electric Truck Is So Basic Even The Repair Network Is DIY

Keep in mind that even for those who do make a reservation and follow through on the preorder, they’ll have to wait to get delivery until mid-2027. Between now and then, Slate says it’ll offer customers the chance to see the vehicle up close, but there’s no word on exactly how that’ll take place or where those locations will be. Hopefully, the preorder rollout answers the bevvy of questions piling up.

Photos Slate

Chinese car brands can’t even sell their vehicles in the United States, yet they’re creating loyal fans across the country, largely thanks to targeted campaigns with the help of popular automotive content creators. If these brands ever do get the go-ahead to sell cars locally, established players will need to watch their backs.

If you follow any of these influencers, you’ve probably seen plenty of Chinese cars being tested on American roads, despite not being available here. Forrest Jones, who helped to pioneer short-form car reviews on TikTok, has reviewed a bunch of these over the past couple of years, generating tens of millions of views.

Read: China Is Blocked From Selling Cars In America, Yet Three Democratic Senators Still Sent This Letter

Speaking with Bloomberg, Jones says some of his highest engagement comes from his Chinese car content. Last year, tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee tested the popular Xiaomi SU7 in the US, and that video alone, with 10 million views, reportedly generated $1.2 million in unpaid brand exposure for the company.

The Chinese Are Taking Over

Data from Sprout reveals that, thanks to Brownlee’s video and others, Xiaomi’s TikTok following jumped 20 percent in 2025. Remarkably, roughly half of these 7.8 million followers are from the United States. Videos like Brownlee’s also lead to spikes in inquiries from Americans.

According to China EV Marketplace, a popular e-commerce platform that exports Chinese EVs overseas, it received more than 1,000 price-quote requests from the US after Brownlee released his video, with most seemingly unaware that EVs like the SU7 can’t be legally insured and titled in the US.

A Chinese automotive content platform called Beijing Dongchedi Technology Co., or DCar, is helping give Chinese cars exposure in the US. Spun out of ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, in 2023, DCar has been “courting American influencers to create content for its mobile app and showcase Chinese tech,” Bloomberg writes, with 10 million daily active users in China.

Bloomberg reports that in early 2025, DCar funded a trip to Alaska for YouTubers including Richard Benoit, better known as Rich Rebuilds, presenting him with a catalog of electric models such as the BYD Fangchengbao and Wuling Bingo before shipping the cars stateside. DCar covered Benoit’s travel and paid him a fee equal to “the price of a cheap Chinese EV” for his coverage, he told Bloomberg.

The company told the outlet it purchased or rented all the models itself, with no participation from the carmakers, to maintain “objectivity and veracity.” In return, DCar gets a barrage of slickly produced influencer posts introducing it to a wider audience.

For what it’s worth, Chinese brands like BYD and Xiaomi insist they have no immediate plans to start selling passenger cars in the United States. However, with loopholes potentially opening, you can be assured they’ll be lobbying hard to loosen regulations so they can gain access to the American market.

Slate Auto burst onto the scene a year ago as they introduced their affordable electric truck on April 24, 2025. It generated a ton of interest thanks to a starting price of under $20,000 after federal incentives.

Fast forward a year and the company hasn’t said much since then. Sure, they post flashy videos on social media, but there’s a concerning lack of substance for a vehicle that’s supposed to be launched in the coming months.

More: Slate’s $28K EV Truck Is So Basic Even The Repair Network Is DIY

The last update came on April 16, when Slate revealed they received $650 million in funding and have secured over 160,000 reservations. That’s a lot, but you can reserve the vehicle for $50 and the fee is fully refundable. Furthermore, as we’ve seen with the Tesla Cybertruck, a huge number of reservations doesn’t always pan out to be a ton of orders – especially when the price jumps significantly.

Despite a lack of meaningful updates, the company has previously said the truck will have a 52.7 kWh battery that feeds a rear-mounted motor producing 201 hp (150 kW / 204 PS) and 195 lb-ft (264 Nm) of torque. That should enable the model to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in eight seconds, before hitting a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h).

This is said to give the truck a range of 150 miles (241 km), but the company has mentioned an optional 84.3 kWh battery pack that increases the distance to 240 miles (386 km). When the battery is low, a 120 kW DC fast charger can take it from 20-80% in less than 30 minutes.

While we know a number of specifications, additional details are hazy. However, Slate has said the model will have 17-inch steel wheels, crank windows, and a universal phone mount as your smartphone will function as the infotainment system.

The company has also touted a handful of driver assistance systems such as active emergency braking, forward collision warning, and up to 8 airbags. More notably, the truck will be offered with a flat-pack accessory kit that transforms the vehicle into an SUV complete with a roll cage and a rear seat. The company has also promised over 100 accessories and an assortment of wraps.

While the silence is becoming deafening, Slate has promised to reveal more details in June. That’s when final pricing will be announced and when customers can begin pre-ordering the truck.

With the federal tax credit eliminated, Slate now says the model is expected to begin in the “mid-$20,000’s.” That’s significantly more than the original estimate of under $20,000 and it’s roughly on par with the $28,145 Ford Maverick. More worryingly for Slate, the Blue Oval is also working on a $30,000 electric truck, but they’ve been pretty tight-lipped about it themselves.

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