Radically Customizable and Affordable, Beautifully Simplified: The Slate Truck Redefines Personalized Transportation

Cars, News I By Guest Contributor I April 24, 2025
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  • Slate serves the consumer good. Slate is a new American company founded on a disruptive business model of simplifying the manufacturing process and removing unnecessary content to reduce cost and increase reliability.
    • “The definition of what’s affordable is broken,” said Slate CEO Chris Barman. “Slate exists to put the power back in the hands of customers who have been ignored by the auto industry. Slate is a radical truck platform so customizable that it can transform from a 2-seat pickup to a 5-seat SUV.”
  • The Slate Truck is a beautifully simplified EV 2-seat pickup, produced in a single configuration from the factory. Approachable and timeless. Steel wheels outside. Crank windows and HVAC knobs inside. Large Frunk along with a spacious cargo area with 1400-lb. payload.
  • Unlimited personalization, powered by DIY. Slate vehicles are about accessible personalization. Select from over 100 accessories, available individually or bundled, to make a Blank Slate yours – at time of purchase or as your needs change over time.
  • The truck can be anything – even an SUV. The flat-pack accessory SUV Kit turns the truck into a 5-seat SUV, with a roll cage, airbags, rear seat. Do it yourself or have it done for you.
  • Designed to be wrapped. By you or a pro. Three levels of vehicle wrapping make personalization far more affordable. Wrap, unwrap, rewrap for different, inventive looks.
  • Bring your own tech. Rather than learn a new interface, use the one you love. Slate introduces the universal phone mount and USB power. Add a dedicated tablet if you want to.
  • An EV for everyone. 52.7-kWh battery pack, 150 kW, rear-wheel drive, range target of 150 miles.* An accessory 84.3-kWh pack has a target of 240 miles.* Using the NACS port, charge overnight for your commute on a household outlet, or fast-charge to 80% at 120-kW in under 30 minutes.
  • Top occupant safety. Designed to achieve the highest safety ratings. Active Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, and up to 8 airbags.
  • Transparent pricing. Expected price of under $20,000 after federal incentives, making it among the most affordable new vehicles.*
  • Made in America. Slate will manufacture the truck at a reindustrialized factory in the U.S., alongside a Customer Experience Center.
  • Direct-to-consumer sales and a nationwide service network. Order your truck online, take delivery near your home, and find service locations in your neighborhood.
  • Refundable vehicle reservations open now at $50. Visit slate.auto to secure [email protected]

*Slate Truck is currently in preproduction; vehicle specifications and pricing are subject to change. Projected range estimates are based upon an approximation of the EPA test cycle and are not official EPA estimated range values. Review IRS website to determine eligibility for potential incentives. Target pricing excludes taxes and fees.

Specifications

Vehicle specifications are subject to change. Projected range estimates are based upon internal testing
and an approximation of the EPA test cycle.

Dimensions

Length: 174.6 in.

Wheelbase: 108.9 in.

Width (w/o mirrors): 70.6 in.

Height: 69.3 in.

Interior volume, pickup/SUV: 55.0 ft3 / 80.5 ft3

Cargo volume, frunk/bed/SUV behind seats: 7.0 ft3 / 37.0 ft3 / 34.0 ft3

Weights, etc.

Curb weight: 3602 lb.

Max payload: 1433 lb.

Max towing: 1000 lb.

Power, propulsion

Motor, drive wheels*: Single motor, RWD

Pack size: 52.7 kWh (std.), 84.3 kWh (accessory)

Power: 150 kW (201 hp)

Torque: 264 Nm (195 lb-ft)

0-60 mph, est.: 8.0 sec.

Top speed: 90 mph

Charging, range

Onboard charger: 11kW

Level 1 AC, 3.6kW, 20-100%: 11 hr.

Level 2 AC, 11kW, 20-100%: Under 5 hr.

Level 3 DC, 120kW, 20-80%: Under 30 min.

Charging: NACS

Range, standard/accessory (est.): 150 mi., 240 mi.

Combined city/highway (est.): 96 MPGe

Chassis

Front suspension: MacPherson strut

Rear suspension: De Dion axle, coil spring

Wheel, tire: 17” x 7” steel wheel, 29.5” 245/65R17 tire

Bed

Bed width btw. wheel wells: 42.9 in.

Bed width min./max.: 50.0 in./54.9 in.

Bed length/tailgate down: 60.0 in./81.6 in.

*Permanent-magnet synchronous with hairpin winding, combined water and oil cooling. Gearbox: single speed w/12.44 gear ratio, open differential, w/ integrated park lock

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