Slate, a U.S.-based automotive startup, says its new electrical pickup truck is precisely what its title implies – a clean slate.
Consumers can customise the truck with all of the options they need – and none they don’t – even turning the truck into an SUV.
However perhaps essentially the most surprising factor concerning the truck is its low price ticket, which begins at $27,500 – or $20,000 after the present $7,500 federal EV tax credit score.
The corporate says it goals to simplify the automotive manufacturing course of and take away pointless content material to scale back value and enhance reliability. “The definition of what’s inexpensive is damaged,” mentioned Slate CEO Chris Barman. “Slate exists to place the facility again within the palms of shoppers who’ve been ignored by the auto trade. Slate is a radical truck platform so customizable that it may possibly rework from a 2-seat pickup to a 5-seat SUV.”
The Slate Truck is an electrical 2-seat pickup, produced in a single configuration from the manufacturing unit. The stripped-down truck options metal wheels, crank home windows, HVAC, a big frunk with a spacious cargo space – and never a lot else. Meaning bringing your individual tech, utilizing the common telephone mount and USB energy, or including on a devoted pill.
Consumers can customise the truck with over 100 equipment and upgrades, out there individually or bundled. Equipment will also be added later as wants change. A flat-pack accent SUV Equipment turns the truck right into a 5-seat SUV, with a roll cage, airbags and rear seat.
The unpainted composite physique panels will be wrapped in almost any shade, or unwrapped and rewrapped once more because the temper strikes you.
Smaller than a Ford Maverick, the Slate Truck is 174.6 inches lengthy, 69.3 inches tall and 70.6 inches broad with a wheelbase of 108.9 inches. It has a 1,400-pound payload and 1,000-pound towing capability. The cargo mattress is 35.1 cubic toes and 5 toes lengthy.
The truck is rear-wheel drive with a single, rear-mounted 150kW motor, a 52.7-kWh battery pack and a spread goal of 150 miles. An adjunct 84.3-kWh pack has a goal of 240 miles. Utilizing the NACS port, the truck will be charged in a single day utilizing a Degree 1 AC family outlet, or Degree 3 DC fast-charged to 80% at 120-kW in below half-hour.
Designed to attain a 5-star USNCAP crash ranking, the truck contains lively emergency braking, ahead collision warning, as much as 8 airbags and extra security options.
patrons can reserve a truck now on Slate’s web site for $50. Deliveries are anticipated to start in late 2026.
A take a look at how Chief Editor Jordanne Waldschmidt would customise her Slate Truck – full with an SUV equipment, upgraded rims and lights, working boards, a roof rack, fender flares and extra.Slate
