Slate Finally Reveals When We’ll Know Its New Price and When the First Trucks Will Be Delivered
We haven’t heard much about pricing for the Slate Truck in a while, but that should change soon.
Many are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Slate Truck, the back-to-basics all-electric pickup (that can convert to an SUV) with backing from Jeff Bezos, but it’s been a while since we heard any major news from the company. That’s changing soon, as the company has revealed the timing of its pricing announcement and roughly when Trucks will start being delivered. Of course, nothing is fully set in stone as the environment for EV pickups continues to shift.
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We first saw the Truck last April, and Slate Auto has been keeping deposit holders excited by touting features and testing. In its latest email sent just this week, Slate revealed two things that depositors have been waiting for. First is the timing of official pricing, which it has set for “late June.” No number was stated, but the company’s website continues to say that a “Blank Slate will cost in the mid-twenties.” Originally, the pickup was, er, slated to cost around $20,000, but that was tied to the now expired federal EV tax incentive. It’s possible the state and local incentives may still apply, but the price will still be higher than when it was originally announced.
The other news was timing for the first Slate Truck deliveries to customers, which was revealed to be around the end of the year. You can still secure an example from the first batch of these EV pickups by placing a refundable $50 deposit on the Slate Auto website, but the company says spots for the first Trucks will be gone soon.
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Having experience in many forms of the automotive industry, Justin Banner has done more than just write about cars. For more than 15 years, he's had experience working as an automotive service technician—including a stint as a Virginia State Inspector—service advisor, parts sales, and aftermarket parts technical advisor (a fancy way of saying he helped you on the phone when you had trouble fitting your brakes over your aftermarket wheels and the like). Prior to his tenure as a full-time editor, Justin worked as a freelance writer and photographer for various publications and as an automotive content creator on YouTube. He’s also covered multiple forms of motorsports ranging from Formula Drift, drag racing, and time attack, to NASCAR, short course off-roading, and open desert racing. He's best known for breaking down complex technical concepts so a layperson can more easily understand why technologies, repairs, and parts should matter to them. At MotorTrend, Justin is part of the news team covering breaking news and topics while also working as a judge for MotorTrend Of the Year events and other major comparison tests.
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