The Slate Truck is the first vehicle from Slate Auto, an American startup backed by investors including Jeff Bezos. It is a two-seat electric pickup designed around one goal: the lowest possible price. It measures 4435 mm long, 1793 mm wide and 1760 mm tall on a 2767 mm wheelbase, with a 1633 kg kerb weight, and its defining trick is modularity - a set of bolt-on kits turns the pickup into a five-seat SUV.
Power comes from a single rear motor producing 201 hp (150 kW) and 264 Nm, driving the rear wheels for a 0 to 100 km/h time of 8.0 seconds. The 65 kWh LFP battery (63 kWh usable) is rated at 330 km (205 miles) on the EPA cycle, a 37% increase over the 150-mile figure Slate floated early in development, when an NMC pack was planned. A NACS DC fast charger takes the battery from 20 to 80% in 30 minutes at up to 120 kW, a Level 2 home charger covers 20 to 100% in four hours, and because the chemistry is LFP it can be charged to 100% routinely. Payload is 703 kg (1550 lb) and towing 907 kg (2000 lb).
Inside, the Truck is austere by design. There is no central touchscreen and no standard audio system; instead there are physical climate knobs, hand-cranked windows, a 4-inch display for the rear camera and a mount for the owner’s phone or tablet to handle navigation. The materials are chosen to be hard-wearing. Customization is the point: Slate launches with more than 175 accessories, over 80 of them under $500, plus partners such as Yakima and Thule for racks, Flated for an inflatable topper, and Sonos for a $250 audio add-on.
The exterior uses molded grey composite panels and plain steel wheels, skipping the paint shop entirely and inviting vinyl wraps instead. Safety equipment includes automatic emergency braking, at least four airbags, traction and stability control and forward collision warning, with Slate targeting a five-star US NCAP rating. Pricing starts at $24,950 for the pickup and $29,950 for the SUV conversion, with deliveries from the fourth quarter of 2026.