Slate Auto’s $25K Electric Pickup Is Here: Pricing, Specs, Range, Release Date

The startup Slate Auto officially emerged from stealth mode late Thursday evening to debut its compact electric pickup truck. The company, which is partially backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will sell the most basic version of its EV truck for about $25,000. That’s $5,000 less than the cheapest EVs on sale now in the US, none of which are pickups. Slate has been keeping details about its EVs under wraps, though some models have recently been spotted in the wild by sleuths or outright teased by the upstart automaker. Now we have a wealth of information about the trucks’ capabilities, Slate’s manufacturing process, and the EVs’ rollout plans. It comes in one color: gray. Photograph Courtesy of Slate Automotive The basic “Blank Slate” pickup that sells for that lowest price tag gets an estimated 150 miles of range from a 52.7-kilowatt-hour battery pack. It comes in only one color, a gray tone that’s molded into its composite body panels, and offers only a single option: a l ... Read full article.