Slate Auto's electric pickup truck starts at $24,950, with the SUV version at $29,950. First deliveries Q4 2026. Full specs, range, charging, accessories, and everything you need to know.
Slate Auto has officially announced pricing for its electric pickup truck: $24,950 for the base Blank Slate pickup and $29,950 for the SUV version. First deliveries are targeted for Q4 2026. With more than 180,000 reservation holders already signed up, the American startup has just entered the most contested price point in the electric vehicle market — and it is doing so with a vehicle unlike anything else on sale today.
The Blank Slate is not just an affordable EV — it is a different philosophy about what a vehicle can be. Slate ships what it calls the essentials and lets owners build from there. The base truck is a 2-seat pickup. Buyers who want more can add the SUV conversion kit to turn it into a 5-seat vehicle. There is also a Fastback body style option.
The LFP battery chemistry deserves particular attention for buyers considering this truck for daily use. Unlike the NMC batteries in most EVs, LFP cells do not degrade meaningfully from regular charging to 100%. That removes one of the most common EV ownership anxieties — the need to keep daily charging at 80% to protect battery life. Pair that with Slate's 10-year, 110,000-mile battery and powertrain warranty, and the long-term ownership case becomes unusually strong for a vehicle at this price point.
| Vehicle | Starting price | Range | Powertrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Blank Slate | $24,950 | 205 miles | Electric RWD |
| Slate SUV | $29,950 | 205 miles | Electric RWD |
| Ford Maverick (base) | $23,920 | N/A (gas) | Hybrid gas |
| Ford F-150 Lightning (base) | $49,995 | 230 miles | Electric AWD |
| Chevy Silverado EV (base) | $75,195 | 450 miles | Electric AWD |
| Rivian R1T (base) | $69,900 | 410 miles | Electric AWD |
| Tesla Cybertruck (base) | $69,990 | 320 miles | Electric AWD |
The Slate truck undercuts the next cheapest electric truck — the Ford F-150 Lightning — by $25,000. It is roughly in line with the Ford Maverick hybrid on base price, but it is fully electric and comes with Tesla Supercharger network access built in. For buyers who do not need 400-plus miles of range or AWD, the Slate's value proposition is difficult to argue with on price alone.
"More than 180,000 reservation holders have told us they're ready for a vehicle that's affordable, reliable, and built around their lives."
— Peter Faricy, CEO, Slate AutoSlate was founded in 2022 and has operated largely under the radar compared to more heavily funded EV startups. The 180,000 reservation figure — revealed alongside the pricing announcement — suggests genuine consumer demand rather than speculative interest. For context, that number is comparable to early Rivian reservation counts before its first deliveries.
Slate plans to sell directly to customers without traditional dealerships, following the model pioneered by Tesla. That approach eliminates dealer markup and allows Slate to maintain direct pricing control, which is essential for holding the $24,950 starting price over time.
Every major electric truck on the market today — the Lightning, the Silverado EV, the Rivian R1T, the Cybertruck — was designed for buyers who could afford to spend $50,000 or more. Slate is the first company to seriously address the majority of American truck buyers, who spend $25,000 to $35,000 on a vehicle.
Whether Slate can actually deliver on that promise at scale is the open question. Manufacturing a vehicle at this price point profitably is genuinely hard. But the product itself — modular, customizable, LFP-powered, Supercharger-compatible, and backed by a 10-year warranty — is a more coherent answer to the question of what an affordable American EV truck looks like than anything that has come before it.
Slate Auto has done the thing most people said could not be done: built an electric truck in America and priced it under $25,000. First deliveries in Q4 2026, 180,000 reservations already in hand, and access to every Tesla Supercharger in the country from day one. The next question is whether the company can actually build them. If it can, this is the vehicle that puts EV ownership within reach for the majority of American truck buyers who have been left out of the electric revolution so far.
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