Slate Truck preorders open with $24,950 starting price and 205 miles of range

Slate has confirmed pricing, specifications, and a preorder process for its forthcoming electric truck and SUV lineup, with the truck starting at $24,950 before destination, taxes, and fees. The Indiana startup, backed by Jeff Bezos and a group of additional investors, says it has accumulated more than 180,000 reservation holders since opening the queue in 2024 and is now moving those reservations into firm preorders ahead of first customer deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2026. Slate has not disclosed the destination charge, so the final out-the-door starting price will be modestly higher than the headline figure. For US buyers, the announcement closes most of the remaining unknowns about the Slate Truck and its SUV derivatives. The vehicle has been the subject of significant attention since Slate emerged publicly in 2024, both because of the unusually low pricing target and because of the company’s stated commitment to building a deliberately simple and customizable electric vehicle in a market that has been moving in the opposite direction. The new specifications show a 205-mile estimated range, a 2,000-pound towing rating, a single-motor rear-wheel-drive layout, native NACS charging, and a host of details that confirm the small budget pickup’s positioning as the cheapest truck in America. Pricing, variants, and preorders The base Slate Truck is priced at $24,950 before destination, taxes, and fees. Slate offers two SUV variants on the same architecture, the Squareback and the Fastback, both starting at $29,950 under the same exclusions. Buyers can also order the truck first and convert it to an SUV configuration after the fact, which is a function of Slate’s modular design rather than a separate vehicle program. Slate sells direct to consumers rather than through a dealer network. The April 2025 product reveal pitched the Slate Truck at a target base price of under $20,000 with EV incentives applied, which depended on the continuation of the existing federal tax credit and state-level top-ups in qualifying jurisdictions. The current $24,950 figure is the pre-incentive price, and the actual cost of ownership will depend on which incentives apply at delivery time and how the federal incentive environment evolves over the next several quarters. Reservations require a fully refundable $50 deposit. Preorders, which convert a reservation into a firm purchase intent, are priced at $300 for new customers and $250 for existing $50 reservation holders. Slate has indicated that customers will be able to configure and personalize their vehicles online ahead of delivery dates. First customer deliveries are expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. What the specifications confirm The Slate Truck rides on a 108.9-inch wheelbase, with an overall length of 174.6 inches, a width of 70.6 inches without mirrors, and a height of 68 inches in pickup form. The Squareback SUV is fractionally shorter at 67.5 inches tall. Ground clearance is 7.8 inches on the pickup and 7.6 inches on the SUV. The pickup bed measures 60.5 inches long with the tailgate up and 80.7 inches with the tailgate down, with a usable bed width of 43.9 inches between the wheel wells. Frunk capacity is 7.0 cubic feet. The SUV variants offer 80.5 cubic feet of total interior volume, with 34.0 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and 58.4 cubic feet with the seats folded. Curb weight is 4,048 pounds for the pickup and 4,335 pounds for the SUV, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 5,689 pounds for both. Maximum payload is 1,550 pounds for the pickup and 1,263 pounds for the SUV, which is a meaningful increase over Slate’s earlier projections. Maximum towing is 2,000 pounds for the pickup and 1,824 pounds for the SUV, which Slate says is enough for the kind of light recreational use that a pair of jet skis would represent. Propulsion comes from a single rear-mounted electric motor producing 135 kW (181 horsepower) and 264 Nm (195 lb-ft) of torque. The 65 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack offers 63 kWh of usable energy, with a Slate-estimated range of 205 miles for the pickup. The range figure is a meaningful upgrade. Slate says it is up 37 percent from the original target of approximately 150 miles, and reflects continued engineering work between the public reveal and the production specification. Slate notes that the range figure is based on the company’s own approximation of the EPA test cycle rather than an official EPA rating, which will follow as the vehicle approaches production. The 0 to 60 mph time is estimated at 8.0 seconds, with a top speed of 90 mph. Charging is supported through an 11 kW alternating current onboard charger and a 120 kW direct current fast-charge capability, with Slate quoting 30 minutes for a 20 to 80 percent fast charge. The charging port is the native North American Charging Standard, which Slate confirmed for the truck in October 2025 ahead of commercial Tesla Supercharger access. The chassis uses MacPherson strut front suspension and a De Dion rear axle with coil springs, which is an unusual choice in a modern light truck. The De Dion arrangement is a kind of dependent rear axle that keeps the wheel hubs and brakes connected by a tube and locates the differential to the body, providing some of the simplicity and load-carrying advantages of a solid rear axle without the unsprung weight penalty. Standard wheels are 17-inch steel units wrapped in 245/65R17 tires, with an outer diameter of 29.5 inches. Marketplace, repair, and configurability A central piece of Slate’s value proposition is the Slate Marketplace, the company’s accessory and customization storefront. At launch, the Marketplace will offer more than 175 accessories, including roof racks, audio systems, seat covers, and lighting accessories. Slate says more than 80 of those accessories are priced under $500. Customers can also choose from more than 100 wrap colors, with full vehicle wraps priced under $500 at launch and applied professionally in hours rather than days. Custom colors are also available. Service is being supported through a partnership network rather than a Slate-owned dealer chain. Slate has said most repairs can be performed by the customer using a video tutorial system the company calls Slate U. For service work that requires professional support, Slate has partnered with RepairPal to access more than 3,000 affiliated repair shops nationwide, with more than 100 of those shops capable of high-voltage electric vehicle work. The Slate and RepairPal partnership was announced in October 2025 as a way to deliver service without the dealer overhead that adds cost to most new vehicle programs. The Slate Truck and its SUV variants come with a 10-year or 110,000-mile battery and powertrain warranty. Manufacturing and economic context The Slate Truck and SUV variants will be built at a former industrial facility in Warsaw, Indiana, which Slate is refurbishing into a vehicle assembly plant. The company has committed to investing nearly $400 million in the plant and projects more than 2,000 jobs at the facility, with an estimated $39 billion contribution to the Indiana state economy over 20 years. Slate’s manufacturing approach is part of the cost story. The company has stated that its vehicles use fewer than half the parts of a typical truck, which both lowers production cost and reduces complexity for owners performing routine repairs themselves. The cabin is intentionally minimalist, with tactile controls and no central touchscreen, which is a significant departure from current industry practice but consistent with the simplicity-first design language that Slate has used to differentiate the vehicle. The first deliveries are expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. Slate has not yet announced state-by-state rollout details, although the direct-to-consumer model means availability is not gated by dealer agreements. Customers can configure and order vehicles through Slate.auto, with the company indicating that the configurator and customization tools will become available ahead of each customer’s delivery date.