Would You Buy This No-Frills EV Pickup Without Knowing The Final Price?

Slate Auto will begin taking preorders for its bare-bones electric pickup truck on June 24. Customers who reserved before the preorder period will receive an early delivery window. A $50 refundable reservation fee qualifies buyers for priority, provided they pay a $250 non-refundable deposit and lock in a delivery window within 30 days. New customers can place a $300 non-refundable preorder on June 24, but their delivery window will be later. Slate plans to reveal pricing on June 24 and expects deliveries to start in late 2026. Buyers will be invited to choose wraps and accessories, select financing, and finalize purchase agreements. Delivery and service are expected to differ from traditional dealerships, with service handled through the RepairPal network rather than company-owned centers.

"Slate Auto will start taking preorders for its bare-bones electric truck on June 24. The startup says customers who made a reservation before the preorder period will get an early delivery window. Deliveries are expected to start in late 2026, but there's still a big question hanging over the Slate truck. Slate Auto, the startup that made headlines for its bare-bones, no-frills electric pickup truck, will start taking preorders for its first product on June 24."

"Slate said it will reveal pricing on the same day when preorders start, and that customers who paid a $50 refundable reservation fee will get dibs on the first finished mini trucks, as long as they pay the non-refundable $250 deposit and lock in their delivery window in 30 days. People who haven't reserved the Slate truck can still place a $300 non-refundable preorder on June 24, but their delivery window will be later."

"The company said customers will start getting invites to pick wraps and accessories for their trucks, select financing, and finalize a purchase agreement in late 2026. At the same time, buyers will choose how to take delivery, with Slate claiming that the process will be a little different than a traditional dealership experience. The startup claims on its website that the first deliveries are expected in late 2026, but it's unclear where and how the first deliveries will happen."

"Slate previously said that it won't build out its own service centers like Tesla or Rivian, instead partnering with the RepairPal online network of repair shops, which currently has over 4,000 locations in the United States. When the company came out of stealth last year, it claimed that its rear-wheel drive electric pickup would start from less than $20,000, but that took the now-defunct $7,500 federal tax credit into account."

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