Slate, the U.S. brand, has released full specifications for its modular electric pickup, which it says starts at $24,950 and is now the cheapest pickup in the United States. If buyers choose the SUV-style versions, the price rises to $29,950. The company says more than 180,000 customers have already put down deposits, starting with an initial $50 payment that later rises to $250, while new orders require a $300 deposit. First deliveries are planned for the final quarter of the year.
The vehicle is built on a customizable platform and can be configured as a pickup, a lifestyle coupe-like model, or a more conventional SUV with two or five seats. Slate offers 175 accessories, including 80 items priced under $500, and more than 100 wraps, with a full wrap costing less than $500. Its dimensions are compact for a pickup, at 4.43 meters long, 1.79 meters wide, 1.73 meters high, with a 2.77-meter wheelbase and 19.3 to 19.8 centimeters of ground clearance, depending on body style.
The cargo bed measures just under 1.54 meters in length, about 1.50 meters in width, and roughly half a meter in height. Cargo volume is listed at 963 liters in SUV form and 994 liters as a pickup, plus a 198-liter front trunk. Payload is 703 kilograms, and towing capacity in pickup form is 907 kilograms.
Slate also updated the powertrain. Rear-wheel drive output is now 184 horsepower, down 20 horsepower from earlier figures, but torque has increased to 26.9 kgm. The pickup reaches 100 kph in 8.0 seconds and is electronically limited to 145 kph. The LFP battery now has 63 kWh net capacity, about 10 kWh more than before, lifting range to 330 kilometers. Slate says AC charging from 20% to 100% takes four hours, while 120 kW fast charging from 20% to 80% takes 30 minutes. The company is offering a 10-year, 110,000-mile warranty on the battery and electric drivetrain, and says most repairs and maintenance can be done by owners with remote guidance.
