Three Months Before Price Announcement. Guess the MSRP.

[1yeliab_sufur1]

i am going to be optimistic at the 24k

 

[cadblu]

Slate needs to set a price consistent with its core values and expectations they set at the outset. They cannot afford to disappoint. That said;

$24,990 standard range
$27,990 extended range

 

[fuzzyweis]

So going off the original price was to be $27k, and the rumblings of them possibly getting LFP for the standard battery, which can be about 25% cheaper than NMC, I'll say $24k for standard, $29,995 for extended.

I feel like even though they are saying mid-20s, they really want to try and get as close to that original $20k they were touting, as the base model really is a $20k truck. If the Slate creeps up near $30k people will definitely cross shop with Fords mid-size EV, so their strength is if they can keep close to the low 20s, and stay there for a few years.

-Jim

 

[danielt1263]

So going off the original price was to be $27k...

"A Slate cost in the mid20s brand new." - Chris Barman, Apr 24, 2025 ()
Literally no Slate employee has ever said the price would be $27k. I accept that some reporters have bandied that price around though. Just an FYI.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

The Slate price is a Rorschach test. It says a lot about the interviewee, nothing about the Slate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test

 

[ScooterAsheville]

Chris Barman has been quoted saying that they would not do that. She said the truck will be sold at a profit from day one (might just be a $1 profit, but that's still a profit).
I grant that Barman is no longer CEO, but nobody has contradicted that statement so far.

Well it depends on how you define profit. There are all kinds of definitions. There's the cost to build the vehicle itself, labor and parts. Then there's that cost plus the overhead of the staff and facilities. Then there's that cost plus the program investment, usually a billion or more.

Most OEMs don't see a penny of profit on a new model on a program basis for years. Literally hundreds of thousands of units.

Like everything that came out of the Slate CEO's lips, there were miles and miles of wiggle room. I'm not slamming her - that's a CEO's job, to evade being pinned down when making future statements.

 

[fuzzyweis]

"A Slate cost in the mid20s brand new." - Chris Barman, Apr 24, 2025 ()
Literally no Slate employee has ever said the price would be $27k. I accept that some reporters have bandied that price around though. Just an FYI.

They didn't say $27k but before the incentive was ended they were saying under $20k *with incentives on the web site. So I'm just hedging $500 out of that and saying $27k, maybe they were gonna sell it for $17,500 with incentives so $25k to start, but I still think around $27k was probably what they were aiming for in April.

-Jim

 

[NMNeil]

It needs to be a lot less than $27,600 or it's dead in the water.
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev

 

[danielt1263]

Got to love the optimism of the people voting less than $23k!
I'm surprised at how many are voting over $27k... I can only hope they mean barely over $27k.

However, even at $28k, it will be the cheapest new EV that can tow so I'll still be buying.

 

[danielt1263]

It needs to be a lot less than $27,600 or it's dead in the water.
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev

As I understand it, the new Bolt is not rated to tow, so it's no-go for me.

 

[GaRailroader]

It needs to be a lot less than $27,600 or it's dead in the water.
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev

I am sure that Slate is shaking in their boots over the competition threat that is the Chevy Bolt. 791 units sold in Q1 2026. This after not selling them for a year to build up demand. My guess is that by the time you get one configured the way a buyer would want it and add in dealer junk fees you are in Tesla Model 3 Standard price territory.

https://www.torquenews.com/1083/gm-...ding-new-affordable-evs-and-nobody-bought-one

 

[danielt1263]

I am sure that Slate is shaking in their boots over the competition threat that is the Chevy Bolt. 791 units sold in Q1 2026. This after not selling them for a year to build up demand. My guess is that by the time you get one configured the way a buyer would want it and add in dealer junk fees you are in Tesla Model 3 Standard price territory.

https://www.torquenews.com/1083/gm-...ding-new-affordable-evs-and-nobody-bought-one

The article in the URL asks some questions...

why didn't you buy the all-new Nissan Leaf when it hit dealer floors last fall, or the all-new Chevy Bolt when it arrived at Chevy dealers in early January? Were there throngs of people crowding you out of the parking lot?

Where are the throngs of people? How about where are these mythical cheap vehicles?
The cheapest Leaf at a dealer near me is $32k, the cheapest Bolt is $29k. Both have a dealer up-charge of $2k that must be added to that price, and neither of them are rated to tow.

Obviously, their inability to tow without voiding the warranty is a no-go for me; that will be the principal job of anything I buy. I have to admit though, that I also love the fact that the Slate doesn't have any screens.

 

[Pilau]

I suspect that they are still trying to squeeze cost out, and get a handle on average transaction price. They are smart enough to know that low price is foundational for Slate, so I suspect that they will reduce the cost of slate as low as they possibly can, while creating lots of pathways and products for accessorizing. My guess is that the small battery version will come in around $23K, while large battery around $27.5K.

 

[TPL]

It needs to be a lot less than $27,600 or it's dead in the water.
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/bolt-ev

Bolt is only an option for people willing to put up with power windows. For everyone else, it simply can't compete with Slate's no-electricity-required window technology.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

As I understand it, the new Bolt is not rated to tow, so it's no-go for me.

Years ago I was on the Bolt forum. I literally got banned because I dared to say the Bolt was not rated to tow and therefore you probably should not tow, and it was probably not even safe to tow. That really offended somebody, and they reported me, and I was banned for a month.

So don't tell the Bolt crowd they can't tow, or they'll come for you with pitchforks and tar and feathers.