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TheDrive: The Average New Car Now Costs More Than $50,000 For the first time ever, and certainly not the last, the average transaction price for a new vehicle crossed the $50,000 threshold last month, according to new data from Cox Automotive via Kelley Blue Book. Autoblog: Average New Car...

This will generate some articles and videos. Slate Auto’s electric truck: See it first at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

There's at least one, attributed to Einstein: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

By my rough calculations an EV Truck would cost at least $1,000 less per year to operate. That's not my main reason for saying "no-go" on an ICEV version though. No amount of engineering and design brilliance on the part of a startup could pull off a perfect (or, to be fair, let's say...

That's way easier said than done. Radical Simplicity doesn't work that way. Five colors would require be five times the replacement body panel SKUs. Replacement panels in those colors probably wouldn't match body panels that have been out in the weather for a few years anyway. If a wrap is...

This AI Overview describes the Secure Key Ignition Module pretty well, assuming it's not hallucinating. The Secure Key Ignition Module is a proprietary security feature of the Slate Truck designed to prevent unauthorized vehicle access and starting. Unlike conventional push-to-start systems or...

Slate has displayed a Truck sporting Fifteen52 Analog HD aftermarket wheels and 265/70-17 tires. Fifteen52 makes that wheel in four 17" sizes. If you know the bolt circle size you can determine the wheel's other parameters. 17" x 8", w/ Bolt Circle 5x120 Offset 25mm Hub Bore 72.56 Backspacing...

Slate displayed a Truck with 265/70R17 tires on wider-than-stock aftermarket wheels. The stock wheels won't be the ideal width for this size, but it'll fit. +2.1" size (stock 265/65R17 plus 2.1 in diameter) 265/70R17 (31.6"x10.4") - Speedo Error: 53.6 @ 50mph (7.1%) BFGoodrich All-Terrain...

ICE would be a no-go for me because the likelihood that a startup could somehow create a well-executed reliable ICEV from scratch seems.extremely low. OTOH, designing and creating an EV from scratch seems far more achievable.

Because Slate's ethos is Radical Simplicity.

The Truck will have a not-so-dumb "Secure Key Ignition Module" where you insert the key fob into a slot in the dashboard.

I the Rich Rebuilds video Slate's head of engineering said they expect people to put insane sound systems in the Truck. I expect the doors to be designed so they'll accommodate speakers.

I agree that aggressive leveling kits (e.t. 2.5" front-ony lift on an F-150) are over the top. I don't think this would be the same thing though. Trucks used to have less rake and they were fine that way.

A single inch extra squat under a heavy load isn't concerning. The vast majority of the time the bed will be empty and it will still have a modest amount of rake.

I doubt the Lowering Kit reduces the load capacity.

I wonder if that amount of rake is what the Truck will actually have. I plan on turning the Lowering Kit into a Leveling Kit by only lowering the rear. Looks to me like one inch lower in the rear would be about perfect.

Enthusiasm toward EVs isn't the important thing to consider. Slate's CEO says "the EV is the least interesting thing about it", and I agree that being electric isn't the most important aspect of the Truck. The Truck's innovation lies in its simplicity, customizable design, and affordability...

See also this post from Wednesday where the video is linked to the segment that's about Slate.

As the Slate Agent Team would say, "That's a great question".

Going where the reservations are might help boost the spread of enthusiasm. The Slateforums Reservations Tracker provides some hints.