📊 Expected Out-The-Door price for a $25,000 Blank Slate

[AZFox]

What would you expect your OTD price for a Blank Slate* Truck to be?

What amounts do you think would be combined to arrive at and OTD price, including

• Sales Tax
• Destination Fee (Delivery & Prep)
• Documentation Fee
• Title and Registration Fee
• any other fee (delivery to your driveway or ???)
• State / Local EV-Specific Fee
• State / Local EV Tax Credit

* A Blank Slate Truck means no wrap, accessories, or charges to install those.

When you search for registration fees some results might not be accurate, so don't accept the first result you find. FWIW, my best result came from an AI Brave Search reply to [ Arizona new vehicle license and registration cost for 25000 ].

@Mac-Tyson posted a helpful link to a helpful State EV Credit/Fee Map and Table.
Electric Vehicle Taxes by State, 2025

The elephant in the room is the Destination Fee. The amount Slate will charge is anyone's guess. I hope it's reasonable.

Edit: The reason this poll is about a Blank Slate is because the purpose of the poll is to discover what people think the other charges will be. I realize few of us will actually buy a completely Blank Slate.

 

[atreis]

The ranges in the poll are pretty low. By the time I add the features I want (long range battery, fastback kit, wrap, spare tire, hitch for a bike rack, head unit and speakers, and a few odds and ends) I expect it to be in the neighborhood of $35K or so, plus registration, destination (unless picked up at factory?), title ....

Base plate for flat towing, installation, and wiring for brakes and lights will likely be another $1500-$2K unless I decide to do most of that work myself. That will depend on what's involved. I did it myself for my current flat tow but am not sure I want to do it again.

So, all up once it's ready to be dragged down the road: $40K-45K. I've budgeted a max of $45K for it.

 

[AZFox]

The ranges in the poll are pretty low. By the time I add the features I want (long range battery, fastback kit, wrap, spare tire, hitch for a bike rack, head unit and speakers, and a few odds and ends) I expect it to be in the neighborhood of $35K, plus registration, destination (unless picked up at factory?), title ....

The poll is asking about a Blank Slate with no wrap or accessories.

The reason is because the purpose of the poll is to discover what people think the other charges will be.

 

[Mac-Tyson]

In my State it will cost you around $24,003-$27,003 for a $25K Blank Slate Truck depending on income level for state incentives and assuming a $1500 destination fee.

Edit: If for whatever reason State Incentives go away by the time the Slate Truck is on Market the Truck will cost around 28.5K after fees and again assuming a $1500 destination fee.

 

[atreis]

The poll is asking about a Blank Slate with no wrap or accessories.

The reason is because the purpose of the poll is to discover what people think the other charges will be.

I thought you were asking for expected OTD for what we intend to buy (which starts out as a blank slate, plus extras that one can choose to self-install).

Assuming it's 25K, the tax, destination fee, registration, and document fees will probably be around $4K all up. That's a total guess of about $2K on the destination fee though.

My state has no incentives. I changed my vote to 29K.

 

[cadblu]

I recall there was a thread in back in July, "place your bets" on the actual blank slate starting price. I thought you might want to leverage those results into this poll.

https://www.slateforums.com/forum/t...ual-blank-slate-starting-price-contest.13268/

The poll logic is a bit flawed since you cannot have any values below the starting price of the truck itself, even with the few remaining state incentives. Sales tax and destination are the heavy hitters, and a safe bet is $4K over the selling price. Just my 2 cents. lol.

 

[Mac-Tyson]

I recall there was a thread in back in July, "place your bets" on the actual blank slate starting price. I thought you might want to leverage those results into this poll.

https://www.slateforums.com/forum/t...ual-blank-slate-starting-price-contest.13268/

The poll logic is a bit flawed since you cannot have any values below the starting price of the truck itself, even with the few remaining state incentives. Sales tax and destination are the heavy hitters, and a safe bet is $4K over the selling price. Just my 2 cents. lol.

It’s why I think once Slate gets up to full production and can actually fulfill higher demand a 24K base price makes more sense. If final price for a Blank Slate is going to be 3-4K more expensive than a final price of 27-28K before incentives is a much more attractive price point than 29K.

 

[AZFox]

I thought you were asking for expected OTD for what we intend to buy (which starts out as a blank slate, plus extras that one can choose to self-install).

Thanks for the feedback. I edited the post to be more clear.

I recall there was a thread in back in July, "place your bets" on the actual blank slate starting price. I thought you might want to leverage those results into this poll.

The price is deliberately fixed at 25K because the poll is about the other charges (and incentives).

The poll logic is a bit flawed since you cannot have any values below the starting price of the truck itself, even with the few remaining state incentives. Sales tax and destination are the heavy hitters, and a safe bet is $4K over the selling price. Just my 2 cents. lol.

The logic of it is that State and Local Incentives can be up to $7500, which would bring the OTD price well below $25K.

 

[Mac-Tyson]

Thanks for the feedback. I edited the post to be more clear.



The price is deliberately fixed at 25K because the poll is about the other charges (and incentives).



The logic of it is that State and Local Incentives can be up to $7500, which would bring the OTD price well below $25K.

First option doesn’t work though since it seems like Maine is the cheapest place to buy a $25K Blank Slate especially if you are a low income resident then the Slate will cost $18,875. So unless they have a $24.99 destination fee, under 19k isn’t possible for a 25K Blank Slate. At least from what I researched about incentives and fees in Oregon. (which side note fees and sales tax for a new vehicle are much better than my own)

 

[AZFox]

First option doesn’t work though since it seems like Maine is the cheapest place to buy a $25K Blank Slate especially if you are a low income resident then the Slate will cost $18,875. So unless they have a $24.99 destination fee, under 19k isn’t possible for a 25K Blank Slate. At least from what I researched about incentives and fees in Oregon. (which side note fees and sales tax for a new vehicle are much better than my own)

Duly noted. In retrospect it might have been better to chop one off of the bottom and add one more at the top.

Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[sodamo]

Total	29428
Blank Slate	$25000.00
Sales Tax	$1178.00
Trans	3000
Reg	250

 

[danielt1263]

Hmm... Sale's Tax and Title here in Florida is 6% + $50 (county sale's tax) + $250 (about to transfer the title.) I'm guessing on destination fee based on what other car companies charge.

What I'll be avoiding is the $1-2K "dealer fee" that all the dealerships tack on around here.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

None of us know, but based on 50 years of car purchasing and interaction with corporate entites, I find the premise of the question bogus. I translate "mid twenties" to be the orignally announced price of $27.,500. It would be nice if I'm pleasantly surprised, but I don't expect I will be.

And I'll wager that's $27,500 in CY 2025 dollars. And since most of us will be buying in CY 2027, that has to be translated to CY 2027 inflated dollars. Again, I hope I'm surprised. Hope springs eternal. But reality keeps draining the spring.

 

[AZFox]

None of us know, but based on 50 years of car purchasing and interaction with corporate entites, I find the premise of the question bogus. I translate "mid twenties" to be the orignally announced price of $27.,500. It would be nice if I'm pleasantly surprised, but I don't expect I will be.

And I'll wager that's $27,500 in CY 2025 dollars. And since most of us will be buying in CY 2027, that has to be translated to CY 2027 inflated dollars. Again, I hope I'm surprised. Hope springs eternal. But reality keeps draining the spring.

The price isn't meant to be a prediction.

The question is about predicting the other charges (and incentives), not the price itself.

 

[Mac-Tyson]

It looks like destination charge is going to be a big factor. So far this spread would look a lot more attractive 1-2K cheaper for a standard range Blank Slate. Especially if Slate as they say wants to compete with used vehicles. If Slate can somehow get a standard range Blank Slate to cost at or just under $25K after destination charge but before any fees or incentives, while also making a profit and maintaining quality that will be a big win for them.