100K+ Reservations for Slate Truck already! (as of May 12, 2025)

[Just some guy]

I'm hoping they offer diy 2nd motor and battery expansion options maybe a range extender also interests me

 

[JeffVA]

Not sure why you would pay for the big battery? 4K miles a year is about 77 miles/week. Unless you do a long trip every month? With the DC Fast charging, what's the big deal with stopping a few times to recharge? Or take back roads and maybe get 300 miles on the small battery at 40MPH?

Manly because of charging cycles and residual value. MNC's are rated for about 2000 charges ( Bigger battery, fewer charges). I'll keep it for about 15 years and want to be able to sell it for "Something" rather than having to pay a possible fee for disposing of it. Fast charging also kills MNC batteries faster and will be a last resort.

I really want this truck but if another manufacturer builds a small 2 door truck I'm out. I would stick with Slate even for an extra $7,500 if they put a different battery in it. In this day in age, MNC's are stone age

 

[lgerger]

I'm hoping they offer diy 2nd motor and battery expansion options maybe a range extender also interests me

Not in first gen

 

[lgerger]

Manly because of charging cycles and residual value. MNC's are rated for about 2000 charges

Careful to state that a battery pack's cycle is measured in cycles, not charges.

 

[metroshot]

Didn't they say they were only going to produce around 150k per year?

In another week or so they will have sold out the first year of production.

So glad I got my reservation in

Based on other EV brands - reservations does not equal orders.

Ford F150 Lightning EV truck had about 45% order conversion.

GM / Chevy EV trucks had about 20% conversion rate (due to higher prices and late production).

Slate I would estimate at around 60% due to the price point.

 

[Pilau]

Very impressive!! And goes to show the huge demand for a cheap EV truck.

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Buzzy new EV startup Slate Auto has racked up more than 100,000 reservations for its customizable low-cost electric pickup truck, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch.​

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Slate crossed the milestone over the weekend, just a little more than two weeks after coming out of stealth mode and unveiling the truck at an event in Los Angeles, California. The company has said the truck will start below $20,000 after applying the $7,500 federal EV tax credit and plans to build the vehicles at a former printing plant in Warsaw, Indiana, as TechCrunch first reported.​

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“We are truly humbled by America’s response to Slate’s brand launch and the launch of our truck,” Slate’s chief commercial officer Jeremy Snyder said in a statement to TechCrunch. “We are excited for what the future holds.”​

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Source - https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/slate-auto-crosses-100000-refundable-reservations-in-two-weeks/​

I wish Slate updated the offical pre-order count periodically. Just curious how purchase interest has continued. Pulling hard for Slate.

 

[Neil Nelson]

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