Expected price now "Mid-Twenties" for Slate truck

[skidoofast]

Going to be $30k for a completely blank Slate by the time it launches. No paint, no radio, no nothing except it's $30k. I'm out.

This is why it likely WILL NOT be $30k

they know their timeline, they likely have an estimate of what they expect costs to be in 2026-27

 

[skidoofast]

The as designed and advertised battery chemistry isn’t the lowest cost. Instead it was specifically picked by Slate to qualify for federal credits. If the fed credits are no longer in play, a lower cost battery might be used and could keep the price down a bit.

Unless their battery supplier has alternatives then Slate will probably be locked in for the first production run since they already have a suppler locked down

 

[Letas]

Tax credits won’t last and Slate will be $30K, just bet on that to avoid disappointment in the future. Even at $30K, we’re talking most affordable BEV on the market. Even a single motor RWD Model 3 is $35K right now WITH the tax credit. The Model 3 has a stereo and autopilot but the Slate has the ability to haul mulch/sand/gravel back the house. Just depends on what you need.

Leaf is cheaper. Plenty of options at 35k that even include radios!

 

[Letas]

I'm repeating myself here. Sorry. But even if it costs more than a loaded Maverick, I'll still buy it because having a drivetrain with 20-30 moving parts is worth more to me than a competitive price.

Many purists will agree with you. Unfortunately EV adoption is not wide spread enough nationwide; and I would bet a majority of people don’t have the same opinion. Will be tough to support a business selling less for more.

 

[Duke Slater]

Leaf is cheaper. Plenty of options at 35k that even include radios!

Yep, so the Slate needs to stay a fair bit below that. Fingers crossed for them.

 

[Kit352]

It will be 30k. Still in.

In my mind comparisons to a Maverick/Prius/Tesla are moot. I want a bare bones, tiny pickup and I want it to be electric. The fact that you coule get something bigger or more fancy has 0 appeal to me. I would pay extra to not have backseat I'll never use, a touchscreen I will hate, an engine I will have to maintain, window motors to break, etc...

This. My family has been life long Subaru owners for nearly 4 decades. I have personally had probably a dozen of them. This year was the year I had to say goodbye to the brand. The touchscreen on the latest Crosstrek pushed us over the edge. It's massive and clunky and you have no actual buttons to change anything. That alone put us off the brand and put us eyeing slate in the first place. We just want something with no frills and we are willing to pay extra for it.

 

[GreatLakes]

AutoNation dealer I spoke to in Colorado reduce the cost of the vehicle by the rebate amount, and then claimed the tax credits, respective of new/used rebate on their end. Sounded like that was a tactic most used to help move ev inventory. There were specifics though, it had to be under $35k vehicle, and a domestic brand, Chevy, Ford, so no Hyundai, Nissan. However, that was before the federal rebate got axed, and I haven't talked with anyone since last October. I had looked at a on the lot holdover '23 Chevy Bolt on my last trip out, and out the door cost for me would have been $13k with state $7500 and federal $7500 incentives reduction. The used Mach E was $29k with the rebates. I didn't buy then, didn't figure we'd be where we are today.

Please let us know what you find out on Colorado rebate. I knew they had good rebates and briefly looked into it. It seemed like I had to have a job there, and high enough income to owe $7500 state taxes. Perhaps the situation has changed. I could see moving to CO, but working is out of the question.

 

[GreatLakes]

Early days, lots of things could happen.
Obviously I don't know what Slate's battery contract says, but what-if EV sales tank. The battery company says we're sitting on all this production capacity and not making money. Fire sale! Lithium pouches are now $45/kWh! Move them!
Slate says "we can help you", send trucks to Warsaw. New price for big battery Slate is $24k.

 

[SichuanHot]

Hopefully the price doesn't keep creeping up. If it does 30k for a 200 mile range Slate would be very nice.

 

[Mightytalldude]

Please let us know what you find out on Colorado rebate. I knew they had good rebates and briefly looked into it. It seemed like I had to have a job there, and high enough income to owe $7500 state taxes. Perhaps the situation has changed. I could see moving to CO, but working is out of the question.

With Slate not having local dealerships, direct to consumer sales, the chance of getting any state rebate deduction, not living in that state will be nil. The previous example was with a previous model year on-hand unit, and the dealer adjusting the out the door price with the incentives to move the unit. I'm still kicking myself for not jumping on it, but it was a want, not a need at that time. The time frame for the Slate release will work nicely with my new job location change in early '27. It'll be a daily commuter vehicle doing about 33000 miles a year.

 

[cvollers]

This. My family has been life long Subaru owners for nearly 4 decades. I have personally had probably a dozen of them. This year was the year I had to say goodbye to the brand. The touchscreen on the latest Crosstrek pushed us over the edge. It's massive and clunky and you have no actual buttons to change anything. That alone put us off the brand and put us eyeing slate in the first place. We just want something with no frills and we are willing to pay extra for it.

Years ago I dated a woman who owned a Crosstrek. Horrible ride and possibly the worst sound system I have ever heard.

 

[Unreal]

slate CEO put a $7500 discount. Is that a fact?

 

[sodamo]

slate CEO put a $7500 discount. Is that a fact?

Just another dishonest clickbait title.

 

[Mightytalldude]

slate CEO put a $7500 discount. Is that a fact?

No info to support that. Multiple stories saying pretty much the same thing, ditching the under $20k.

 

[cadblu]

Slate, or any startup for that matter, needs to build credibility with consumers. A sure way to lose it is to not honor their “mid-twenties“ advertised price.

We are not dealing with established automakers like Ford or Tesla who have burned us in the past with the Lightning or Cybertruck.