Slate Price Annoucement Date! "Mid-twenties in late June" -- says Slate

[cadblu]

I guess "put down the pencils" kinda goes with the manual windows meme(?)

“Pencils down” was a haunting term I recall when taking the final exam, and you just ran out of time. Next thing you hear: “Pass your answer sheet to the right…”.

And if you didn’t use a Number 2 pencil to fill in the oval on the answer sheet, that HAL computer didn’t properly record your answers. And then your GPA is recorded as: Zero point zero.

I sincerely hope Slate “sharpens their pencils” to get us the lowest possible price.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Ok now garentees that they will tell us the bigger battery price in June sadly or they just don't know just yet themselves the pr team i mean

 

[ScooterAsheville]

If you're a Slate fanboy, your narrative from now to June is "Slate is underpromising and will overdeliver on price at $22,500". A classic tactic to generate surprise and delight.

If you've become more of a Slate skeptic, your narrative from now to June is "Slate left out delivery and other fees and"the mid twenties" will mean $30,000 after fees are added in".

Sigh, another three months of price threads on this forum, where the two sides continue to read tea leaves and tell fortunes.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

If you're a Slate fanboy, your narrative from now to June is "Slate is underpromising and will overdeliver on price at $22,500". A classic tactic to generate surprise and delight.

If you've become more of a Slate skeptic, your narrative from now to June is "Slate left out delivery and other fees and"the mid twenties" will mean $30,000 after fees are added in".

Sigh, another three months of price threads on this forum, where the two sides continue to read tea leaves and tell fortunes.

What do you MEANNNNS I'm reading the bones over here and talking to the crows

 

[Orley]

Yes, it will be a long wait for the June price announcement, but that's the way it goes. The good news is that you will have answers to all your questions about accessories and prices. Can you pick it up in Warsaw? Bench seat? Footwell? Rear cover configuration options? V2L? on and on. True to form, Slate is being straight w us. Mid $20's is $23,333 to $26,666. The larger battery $3000 maybe? Then add your extras and you'll have a good idea of your final price. Kudos to Slate.

 

[E90400K]

“Pencils down” was a haunting term I recall when taking the final exam, and you just ran out of time. Next thing you hear: “Pass your answer sheet to the right…”.

And if you didn’t use a Number 2 pencil to fill in the oval on the answer sheet, that HAL computer didn’t properly record your answers. And then your GPA is recorded as: Zero point zero.

I sincerely hope Slate “sharpens their pencils” to get us the lowest possible price.

Hell, go old school and use MS Excel at least.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Hell, go old school and use MS Excel at least.

Lol thank you for reminding our audience of past ptsd of ms excel

 

[beatle]

Sigh, another three months of price threads on this forum, where the two sides continue to read tea leaves and tell fortunes.

This happens on every forum for a vehicle that hasn't had pricing released: Tesla, Rivian, Slate, just to name a few. Even the Lightning forum was abuzz with pricing discussions even after pricing annoucements because dealers still had the option to mark them up. I don't see the problem with people speculating and discussing the price. It's very important, especially for a vehicle where for most people, its primary selling point is its price.

 

[E90400K]

If you're a Slate fanboy, your narrative from now to June is "Slate is underpromising and will overdeliver on price at $22,500". A classic tactic to generate surprise and delight.

If you've become more of a Slate skeptic, your narrative from now to June is "Slate left out delivery and other fees and"the mid twenties" will mean $30,000 after fees are added in".

Sigh, another three months of price threads on this forum, where the two sides continue to read tea leaves and tell fortunes.

We all can make educated guesses on what the real price will be. But I'll say, we all know the original sales price was $7,500 less than what it will be. So, if anyone is still in with a $7,500 price increase and still sees value of a stripped EV with 2-doors, a few thousand +/- $25K shouldn't be much a factor in the decision making.

For me, the mysterious Ford UEV Skunkworks Truck that is now supposed to arrive at the same time as Slate will be in real production complicates the decision greatly. While I'd like to not have all the tech Ford says will be in the UEV, I know FoMoCo will be around in 10 years, Slate we can only hope.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

We all can make educated guesses on what the real price will be. But I'll say, we all know the original sales price was $7,500 less than what it will be. So, if anyone is still in with a $7,500 price increase and still sees value of a stripped EV with 2-doors, a few thousand +/- $25K shouldn't be much a factor in the decision making.

For me, the mysterious Ford UEV Skunkworks Truck that is now supposed to arrive at the same time as Slate will be in real production complicates the decision greatly. While I'd like to not have all the tech Ford says will be in the UEV, I know FoMoCo will be around in 10 years, Slate we can only hope.

True also potentially the rivian r3 and r3x could go into production at tge end of the year as well says some sources guesses on them are around 30k-35k may not be a truck but it is similar priced if tat number is to true and I am hoping the slate is about 24k for the base model but they still could pull a fast one and make it cheaper or higher but I think 24k is still very reasonable 23.5k is better and 25.5 seems a stretch looking at financing charts

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Ok used auto loan calculator with a monthly payment of $400 a 60 month loan term, a 6.99 interest rate, $3,000 down, arizina sales tax of 7.25 and 500 documents fee at least that's what it was the last time I did it 2 years ago, the slate would come out to be $21,170.73 but that's using the monthly to get the total price if they are going for a $400 a month plan I'm just going off of what slate said in the past about monthly payments should only be $400

 

[cadblu]

Regarding the subject of pricing, I’m kind of surprised this hasn’t yet been mentioned.

Do we believe Slate will offer discounts for:

• Military veterans, including retirees, active-duty members, their spouses, surviving spouses
• First responders
• Medical providers
• Nurses
• Students
• Teachers

Being a US-based entity my opinion is that Slate should, as a minimum, offer discounts to military veterans as a thank you for their service. Other categories, especially students, would fit well with Slate’s appeal to young college graduates.

And how about a “senior discount” - for all those contemporary seniors the Slate is targeted for. 🙂

Eagerly awaiting the formal pricing announcement in June. Maybe the snow will be melted by then.

 

[AKrietzer]

I'm wondering if they will give early reservation holders a discount. Do any automakers ever do that? Usually dealers mark up a new model at first just because there is a big demand. Since Slate will have no dealerships, we don't have to worry about that.

 

[atx_ev]

If you're a Slate fanboy, your narrative from now to June is "Slate is underpromising and will overdeliver on price at $22,500". A classic tactic to generate surprise and delight.

If you've become more of a Slate skeptic, your narrative from now to June is "Slate left out delivery and other fees and"the mid twenties" will mean $30,000 after fees are added in".

Sigh, another three months of price threads on this forum, where the two sides continue to read tea leaves and tell fortunes.

I have never seen 22.5 listed by anyone. 25K is more the common, 27 or 30 by the haters.

 

[atx_ev]

We all can make educated guesses on what the real price will be. But I'll say, we all know the original sales price was $7,500 less than what it will be. So, if anyone is still in with a $7,500 price increase and still sees value of a stripped EV with 2-doors, a few thousand +/- $25K shouldn't be much a factor in the decision making.

For me, the mysterious Ford UEV Skunkworks Truck that is now supposed to arrive at the same time as Slate will be in real production complicates the decision greatly. While I'd like to not have all the tech Ford says will be in the UEV, I know FoMoCo will be around in 10 years, Slate we can only hope.

I would pay 30K for a blank slate.

I would also pay 30K for the lowest model of the ford truck. Even with those sloping renders. If the slate was 25 and the ford was 30, I would get the slate. If they were both 30K I might get the ford if it had more range or AWD. If those two specs were the same, Id get the slate.

I dont care about looks at all.

Im not a fan of giant wheels and thin tires. I much prefer smaller wheels with more rubber. But that can add rolling resistance. I want enough rubber that I can scrape curbs. I also want more ride height.