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

[sodamo]

Everywhere Slate put under 20k they also put after federal incentives, and every video I saw from a content creator also mentioned it.

Very true, but some posts seem to believe otherwise.

 

[danielt1263]

Everywhere Slate put under 20k they also put after federal incentives, and every video I saw from a content creator also mentioned it.

Directly from the CEO's mouth in their very first ad:
"A Slate cost in the mid20s. Brand new."
Sure they went on to say that would be under-20k with incentives, but they have been saying mid-20s from the beginning.

 

[Luxrage]

FYI, Slate is not a 4 door.

Even AI cannot comprehend the idea of a modern compact two door pickup truck!

 

[sodamo]

Even AI cannot comprehend the idea of a modern compact two door pickup truck!

So maybe AnonI

 

[TPL]

I did the math a while back. Adding the extended battery capacity (29 kWh) and using the predicted $/kWh production cost in 2026 (approx. $80) adds around $3,000 to the battery.

If it's that low, getting the extended battery will be a slam dunk.

 

[danielt1263]

If it's that low [at $3,000], getting the extended battery will be a slam dunk.

And it opens up the possibility, and my hope, that the extended battery model is $27,500 and the base model is $24,500. This would put both of them in the "mid-20s" range.

 

[GaRailroader]

If the extended range ends up being NMC and the standard range LFP then the upgrade cost might be more than $3k since the NMC is a more expensive chemistry. The extended range battery would have to recoupe the price difference between LFP and NMC for the first 55 kWh also. My wild guess is $4k but who knows.

 

[E90400K]

If it's that low, getting the extended battery will be a slam dunk.

That's at production cost, not price to the Buyer.

 

[sodamo]

And it opens up the possibility, and my hope, that the extended battery model is $27,500 and the base model is $24,500. This would put both of them in the "mid-20s" range.

For that price I’d likely opt for extended

 

[KevinRS]

If the extended range ends up being NMC and the standard range LFP then the upgrade cost might be more than $3k since the NMC is a more expensive chemistry. The extended range battery would have to recoupe the price difference between LFP and NMC for the first 55 kWh also. My wild guess is $4k but who knows.

That would be why, since the original intent was for both to be NMC, if they offer LFP, it may be on the cheap end of mid-20s with that pack, below 25k by enough to make a difference.