Slate Truck (Pickup / SUV) Pricing, Specs, Range, Dimensions, Safety

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💰 Price & Tax Credits

• Base Price: Around $27,500 (before incentives)
• After Federal Tax Credit: as low as $19,000 (with $7,500 credit eligibility)

🔧 Powertrain & Performance

• Motor: Single rear-mounted permanent-magnet electric motor
• Output: 201 horsepower, 195 lb-ft of torque
• Transmission: Single-speed automatic
• Acceleration: 0–60 mph in approximately 8.0 seconds
• Top Speed: 90 mph
• Drive Layout: Rear-wheel drive

🔋 Battery & Charging

• Standard Battery: 52.7 kWh, estimated 150-mile range
• Optional Battery: 84.3 kWh, estimated 240-mile range
• Charging Port: NACS (Tesla standard)
• Charging Speeds:
  • AC Charging: Up to 11 kW
  • DC Fast Charging: Up to 120 kW; 20–80% charge in approximately 30 minutes

📏 Dimensions & Capacity

• Length: 174.6 inches
• Width: 70.6 inches
• Height: 69.3 inches
• Wheelbase: 108.9 inches
• Bed Length: 60 inches (5 feet)
• Bed length with tailgate down: 81.6 inches
• Bed Width: 42.9 inches
• Front Trunk (Frunk): 7.0 cubic feet
• Payload Capacity: Up to 1,433 lbs
• Towing Capacity: Up to 1,000 lbs
• Curb Weight: Approximately 3,600 lbs

🛠 Design & Features

• Exterior: Unpainted gray composite panels; customizable with vinyl wraps
• Interior: Minimalist design featuring crank windows, manual climate controls, and a small digital instrument cluster
• Infotainment: No built-in system; includes a smartphone mount for user-provided devices
• Customization: Over 100 accessories available, including kits to convert the pickup into a 5-seat SUV or a fastback-style vehicle

🛡 Safety

• Standard Features:
  • Automatic emergency braking
  • Forward collision warning
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Rearview camera
  • Automatic high-beam assist
• Additional Safety: Optional rear-seat airbags available with SUV conversion kits

🏭 Production & Availability

• Manufacturing Location: Warsaw, Indiana
• Production Start: Late 2026
• Reservations: Open now with a refundable $50 deposit

 

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Added this dimension:

• Bed length with tailgate down: 81.6 inches

 

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💰 Price & Tax Credits

• Base Price: Around $27,500 (before incentives)
• After Federal Tax Credit: as low as $19,000 (with $7,500 credit eligibility)

🔧 Powertrain & Performance

• Motor: Single rear-mounted permanent-magnet electric motor
• Output: 201 horsepower, 195 lb-ft of torque
• Transmission: Single-speed automatic
• Acceleration: 0–60 mph in approximately 8.0 seconds
• Top Speed: 90 mph
• Drive Layout: Rear-wheel drive

🔋 Battery & Charging

• Standard Battery: 52.7 kWh, estimated 150-mile range
• Optional Battery: 84.3 kWh, estimated 240-mile range
• Charging Port: NACS (Tesla standard)
• Charging Speeds:
  • AC Charging: Up to 11 kW
  • DC Fast Charging: Up to 120 kW; 20–80% charge in approximately 30 minutes

📏 Dimensions & Capacity

• Length: 174.6 inches
• Width: 70.6 inches
• Height: 69.3 inches
• Wheelbase: 108.9 inches
• Bed Length: 60 inches (5 feet)
• Bed length with tailgate down: 81.6 inches
• Bed Width: 42.9 inches
• Front Trunk (Frunk): 7.0 cubic feet
• Payload Capacity: Up to 1,433 lbs
• Towing Capacity: Up to 1,000 lbs
• Curb Weight: Approximately 3,600 lbs

🛠 Design & Features

• Exterior: Unpainted gray composite panels; customizable with vinyl wraps
• Interior: Minimalist design featuring crank windows, manual climate controls, and a small digital instrument cluster
• Infotainment: No built-in system; includes a smartphone mount for user-provided devices
• Customization: Over 100 accessories available, including kits to convert the pickup into a 5-seat SUV or a fastback-style vehicle

🛡 Safety

• Standard Features:
  • Automatic emergency braking
  • Forward collision warning
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Rearview camera
  • Automatic high-beam assist
• Additional Safety: Optional rear-seat airbags available with SUV conversion kits

🏭 Production & Availability

• Manufacturing Location: Warsaw, Indiana
• Production Start: Late 2026
• Reservations: Open now with a refundable $50 deposit

How does “around” $27,500 - $7,500 = “as low as” $19,000?

I’m not bothered by a grand, just noting math is a real thing.