No frills, affordable EV pickup truck "Slate" to begin production in 2026

[jmbar2]

Slate said its EV pickup, a bare-bones truck with a footprint smaller than a Ford (F) Maverick, will cost somewhere in the mid-$20K range, and it will come in any color you want — as long as it’s slate gray, that is.

Slate’s founders, former Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke and MIT classmate Miles Arnone, aimed to make this vehicle so American workers of all stripes could have cheap, reliable, and efficient transportation.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/slate-introducing-the-bezos-backed-ev-pickup-for-the-masses-022141712.html

[flying rabbit]

1. I think a 4WD option

would open up more markets for this.

[jmbar2]

2. Sounds like they want to make it infinitely upgradeable

Given stagnant wages, and the rising cost of living, building an affordable vehicle of any type is a good idea!

[Vinca]

4. That's what I was thinking. It looks like it would bottom out in the ruts on our back road in the winter.

[Wounded Bear]

3. I remember when all pickups were like that...

back when the luxury upgrade was an AM radio.