Slate Auto's electric pickup surfaces at $24,950 in website leak

The Blank Slate electric pickup from Slate Auto will carry a base price of $24,950 according to a short-lived posting that appeared on the company website. The vehicle, which strips out many standard features so buyers can add them later, receives its official unveiling on June 24.

The leaked price appeared briefly on the Slate site. That figure for the standard-range model remained visible for several hours before disappearing. Forum users captured screenshots that also displayed revised vehicle details.

Output from the rear-drive motor drops to 181 hp from the earlier target of 201 hp, yet the truck's towing capacity has increased to 2,000 lbs.

Slate targeted a lower price when it first revealed the truck. The company initially aimed for a price near $20,000 in 2025 on the assumption that the $7,500 IRS clean vehicle tax credit would stay available. That credit was abolished later in 2025.

Buyers receive a compact truck without an infotainment screen or cellular modem and with the ability to convert the body into an SUV or fastback style afterward. Range stands at 150 miles.

Official details arrive next week. Slate will release final pricing numbers together with first-ride impressions during the June 24 event. Jonathan M. Gitlin is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica.