"Slate remains optimistic despite flattening EV demand and a strong rival in Ford's 2027 electric pickup. Slate Auto is set to launch its affordable electric truck next year, and if all orders placed so far materialize, it will effectively have a sold-out full-year production run. The company recently revealed that the reportedly $25,000-ish Slate Truck has surpassed 150,000 orders, which is exactly how many vehicles it plans to build annually once it ramps up production to full capacity."
"It picked a handful of queries out of the over 4,000 that it says it received, and the video appears optimistic, even though EV sales in the U.S. and elsewhere have declined after incentives were cut or scaled back. But amid a year when autonomous vehicles, robotaxis and automated driver assistance systems had a big showing, Barman answered a burning question from one customer: Will a Slate Truck have any self-driving tech? "No," Barman said simply, before moving right along."
Slate has processed more than 150,000 fully refundable, non-transferable orders for its affordable electric pickup. The company plans to begin production in late 2026 and ramp to full capacity by the end of 2027, targeting 150,000 vehicles annually. Those preorders match the planned annual output, potentially yielding a sold-out production year if most orders convert into purchases. The CEO stated that the Slate Truck will not include self-driving technology. Price expectations rose after the $7,500 federal EV tax credit ended; Slate now anticipates a mid-$20,000 price, likely around $26,000–$27,000. Slate remains optimistic despite flattening EV demand and competition from Ford.
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