Slate's website appears to have let the price slip early. Code on a page labeled How to Preorder reportedly showed the Slate Truck starting at $24,950 before destination charges, then those references disappeared from the site.
The number matters because buyers were already looking for what Slate would charge when the company is expected to make a big June 24 announcement. A reader spotted the figure in the code and sent it to The Autopian, which first reported the alleged leak. The price also reportedly turned up on Slate's public FAQ page and in a Slate Facebook group before being removed.
If the number is right, the Slate Truck would arrive as the lowest-priced new pickup in the US and the cheapest EV overall, undercutting Ford's electric truck, which is expected to come in at just under $30,000 when it goes on sale. It would also land below the $27,600 Chevy Bolt before destination, a striking position for a vehicle that Slate has stripped down to the basics.
That is what makes the leak hard to square with the company's own explanation. Slate had said the most basic truck would start in the mid-$20,000 range, but it also said costs had gone up and it was working to bring them back down before announcing the final price. The truck itself is built around a standard-range battery with 150 miles of range, with a 240-mile pack available for more money, a single rear motor making 201 horsepower, 1,000 pounds of towing capacity, crank windows and no stereo.
The question now is not whether the figure would grab attention. It already has. The sharper question is whether it was put there by mistake or whether Slate wanted the number circulating before June 24. For now, the price is gone from the website, the company has zero showrooms and zero service centers, and the next move belongs to Slate when it finally lays out how a stripped-down electric truck can be sold at that price.
