New American startup of electrical vehicles called Slate Auto He made his debut and is as anti-tesli as possible.
It is inexpensive, deeply adapted and very analog. It has manual windows and there is no primary information and entertainment screen. Damn, it isn’t even painted. It may also transform from a double pickup into a five -seater SUV.
The three -year startup revealed his vehicle during the event on Thursday evening at Long Beach, California and promised that the first trucks could be available to customers for lower than USD 20,000, the Federal Tax Relief EV until the end of 2026.
The event will happen only a few weeks since Techcrunch revealed the details of Slate Auto plans to enter the EV market, build trucks in Indiana, and the company is financially supported by the founding father of Amazon Jeff Bezos.
The automotive industry “was so focused on autonomy and technology in the vehicle that the powered prices to the place where most Americans simply can’t afford,” said Jeremy Snyder during the event, which in EVS. “But we’re here to change it.”
“We are building an inexpensive vehicle that has long been promised, but has never been delivered,” added CEO Chris Bartender.
Specifications
Slate does not say exactly how much a truck will cost – many sources have been informed by TechCrunch over the past few weeks that the company has gone back. And so much can change between now and the release date of the end of 2026.
An organization that goals will start below USD 20,000 after a federal tax relief (provided that it still exists next 12 months). Interested buyers can place a reservation of USD 50 on the company’s website.
The basic version of the Slate truck will squeeze 150 miles from a 52.7 kWh battery package, which powers a single 150 kW engine on the rear axle. For individuals who are a bit scared, Slate offers a larger battery package, which in response to him will have about 240 miles of range. It is downloaded using a standard charging port in North America, the Tesla standard has determined that nearly all primary automotive manufacturers use.
The truck has 17-inch wheels and five feet of the bed and has a forecast capability of a load of 1400 kilos with a capability of 1000 kilos. Because it is EV, there is no engine at the front. In its place there is a front trunk (or frunk) with 7 cubic space for storing for storage, which happens that the owner desired to fill it with ice at a rear flap party.
This towing capability is lower than the more talented Ford F-150, and even smaller than the smaller Ford Maverick, which can tow around 1500 kilos.
Speaking of Ford Maverick, the Slate truck is smaller. EV slate has 108.9 inches wheelbase and total length 174.6 inches. Maverick has a 121.1-inch wheelbase and total length 199.7 inch.
Everything else in the basic version of the truck is terribly economical – IO is it. Slate really maximizes the idea of the basic model and configures customers for paying EV to their preferences.
Custom… all the pieces
The slate is deeply involved in the idea of adjusting, which distinguishes it from one other EV startup (or traditional automotive manufacturer).
The company said that on Thursday it would start with over 100 different accessories that buyers can use to personalize the truck in response to their preferences. If it is overwhelming, there was a number of various “starter packages” from which the buyers can select.
The truck is not even painted. Instead, Slate plays the idea of wrapping their vehicles, something that the directors said they’d sell in sets. Buyers can either have a slate that worked for them or put a packaging on each other.
This not only adds the concept that the buyer is capable of personalize his vehicle, but also reduces the huge cost center for the company. This signifies that Slate won’t need a workshop in its factory, allowing him to spend less on the market, while avoiding one of the most adjustable parts of car production.
Slate tells customers that they’ll replace the automotive, what they need by offering the possibility of shopping for an embossed packaging on the tailgate. Otherwise, the truck is known as “empty slate”.
As TechCrunch informed earlier, the adaptation work is crucial for how the company hopes to make up for a margin about what is a relatively dirty vehicle.
But it is also a part of a friendly pitch Slate for customers.
The bartender said on Thursday that folks can “make an empty slate at the time of purchase or with a change in your needs and finances.” Calculates additions as “easy DIY” with which they’ll solve, and claims that he’ll launch a package of instructional resources as a part of the Slate University settlements.
“Buy your accessories, deliver them quickly and install them yourself with easy movies in Slate U, our content center,” reads the website. “You don’t want to go on the DIY road? An authorized shale partner can come and do it for you.”
Early library of adaptations on the Slate website, from functional to cosmetics. Buyers can add information and entertainment screens, speakers, roof stands, light covers and many others.
The most important are options that allow buyers to “transform” the truck into the SUV form coefficients in SUV. But these are not everlasting decisions. Slate says that folks will have the option to alter their vehicle to SUV and return to SUV, if they like – “no mechanics certificate requirement”.
To say, the Slate truck is standard equipped with some safety functions, comparable to automatic emergency braking, airbags and a spare camera.
Buckle up
The road to a successful American automotive startup is littered with failures. Over the past few years, the motorbikes of Canio, Fisker and Lordstown have filed for bankruptcy. And only to say only a few. Companies that are still nearby, comparable to Rivian and Curzid Motors, are bleeding, attempting to launch large, cheaper models.
Scale is the total inversion of this approach. First of all, he goes for low-cost EV and hopes that this business can pay off, supplementing it with money from this deep adaptation game.
But, like Rivian and people engines, it also has deep supporters. Until now, he has collected over $ 111 million (the exact number is still not public). In addition to Bezos, he took money from Marek Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and the owner of the controlling La Dodgers, as Techcrunch reports this month.
The company has employed almost 400 employees in achieving all its ambitious goals and is currently attempting to employ more. Slate probably couldn’t select a more unstable time for debut, but also focuses on domestic production and may be isolated from some confusion towards other startups and recognized automotive manufacturers.
“We think that vehicles should be inexpensive and desirable,” said the bartender on Thursday, adding that the Slate truck “is a vehicle that people will love and be proud.”