Slate Truck
A deliberately simple electric pickup prototype designed to become an SUV with bolt-on parts.
2025 Slate Truck demonstration prototype · SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0
More than a set of wheels.
Slate emerged publicly on April 24, 2025 with a compact two-seat electric pickup. The prototype used molded gray body panels instead of paint, steel wheels, crank windows, physical climate knobs and a phone mount instead of a central infotainment screen. Slate proposed more than 100 accessories, including a flat-pack structure that could turn the pickup into a five-seat SUV. It was still preproduction: the company explicitly said specifications, price and availability could change, and later 2026 figures did change.
Look a little closer.
The pickup's removable rear cab wall was designed to be reused as the tailgate after an SUV conversion.
Photos show an example of the model or generation. The pictured vehicle’s year, equipment, or modifications can differ from the specification described here.
One factory truck, many later shapes
Slate's cost idea was to build one gray two-seat pickup configuration, then let accessories add color, powered windows, storage or an SUV body. The SUV kit was more than a cosmetic cap: the reveal material described a roll cage, rear seat and additional airbags. Modularity moves some complexity out of the factory and into the vehicle's later life.
Source: WIRED · Slate launch report and engineering interview ↗A prototype specification is a dated snapshot
The April 2025 sheet proposed a 52.7 kWh battery, 150-mile range target, 150 kW motor, 1,433-pound payload and 1,000-pound tow rating. Slate's June 2026 sheet lists a different battery, output, range, mass, payload and tow rating. This profile preserves the 2025 prototype honestly instead of updating half its numbers into a hybrid vehicle that never existed.
Source: Slate · April 24, 2025 press release and prototype specifications ↗Where these facts come from
- Slate · April 24, 2025 press release and prototype specifications
- WIRED · Slate launch report and engineering interview
- Slate · June 2026 preproduction specification sheet documenting later changes
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 30, 2026.