Jeff Bezos-backed Slate unveils $24,950 EV truck with 205-mile range

Slate opened pre-orders Wednesday for its $24,950 Blank Slate pickup, a two-seat electric truck with an estimated 205-mile range. The $24,950 price excludes taxes, title, license, registration, destination, documentation and optional equipment, and the truck is the cheapest new truck in America.

It has hand-crank windows, no infotainment system, no paint options and a gray composite body designed for buyers to personalize with wraps instead of paying upfront for features they may not want. Wrap kits start around $500, more than 100 standard wrap colors will be available at launch, and the vehicle will offer more than 200 accessories, most priced under $500. The truck’s towing capacity is 1,550 pounds.

Slate is also selling SUV versions starting at $29,950, and the pickup can be converted into a five-seat SUV. The closest mainstream competitor is the Ford Maverick, and the base price undercuts the Maverick XL’s sticker.

The startup first surfaced in April 2025 after more than a year out of stealth, and it previously projected an entry price below $20,000 after the federal EV tax credit, along with a 150-mile base range and a 240-mile larger pack.

The company is backed by Jeff Bezos and has raised about $1.4 billion overall. In April 2026, Slate closed a $650 million Series C led by TWG Global. Peter Faricy became chief executive in March 2026, while Jeff Wilke, Amazon’s former consumer chief, remains a key backer and company figure.

Slate plans to build the truck at a retooled former R.R. Donnelley plant in Warsaw, Indiana, where it will create more than 2,000 jobs and start production in the fourth quarter of 2026. The plant could eventually reach about 150,000 vehicles a year, with break-even coming a little above half of that capacity.