Slate Auto unveils electric pickup 150‑240 mi range
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- Slate Auto displayed a pre‑production compact electric pickup at ACT Expo 2026, featuring ladder racks, a white vinyl wrap, and a teased utility‑style “van” body.
- Jeremy Snyder Slate Slate Auto’s Chief Commercial Officer, said the truck’s size and price make it ideal for fleet adoption and fan enthusiasm.
- Slate Auto will offer two US‑made SK On nickel‑manganese‑cobalt (NMC) battery packs: a 52.7 kWh pack delivering a 150‑mile range and an 84.3 kWh pack delivering up to 240 miles.
- Slate Auto will install only the battery packs at the factory, with all other options added by dealers at the point of sale.
- Slate Auto plans to reveal pricing in June, targeting a mid‑$20,000 price point, and has secured a funding round sufficient to reach the next production stage.
Why it matters: Fleet operators gain a low‑cost, mid‑$20k electric pickup with up to 240 mi range, while Slate Auto secures the financing and production runway needed to scale, potentially shifting fleet procurement away from pricier models and giving dealers a new high‑margin install base for battery‑related services.
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