Set to start around $27,000, the electric pickup truck from Jeff Bezos-backed Slate swaps giant touch screens for a bare-bones, customizable experience.
The Jeff Bezos-backed Slate debuted this week as an affordable, low-tech electric pickup truck company with a focus on customization and a unique tech approach.
The truck will start around $27,000, or $20,000 after the federal tax credit (if the Trump administration doesn’t kill it), and be available in 2026, TechCrunch reports. You can reserve one now for a $50 refundable fee.
Shoppers customize a basic, bare-bones template. Early renderings don’t show a dash screen or even a radio. Just physical buttons for key controls and places to put your own phone, iPad, or speaker— »bring your own » (BYO) tech. There is an odometer, however.
« Bring the apps you know and love to create the experience you want », says the website. « Instead of a bulky, distracting, and quickly outdated infotainment system.Your Slate will age gracefully, because it’ll always have the latest tech—yours. »
The idea is also to keep the vehicle’s price low, so drivers aren’t paying for extra software and features that aren’t relevant to them.
