Slate is touring display trucks across the US, with two confirmed near-term dates: Monterey, California on August 15 (Peninsula Cars and Coffee, free) and Alameda, California on August 22-23 (Demo Days Festival, admission required). More dates are being added. With deliveries not starting until late 2026, these events are currently the only way to see the truck in person before ordering.
Confirmed dates
Slate is touring display trucks across the US. Two dates are confirmed near-term, both in California:
| Date | Event | Location | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2026 | Peninsula Cars and Coffee | Seaside, CA (Monterey area) · 7:30–10:30am | Free |
| August 22–23, 2026 | Demo Days Festival | Alameda, CA | Admission required |
Slate says more dates are being added, and runs a separate schedule for fleet events. Both live on Slate’s events page.
Why this matters more than it sounds
Deliveries don’t start until late 2026. Until then, a display truck is the only way to answer the questions a spec sheet cannot.
We publish a lot of numbers on this site, and we’d still tell you the numbers won’t settle the decision. The Slate’s whole proposition is subtractive — no touchscreen, no factory speakers, hand-crank windows, bare composite panels you’re expected to wrap yourself. Whether that reads as refreshingly honest or as too spartan for a daily driver is a judgement you make sitting in it, not reading about it.
Specific things worth doing if you get to one:
- Sit in it and work the controls. The absent touchscreen is the single most divisive thing about this truck. Ten seconds in the driver’s seat tells you more than any review.
- Look at the bed rails. The T-rail system is what the entire accessory ecosystem bolts to. Seeing the actual mounting geometry is useful before you spend $214.99 on a MOLLE panel kit.
- Measure what you care about. Slate publishes 174.6 x 70.6 x 68.0 inches, but not mirror width and not ground clearance. If either governs your garage or your driveway, bring a tape measure.
- Check the panel finish. Unpainted composite is a deliberate design choice and photographs poorly. It looks different in person, in both directions depending on your taste.
A note on what these events are
Display trucks, not test drives. Slate has not announced a public test-drive program, and these are appearances at existing car events rather than Slate-run showcases. That also means admission terms belong to the host event — Cars and Coffee is free, Demo Days charges — so check the event, not Slate.
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We’re tracking the schedule
Slate’s events page is a live feed of where the truck will be, and it costs nothing to watch. We’ll add confirmed dates here as they’re posted, and if you’re waiting on a delivery window, the delivery timeline guide covers where the queue currently stands.
Dates read from slate.auto’s events page on August 10, 2026. Confirm with the host event before travelling — event schedules move.