Slate's site now publishes figures that were missing at the June reveal: full exterior dimensions (174.6 x 70.6 x 68.0 in on a 108.9-in wheelbase), a 135 kW motor output, Level 1/2/3 charging times, and a $1,450 destination charge. That last one completes the real price of a Slate for the first time — $26,400 out the door for a Blank Slate truck.
What’s actually new
Slate’s own site now publishes a set of figures that simply weren’t available at the June 24 reveal. We re-read every page on slate.auto on August 10, 2026 and compared it against what we had.
The headline for buyers is the destination charge, because until now nobody could state what a Slate actually costs.
| Figure | |
|---|---|
| Blank Slate truck | $24,950 |
| Destination charge | $1,450 |
| Real starting price | $26,400 |
Slate says $1,450 is the lowest destination charge of any US pickup. Before options, taxes, or registration, $26,400 is the number to plan against — and every price on this site that previously said “plus a destination fee Slate hasn’t announced” has been updated.
The full dimension set
This one is a correction on our part, and worth being direct about: we previously reported that Slate had not published exterior dimensions. That was wrong. They’re on the specs page in a dimension diagram, and we missed them.
| Measurement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Length | 174.6 in |
| Width | 70.6 in |
| Height | 68.0 in |
| Wheelbase | 108.9 in |
| Bed length | 5 ft |
| Bed volume | 35.1 cu ft |
| Frunk volume | 7 cu ft |
At 14 and a half feet long and 68 inches tall, the Slate is shorter than a Ford Maverick and clears a standard residential garage door. That answers the most practical question anyone asks about a truck, and it had been unanswerable.
Two figures are still genuinely missing: ground clearance and curb weight. Both matter — clearance because there’s no published baseline for what the lift kit changes, curb weight because you can’t derive a gross vehicle weight rating without it. Full detail on dimensions and weight.
Motor output, and how to read it
135 kW, single rear-mounted motor, rear-wheel drive.
One caution on that number: Slate publishes kW only. You will see horsepower conversions circulating — a straight conversion is arithmetic anyone can do — but Slate has not published a horsepower figure, a torque figure, or a 0–60 time, and a converted number quoted as Slate’s spec is not Slate’s spec. We list what Slate lists.
Charging times, finally
The charging page now carries real numbers, and one of them is the most useful thing we’ve found all month:
| Level | Rate | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 (household outlet) | 2–5 miles per hour | 20–80% in about 20 hours |
| Level 2 (240V outlet) | 25–35 miles per hour | Full charge in 4–8 hours |
| Level 3 (public DC fast) | Up to 120 kW | 20–80% in about 30 minutes |
Every Slate includes a charging cable that covers both Level 1 and Level 2. No extra equipment, no wall box required. If you already have a 240V appliance outlet where you park — a dryer or welder circuit — you can charge at 25 to 35 miles per hour having spent nothing.
That is not how most EVs are sold, and it materially changes the home-charging budget. Slate’s $479 wall charger is now clearly a convenience and permanence purchase rather than the thing that unlocks Level 2. We’ve rewritten the charging guide around it.
The ownership-cost story nobody is telling
Three things sit together on Slate’s service pages and add up to more than they do separately:
- 10-year / 110,000-mile battery and powertrain warranty
- Free repair manuals and diagnostics, with no paywall — genuinely unusual; most manufacturers sell subscription access to service information
- Service through a nationwide network of Slate-certified RepairPal shops rather than brand dealerships
Plus Slate U, a coming-soon DIY video library, slotting into a three-channel install model: fit it yourself, have select accessories fitted at the delivery partner, or ship it to a RepairPal location.
A $24,950 sticker is what gets written about. This is what determines whether the truck is still cheap in year seven, and it now has its own page.
What did not change
Worth stating clearly, because the framing on Slate’s own site invites the wrong conclusion.
Slate’s specs page leads with “New, longer range. Same price” and “Increased towing capacity.” Both statements are true — but they describe the 150-to-205-mile battery revamp and the towing increase that were announced at the June 24, 2026 reveal, not something that happened in August. Our reveal coverage reported the 205-mile figure at the time.
So: range is 205 miles and unchanged. Towing is 2,000 lb and unchanged. Payload is 1,550 lb and unchanged. The warranty is not new either — it was announced with the reveal.
If you read “new, longer range” in August and concluded Slate had just improved the truck again, that’s marketing copy doing its job on an old fact. Nothing about the vehicle’s headline capability moved between June and August. What moved is how much of the spec sheet Slate has filled in — which, for anyone actually trying to plan a purchase, is the more useful development.
One thing to watch
The August 10 configurator crawl found no accessory battery upgrade anywhere in the catalog, and Slate’s FAQ describes a single revamped standard battery. There is no range-extender pack currently offered.
We’re phrasing that as not currently offered rather than cancelled, because Slate hasn’t said anything either way — and the difference matters if you’re waiting for one.
All figures read from slate.auto on August 10, 2026. Slate’s fine print notes the truck is in preproduction and specifications are subject to change.