Slate's small electric pickup is days away from an official reveal, and Tailosive EV has pulled together the figures that leaked ahead of it. The one that matters most is price. According to the video, Slate's own FAQ page briefly listed a base price of $24,950 before it was taken down, which lines up with the company's earlier promise of a mid-twenties sticker. Tailosive EV notes that figure is meaningful because Slate originally talked about getting under $20,000 with the federal tax credit, and with that credit now gone, the host reads the leaked number as Slate either accepting a thinner margin or finding new savings. The video frames all of this as leaked and unconfirmed, with the real numbers expected on June 24.
If accurate, a sub-$25,000 electric pickup would sit among the lowest-priced new EVs on sale in the US, where almost nothing new starts that low, which is the broader context that makes these leaks worth taking seriously. The host repeatedly cautions that most buyers never end up with the base model. Tailosive EV points out that the figures that move the needle are the ones Slate has not revealed: the cost of the second-row seat kit that turns the truck into an SUV, and the extended-range battery the video says is meant to lift range to roughly 240 miles. The video also raises a real-world consideration the spec sheet skips, noting that if each of those options adds several thousand dollars, a loaded two-door could climb toward $35,000 and bump up against established rivals.
On the leaked specs themselves, the video reports mostly good news. Tailosive EV says the production truck's towing capacity appears to have doubled from 1,000 to 2,000 lb, which the host calls a meaningful fix and roughly on par with a base Ford Maverick. Payload reportedly rises from about 1,400 to around 1,550 lb. The one figure said to drop is power, which the video reports falls from roughly 200 to about 180 horsepower on the rear-wheel-drive truck, a change the host expects most buyers will not notice. There is also an unconfirmed rumor, attributed in the video to a journalist's interview, that Slate may switch the base truck to an LFP battery pack, though the video says Slate has not confirmed it.
Bottom line: Treat every number here as a leak until Slate says it on June 24, because that is exactly how the video presents them. That said, if the $24,950 base price and the doubled towing hold up, Slate has a genuinely interesting truck on its hands. The catch is the same one that bites every cheap EV: the base model is the headline, and the options are the real price. The seat kit and the long-range battery will decide whether this stays a bargain or quietly becomes a $35,000 two-seater. Watch the accessory pricing, not the starting figure.
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