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A $20k electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto


Owners can buy kits to add accessories and features to the Slate Truck.

Slate caused a lot of social media froth when it parked a pair of styling concepts(not functional vehicles) in Venice, California, advertising bizarre fake businesses. Finally, there's the biggest question: Will younger generations actually plunk down $20,000 or more to own a Slate vehicle that won't go into production until the fourth quarter of 2026—more than a year and a half out—especially in the face of the economic upheaval and global uncertainty that has taken hold under the second Trump administration? There are a number of things Slate Auto will have to address moving forward, but if the company can deliver a consumer vehicle under that magic $25,000 marker, we’ll be roundly impressed.

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