slate auto to reveal final pricing next weekSlate Auto has set June 24 as the date it will officially reveal pricing and open preorders for its no-frills electric pickup - the truck the startup has been pitching as the most affordable EV in America.The company has announced the reveal will happen later this month, ending months of speculation about where the final sticker price lands. Slate has consistently targeted a sub-$27,500 base price before federal tax credits, which could push the out-of-pocket cost below $20,000 for eligible buyers, but the company has stopped short of publishing confirmed numbers until now.The truck itself is deliberately stripped.2027 Slate Truck: All The Details2027 Slate Truck: All The DetailsView GalleryAdvertisementAdvertisement19 photosSlate's pitch has been built around giving buyers a functional, durable EV without the feature bloat that has pushed average new-vehicle prices past $48,000.The base configuration ships without a touchscreen, a stereo, or power windows. Paint is optional.The idea is that buyers can spend what they want on accessories and upgrades rather than paying for equipment they never wanted in the first place. That approach has generated real buzz.Slate says it has collected hundreds of thousands of reservation deposits, a level of demand that suggests the market for genuinely affordable new vehicles is larger than mainstream automakers have been willing to serve. The company, which is backed by investors including Jeff Bezos, has been building toward a production launch that it says will happen in the United States.2027 Slate Truck Is An Open Source Pickup2027 Slate Truck Is An Open Source PickupSlate, a Michigan-based startup, has unveiled its first product: a bare bones electric pickup truck designed to be highly affordable and endlessly customizable.Michael AccardiMichael AccardiAdvertisementAdvertisementThe June 24 announcement carries weight beyond just a price tag. It will also clarify the reservation and ordering process, trim structure, and available options, details that matter to buyers trying to figure out what the truck actually costs once they configure something drivable in winter weather or usable for weekend hauling.Whether Slate can hold that price through production scale-up is the outstanding question. Battery costs, tariff exposure on imported components, and the logistics of building a new vehicle from scratch have derailed more than a few EV startups with ambitious price targets.Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker all learned that the gap between a prototype price and a delivered price can be painful. Slate's June 24 event will give the market its first real look at whether the numbers hold.