UPDATE 7/14/26: Slate has finally revealed that the mandatory destination fee for its electric truck is $1,450. The prices in this article have been updated to reflect the news.
- We checked as many boxes as we could on the configurator for the Slate Truck, and when the dust settled, the price tag was $47,746.
- The Slate Truck starts at $26,400, but the bed cap that turns it into the Fastback SUV body style bumps the price to $33,400.
- Slate is touting affordability and customizability, but adding from the vast list of options can quickly raise the attractive base price.
Slate is gearing up to launch its electric truck later this year, promising an affordable starting price and a vast array of customization options. Those two tenets, however, don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. While the Slate Truck may start at just $26,400, the price can quickly skyrocket if you take Slate up on its plethora of accessories. Get too click-happy on the online configurator, we found, and a new Slate can crest $45,000.
There are three body styles available, although they are all based on the same basic truck. The “Blank Slate,” as the company calls it, is the pickup version and starts at $26,400. The Squareback SUV and Fastback SUV both add bed caps and rear seats to the truck base, with the former costing $31,400 and the latter ringing in at $33,400.
Exterior Options Add Up Fast
To see just how pricey the Slate could get, we started with the Fastback SUV and got to clicking “Add.” While all Slate pickups are painted grey, buyers can select from a number of wraps and decals to personalize the look, and you can end up spending a lot of money in this section. Choosing the full wrap in a custom color costs $1,599.99, and there are several different decals you can add, from racing stripes to satirical business logos such as one that reads “Mulch Ado About Nothing.”
Other exterior customization options include auxiliary lighting, with options ranging from X-shaped lamps to circular lamps and pixel designs, wider fender flares, and unique grille designs. You can even add a rooftop light bar and hood-mounted light pods, though not every option in the configurator can be shown on the vehicle rendering. There’s also a wide range of roof racks available and an optional spare tire carrier at the rear. The fancier 20-inch wheels added $1,399.99 to the price.
Interior Options Are Another Money Pit
The cabin is also an easy place to spend extra money. You can add a center console, different colors for the door armrests, floor mats, and interior T-rail storage systems. The Slate comes without a sound system or a central touchscreen, but you can add a front center speaker for $249.99, speakers on either side of the dash for $149.99, and a dashboard-mounted tablet to control audio.
The Bottom Line
All told, we managed to get a Slate Fastback SUV up to $47,744.39, and there are still several options that don’t yet have prices listed on the configurator. The number of options is, frankly, dizzying, and most buyers won’t go quite as crazy as we did — mainly because selecting that many different decals and wraps looks awful. Still, it goes to show that while the Slate’s base price may be attractive, the truck’s endless customizability will also work against the incentive of affordability if you don’t exercise restraint.
This story was originally published on July 7, 2026.
