Range

  • Small battery range: 240km
  • Big battery range: 385km

Motor

  • Motor: Single motor, rear wheel drive
  • Power: 150kW
  • Torque: 264Nm
  • 0-100km: 8s
  • Top speed: 145km/h

Dimensions

  • Bed length: 1.5m
  • Vehicle length: 4.4m
  • Vehicle height: 1.8m
  • Vehicle width: 1.8m

Comparison

  • 2025 Kia Niro length: 4.4m
  • 2025 Ford Maverick length: 5.1m
  • 1985 Toyota Pickup/Hilux length: 4.7m

Weights

  • Curb weight 1634kg
  • Max payload 650kg
  • Max towing 454kg

Charging

  • Port: NACS
  • Onboard charger: 11kW
  • Level 1 AC, 3.6kw, 20-100%: 11h
  • Level 2 AC, 11kW, 20-100%: under 5h
  • Level 3 DC, 120kW, 20-80%: under 30m

Safety

  • Traction Control
  • Electronic Stability Control
  • Forward Collision Warning
  • Automatic Emergency Braking
  • 2-stage Driver/Passenger Airbags
  • Full Length Side Curtain Airbags (Truck 2) (SUV 4)
  • Seat Side Airbags (2)
  • Backup Camera
  • Pedestrian Identification
  • Auto High Beam

More info

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    8 days ago

    Everyone seems to hate this thing based on marketing but I actually kind of liked the looks of it, sigh.

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              Are you really going to take it into the woods with just two seats, mediocre suspension (likely, given the limited payload and towing), and limited range? Just get a Polaris side-by-side or something, they’re built for that.

              I get it, a cheap truck is appealing, but at this price target, it’s going to make a lot of compromises. It should do fine in plowed roads (might need sandbags in the back though), so it’ll probably be fine for around town use, which seems to be its target.

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                With the motors and battery being on the backend of the truck, wouldn’t that give you better traction on the back wheels over the front wheels?

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                  I’m not sure how the weight is distributed, so maybe? Maybe it needs sandbags in the front?

                  Either way, it sounds workable as an around town truck, even in snow, without 4WD.

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    Aside from being backed by Bezos, this seems like Lemmy the car. Under 20K, an EV, no stupid touch screen, designed to be repaired and modded, and even crank windows.

    I bet the catch, aside from Bezos, is the range or charge speed.

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      8 days ago

      It will need to have a screen to comply with safety standards. A back up camera is mandatory.

      The Citroen Ami is a “cycle car” under French law and doesn’t have to meet the same standards.

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      I don’t think that it has a cell modem, either, because it sounds like it eschews a baked-in entertainment computer:

      https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64564869/2027-slate-truck-revealed/

      Roll-down windows come standard, as do manually adjustable rearview mirrors. An audio or infotainment system is noticeably missing, too. Instead, your cellphone or tablet serves these functions, with a dock for the former included and one for the latter available as an optional accessory. Better like the sound coming out from your phone or tablet’s speakers, too, because the Slate lacks speakers, though the brand’s accessory division will gladly hook you up with a set.

      Honestly, if you took my last year of comments complaining about privacy-infringing cars and those complaining about changes to what a truck is, this does kind of look to be addressing both. Gotta see what the actual production vehicle is like in real life, of course, but…

      https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/mini-truckin-returns-slate-unveils-old-school-style-affordable-electric-pickup

      When I say the truck is small, I mean it. At 174.6 inches, it’s about 2 feet shorter in overall length than the 2025 Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz. And to use the Wayback Machine to a time when compact pickups were actually compact, it’s roughly the same size as the compact pickups of 1980: the Toyota truck, Chevy LUV and Ford Courier. Notably, no other automakers have offered trucks of this size in America since the mid 1990s.

      Yeah, like the “inexpensive, no-frills utility vehicle” that pickups originally were.

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        because the Slate lacks speakers,

        I mean, I get they need to cut costs, but come on… a damn radio wouldnt have killed them

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          The Citroen AMI doesn’t have speakers either, it comes with a Bluetooth speaker instead, which you can use outside the car. It makes sense if you just think of the entertainment stuff as something that shouldn’t be part of the car and can easily be upgraded/replaced down the line.

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            You spent hours in that thing and phone speakers are not made to be louder than traffic and drive noises, especially not for so long. Also a radio offers traffic and accident news from local stations. And if they cheap out on speakers I am quite sure they also don’t offer USB ports to charge the phone you run in lieu of a build in system

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                They shouldn’t be an upgrade. Basic speakers are like 50 bucks, for an item that costs 20k, thats a drop in the bucket

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                  This vehicle is clearly meant as an errand truck, not a roadtripper. It wasn’t that long ago when base model work trucks didn’t have a radio or speakers installed.

                  Quit getting pissy over something that doesn’t even exist yet.

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          Honestly, as long as it’s easily DIY upgradable (accessible speaker mounting locations, standard DIN panels, etc) I am all for this. Most OEM audio systems are stupidly overpriced and suck complete donkey balls compared to what you can get for a few hundred bucks at Crutchfield and install in an afternoon.

          For the last 20 years or so, most factory audio systems are so integrated into the rest of the electronics that they can be an absolute nightmare to upgrade unless you are a pro, which means you get the worst of both worlds: garbage audio, AND a steep upgrade path.

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        I don’t think that it has a cell modem, either

        So it’s not coming to Europe then.

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          Every news website is covering it. I think I’ve spotted most of 10 articles around the place.

          The law of well-marketed unreleased goods dictates that this vehicle is not going to meet any of the promises mentioned in the articles. I hope to be proven wrong, but just like video games: don’t pre-order, wait for it to come out and be reviewed.

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    Curb weight 1634kg

    This was the standout spec that might make me consider one.

    I’ve been looking mainly at small hatchbacks/SUVs, and they all seem to weigh in at over 1800kg. And many are over 2000kg. Excluding Aptera…

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    I struggle to understand the point of a truck that can only tow 500kg… that and such awful range. If the range were doubled this would be a great deal, but as is it’s just dead in the water.

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      That’s because you’re thinking of trucks used first and foremost for heavy duty “truck stuff.” That is not the only market for trucks, at least in the US: https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume

      According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling—putting something in the bed, its ostensible raison d’être—once a year or less.

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    150kWatt and a top speed of 145? That’s kind of insane?

    Wait a minute, mph not km/h I guess.

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      Yeah, 145km/h might be a liiitle under powered. I drive between 120km/h to 130km/h on the US interstates.

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          Every car I’ve owned has had a way to change the speedometer from freedom units to ✨ metric ✨ .

          For knowing what speed I should be going, I roughly follow these numbers. (Note, these are not equivalent.)

          • 35mph -> 50km/h
          • 60mph -> 100km/h
          • 70mph ->110km/h

          Also, very roughly 10km ≈ 5mi.

          However, most of the time I just follow the flow of traffic.

          I voluntarily switched to metric like 10 years ago, so meters, celsius, grams, etc make more sense to me now.

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    One thing that makes me nervous is that there are so many screws exposed. It seems like it would be really easy for thieves to just walk up with a hex key and steal your bumper or panels… 🤔

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      The panels are plastic, so while this is a concern, they probably wouldn’t get much for them. Bumper I’m less sure about.

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        A buddy of mine got his Tacoma tailgate stolen in broad daylight during a kid’s football game… I hope any really valuable parts are secured…

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    It’s not a truck to me if the bed can’t fit a sheet of plywood.

    EDIT: which you will see it cannot if you look at the dimensions listed. Plywood is 48”x96”

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        Look closer and read the dimensions. The Verge say “it can hold a sheet of plywood” in text but if you look at the dimensions, there isn’t 48” of space between the wheel wells, so it has to be propped up on them seesawing back and forth. And there is not 96” of length to support it, even with the tailgate down. At best you could limp home with one sheet rocking around, sticking out behind you. Forget transporting a stack.

        It’s yet another urban toy truck that’s not equipped for actual utility.

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          That’s it right here boys and girls. The only defining factor for utility: Can it fit a sheet of plywood. God help you if you just prop it up - you gotta limp it home if you do that! Needs to sit flat in the bed!

          Everything else is a fucking toy.

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    What is up with those pickup trucks anyway? Why do so many people in the U.S. (and elsewhere) buy them?

    Everything that you put in the back is subjected to weather and one of first additions people buy is a cover.

    Compare that to a mini bus or transporter, you can transport as much or more than with a pickup truck, protected from weather, and you can add or remove chairs, if you need to transport people.

    If you have a transporter, you can also much easier furnish the inside with racks etc, to improve space use.

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      • Sometimes you need to move a thing that is oddly shaped and doesn’t fit within the confines of an enclosure
      • Depending on what you’re hauling, you may want separation between the cab and the payload. Like if I’m moving dirt, I’d rather not have it rolling around my cabin
      • Easier to clean, just take a hose to it without needing to worry about soaking the cabin
      • Access isn’t limited to just the door, which can be useful when unloading something
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        • Sometimes you need to move a thing that is oddly shaped and doesn’t fit within the confines of an enclosure

        Like what? And is that a common use case?

        • Depending on what you’re hauling, you may want separation between the cab and the payload. Like if I’m moving dirt, I’d rather not have it rolling around my cabin

        Or just put down a nylon sheet, put the dirt on top, fold the nylon sheet over it and bind it down. Now it is covered under and over and will not fly around.

        In most cases I guess people will just buy prepackaged earth in bags. That also doesn’t fly around.

        Sure, if you are one of the very few people that work in the woods or on a field, where this common use case, then alright. But that would not explain why those cars are so common.

        • Easier to clean, just take a hose to it without needing to worry about soaking the cabin

        Buy a bus with removable carpet, then you can just hose it down as well. Many buses have a small step, which separates the cabin from the back, so water will not flow into the cabin.

        • Access isn’t limited to just the door, which can be useful when unloading something

        There are many different rear door types and sliding side doors on the side that provide ample and easy access. This isn’t difficult or complicated.

        That didn’t convince me that pickup trucks are not a very specialized vehicle for just some uses, while transporters and mini busses are much more useful for all kinds of purposes. Be it furniture, tools, sport equipment, electronics and other sensitive equipment, and people. While also being good at hauling the occasional dirty stuff, if you just put something underneath.