We now know when Slate plans to start building its $25,000 truck
Source: Business Insider ·
Slate hasn't told customers when it's going to start building production models, but its tire supplier just revealed the start date.
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Slate's patient fans have been wondering when we'd see a production build for the EV truck. Now, we have a better answer.Ben Shimkus/Business InsiderSlate will start building production units of its electric truck this month. Kenda, the tire supplier for the EV company, revealed the fresh timeline in a press release.Hopeful early adopters tell BI they haven't seen the interior — even if they've ridden in the truck.Slate's $25,000 electric truck is about to take its biggest step toward reality. Kenda, the carmaker's tire supplier, wrote in a press release last week that an EV-specific tire will launch on the Blank Slate "when the vehicle enters production in November 2026."The statement offers the clearest public timeline yet for Slate's production launch. The startup has previously said its first deliveries were expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, without naming a month. In September, Business Insider reported that Slate had told some preorder customers they could receive their…
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