{"id":25473,"date":"2025-05-13T17:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/is-slate-autos-electric-truck-the-answer-to-expensive-cars\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:39:56","slug":"is-slate-autos-electric-truck-the-answer-to-expensive-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/is-slate-autos-electric-truck-the-answer-to-expensive-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Slate Auto\u2019s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote to today\u2019s overstuffed and increasingly unaffordable cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">How unaffordable? Average monthly payments on new cars have soared to $739 in March from $537 in January 2019, according to Cox Automotive. The average new car costs $47,400, with electric models around $59,200. High interest rates, now around 9.4 percent for a 72-month loan, have made cars even more of a financial stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPrices and interest rates are both high and stuck,\u201d said Mark Schirmer, director of industry insights for Cox Automotive. \u201cIf you haven\u2019t been in the market since 2018, it\u2019s got to be shocking what a car costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump\u2019s tariffs of 25 percent on imported cars and parts have consumers scrambling to buy before prices rise even more. Cars that cost less than $30,000 are especially vulnerable \u2014 nearly 80 percent of those are subject to tariffs. They include consumer staples like the American-made Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, which rely on imported parts. Supplies of budget models are expected to shrink, and automakers may stop importing certain models entirely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Enter Slate, a company based in the Detroit suburbs backed by venture capital firms and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Chris Barman, a former Fiat Chrysler engineer and Slate\u2019s chief executive, said the Slate Truck was expressly designed to ease sticker shock, although it won\u2019t be available until late 2026. The company plans to produce the pint-size truck at a retrofitted printing plant in Indiana, with a capacity for 150,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">True to its name, the truck is designed to be a blank slate to which buyers can add more than 100 accessories, like power windows and heated seats, as their budgets allow or needs change. There is no built-in stereo or touch-screen display, but there are docks for phones or tablets, saving money and avoiding the digital obsolescence that often plagues auto entertainment and navigation systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe think hardworking Americans are looking for good value for the money,\u201d Ms. Barman said in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That message appealed to Liv Leigh, 41, who hopped inside a Slate Truck during its public debut at the Long Beach Airport in California in April. Ms. Leigh, a biomedical designer and electric-car enthusiast, paid $50 to reserve a Slate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She watched the company\u2019s employees transform the two-seat pickup into a five-passenger sport utility vehicle in about one hour, with a clever conversion kit aimed at do-it-yourself owners. Ms. Leigh appreciated the truck\u2019s tidy size, shorter than a Civic, and its modest 150-mile range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI love the idea of an absolute base, beater truck, where I can stick a dog or muddy bikes or plywood in back,\u201d Ms. Leigh said. \u201cI don\u2019t need a giant vehicle to haul stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Barman said efficient design and production were key to the company\u2019s promised low prices. The truck\u2019s gray plastic-composite body panels eliminate any need for a steel body-stamping plant or paint shop, which can cost automakers many millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Where a Ford Model T, an egalitarian car of another age, famously came only in black, Slate offers vinyl body wraps in 13 colors, for an extra $500. Buyers can also opt for a larger, factory-installed battery with a 240-mile range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThat all keeps costs down, but also feeds into giving customers freedom of choice,\u201d Ms. Barman said. \u201cThey can outfit the vehicle the way they want it, not the way a manufacturer has designed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Slate hopes that a U.S.-based supply chain, including batteries made by SK On, a South Korean company, will make the pickup eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit. Republican lawmakers on Monday released a budget bill that would eliminate that incentive and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/13\/climate\/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html\" title=\"\">dismantle other Biden-era climate and energy policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That all depends on Slate\u2019s successfully navigating a treacherous path for electric vehicle start-ups. Several young automakers, including Fisker, Nikola and Canoo, have sought bankruptcy protection and shut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With or without subsidies, Slate has a viable business plan, Ms. Barman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The company hopes to price its truck in the mid-$20,000s before government incentives, which would undercut the Nissan Leaf, which is the most affordable electric car at $29,300 but no longer eligible for tax credits. Chevrolet plans to offer a redesigned Bolt S.U.V. by year end for roughly $30,000. The General Motors brand intends the Bolt to qualify for the tax credit, dropping its effective price to roughly $22,500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Erin Keating, the executive analyst of Cox Automotive, praised the Slate Truck\u2019s ingenuity. But she said a pickup with two seats, short range and a bare-bones interior might not appeal to American car buyers who have grown accustom to having many tech and creature comforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with trying to crack the affordability crisis, but I don\u2019t see this as a massive volume seller,\u201d Ms. Keating said. \u201cUltimately, this is an extremely small E.V. with almost nothing in it, in a market with a growing number of affordable choices with much longer range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Ford Maverick is a potential rival that may argue for or against Slate\u2019s prospects. That compact pickup is two feet longer than the Slate. It seats five passengers and offers many more features. A hybrid version can reach 40 miles per gallon and travel more than 500 miles on a full tank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ford sold 131,000 Mavericks last year, suggesting there is strong demand for small, energy-efficient trucks. The company has raised the starting price of the hybrid version of the truck by $4,200 since 2024, to $28,150, including an increase last week that Ford Motor acknowledged was partly a response to tariffs on the truck, which is assembled in Mexico. The company said it was not passing on the full cost of the tariffs to customers and would offer all of its cars for the same price it sells them to employees until early July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As much as any vehicle category, America\u2019s pickup trucks epitomize how cars have changed over the last several decades, mostly by becoming bigger, more powerful and a lot more expensive. Some lavish pickups can cost as much as large European luxury sedans. Electric trucks from Tesla, Rivian and Ford range from $70,000 to more than $100,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Barman sees a market opening for entry-level truck fans, families shopping for a second car, empty nesters, and businesses such as landscapers, contractors and delivery workers. The company expects to sell many trucks to people who otherwise would buy a used car, the average price of which is $26,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One big challenge for Slate, or other companies hoping to sell more affordable cars, is that despite what they say they want, many Americans don\u2019t seem to buy such cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Keating noted that roughly two dozen models on the market start at less than $25,000. All are small cars or S.U.V.s, including the market\u2019s lowest-price car, the $18,300 Nissan Versa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Nearly every midsize family sedan starts at less than $30,000, including the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata. But many Americans have rejected those cars in favor of bigger vehicles. S.U.V.s, pickups and minivans now account for more than 80 percent of the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s trade policies remain a wild card. Analysts expect tariffs will add thousands of dollars to the prices of new cars and drive up the demand and prices for used cars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Americans bought 1.5 million new cars in April, 400,000 more than in April 2024. But analysts said people were buying now to avoid being raked over later. Jonathan Smoke, the chief economist at Cox Automotive, said new-car inventories had fallen to their lowest levels in two years, suggesting that prices could rise as dealers run out of cars made before tariffs took effect. S&amp;P Global Mobility, another research firm, has lowered its forecast for new-car sales and now expects them to fall 4 percent this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For people seeking safe harbor in a financial storm, electric cars are a smart choice, Ms. Keating said. Between government and automaker incentives, new electric cars were discounted by 13.3 percent on average in March, a nearly $8,000 savings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Leigh recently leased a Chevrolet Equinox for two years, paying $5,500 upfront, which works out to a monthly payment of $230. 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