{
  "id": 15740316,
  "title": "Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/visiting-slates-first-showroom-as-its-25-000-electric-truck-nears",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T11:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/visiting-slates-first-showroom-as-its-25000-electric-truck-nears-production/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I sat in the cab of the Slate Truck, manually rolling down the windows, and was transported back to a similar experience in my dad's 1975 Ford Ranger during a cold winter day. The memory was replaced by the sight of a wall at the Slate Customer Experience Center, adorned with vibrant color chips. Recently, Slate opened its first showroom in a former Tesla store, staffed by former Tesla employees. The Slate Experience Center, located in Chicago's Fulton Market District, offers potential buyers the chance to explore a prototype, explore customization options, shop for Slate merchandise, and pre-order a new Slate Truck with a $300 deposit. The $24,950 electric pickup truck features plastic panels, a minimalist interior, actual window winders, and boasts a projected range of 205 miles. I recently had the opportunity to test drive a Slate Truck, but had yet to shop for one. So, I visited the Slate Experience Center to experience the Slate firsthand.",
  "summary": "Slate's first showroom sells the promise. Mass production will determine the rest.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}