Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto. ^27.3%

Ars Technica - By Roberto Baldwin - 6/24/2026, 8:28 PM

Appeal to Authority 15.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.3% - Biased Writer Voice 13.5%

LOS ANGELES—Slate Auto has pulled a Disneyland. Let me explain. At Disneyland, if a sign for a ride says the wait is 45 minutes, it’s actually less than that. The idea is to set expectations low and then exceed them. Slate originally said its electric truck’s entry-level battery would have 180 miles (290 km) of range, but that has... more