Demand for the angular electric pickup has continued to falter in the first quarter, making room for a new king.
The Tesla Cybertruck has lost the top spot on the list of best-selling electric pickup trucks in the United States. After finishing 2024 as a best-seller, Tesla’s only pickup has fallen to second place in the first quarter of this year.
After the first three months, the Cybertruck had amassed 7,126 registrations. The Ford F-150 Lightning overtook it with 7,913 registrations, according to the most recent data from S&P Global Mobility. The Chevrolet Silverado EV finished the first quarter in third place, followed by the GMC Sierra EV, Rivian R1T and GMC Hummer EV.
I just want a small pickup with a 4cyl. Like a Mazda B series or VW Rabbit pickup.
I don’t need to tow trains. I don’t need to haul tonnage. I just want a small truck to do normal truck things that I can actually work on when it breaks.
The $20k compact EV pick up by Slate (new start up) may be of interest https://electrek.co/2025/05/12/slates-20k-electric-pickup-suv-100k-reservations/
It’s no frills, there isn’t even a center console to speak of
It also doesn’t exist yet. I’m very skeptical that it’s going to be actually offered at the $27,500 price point.
Deliveries expected in Q4 2026, which means we’ll probably get a few trucks rolling out in their premium price point in early 2027, and maybe get some of the base models in 2028.
I also don’t see a backup camera screen (might be one in the rear view, but they don’t say) which means it can’t be sold as advertised. They list a whole bunch of customization stuff, which means it’s going to need a lot of modification hard points, how is it going to handle crash tests and rollover tests?
They’re early specs are wildly out of line with current offerings, which means they either need an unprecedented team of engineers, or it’s not going to be even close to how it’s listed when actually sold.
The backup camera screen on the slate is in the digital instrument cluster. It’s just a small display under the speedo, I think.
I am really interested in seeing how Slate does and the cool things people, and possibly Slate itself, come up with to modify it.
If I needed a truck it would top my list of options.
I’m in more or less the same boat, so I’m waiting to see if the Slate truck lives up to the expectations. On paper it seems like a great solution: under 30K, small electric customizable pickup. It remains to be seen if Slate can actually deliver. Hopefully that question is answered before my current vehicle breaks down to the point I can’t fix it anymore.
Plus those were some of the best looking trucks.
Company name and model is truck or Txxx.
I want a Nissan hard body 80s early 90s. Small and useful for what I need. I don’t need to compensate for something else if you know what I mean.
You’re describing the Ford Maverick
i had a b2300 for like 15 years…that or the tacoma i have now would be what i drive in a zombie apocalypse
Hyundai Santa Cruz.
I saw one a while ago and had to look them up.
Not sure how self repairable they are tho
How about a small electric?
https://www.slate.auto/en
We’re at least 2 years out from seeing any on the road, much less generally available.