The newly unveiled Slate Truck is the kind of product that makes you lean in. A modular, electric utility vehicle designed to be rugged, repairable, and remarkably affordable? That’s a rare pitch, especially in a market where innovation often comes at a luxury price. At under $45,000, Slate’s offering feels like fresh air in the overbuilt, overpriced EV truck space. But a persistent sense of skepticism looms over all of this vehicle's promise. Can Slate deliver this thing? And more subtly—do we even like how it looks?