Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

The Slate Truck is a sub-$20,000 electric vehicle that enters production next year .

It only seats two yet has a bed big enough to hold a sheet of plywood.

Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic.

The company hopes to create a new category of vehicle with a huge focus on personalization.

Slate will make just one vehicle, in just one trim, in one color, with everything from bigger battery packs to SUV upgrade kits added on later.

The vehicle is designed, engineered, and manufactured in the US , with the majority of our supply chain based in the U.S. The truck will not only have a touchscreen for infotainment duties, but it lacks any form of entertainment at all beyond that.

Slate will follow Tesla ’s footsteps by offering direct sales.

No nationwide network of dealerships is planned, but a limited set of pickup centers will pop up as needed based on preorder data .

Slate has a partnership with already-established nationwide service centers, where owners can take their trucks for any needed fixes.

Slate hasn’t said exactly how much the truck will cost.