The new Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto’s bare-bones electric pickup truck is already causing quite the uproar online. The Michigan startup is betting that Americans fed up with sky-high car prices will ...

In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of stealth and shocked the car industry. Not only was this startup focused on making an ultra-cheap, customizable electric pickup truck with ...

Designed and engineered in Michigan and California, and built in Indiana, the Slate truck itself feels almost radical in its restraint.

Slate Auto, the EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has built its business around the idea of simplicity and customization.

We asked Electrek readers if they thought the new, affordable Slate electric truck was going to succeed in the ...

Slate Auto is among the electric vehicle companies that have tried to take on Tesla Inc TSLA over the years. With the backing of billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk rival, Jeff Bezos and a focus on ...

Slate Auto revealed the pricing on its bare-bones new electric truck. Is minimalism about to have a moment?

The company also expects owners to perform many repairs themselves and will provide instructions for doing so.

Slate Auto's new pickup starts under $25,000. Here's how the EV truck compares with today's lowest-priced competitors.

The Bezos-backed automaker building America’s cheapest electric truck is teaming up with the crayon company in a bid to ...

Electric vehicle startup Slate Auto may soon add another major name to its growing list of backers. According to documents obtained by TechCrunch, online used-car giant Carvana was granted the option ...

Slate Auto is pressing on with its plan to launch an affordable EV, and it is doing so at an awkward moment, with US appetite for electric cars on the wane. Order books open later this month, though ...