Slate is a new auto startup that broke cover on Thursday. Its pickup targets a starting price below $20,000, when you factor in federal incentives. Slate's bare-bones truck has crank windows and no ...

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What’s going to be made in the US, is battery-electric, will cost less than US$20,000, come as either a basic two-seat pickup or five-seat SUV, and has a reservation price of just $50? The new Slate ...

EV startups have become a regular occurrence in recent years, but the success rate for these companies in the U.S. is far from impressive. Enter Slate, a new contender aiming to change that. The ...

Remember when pickup truck occupant capacity was measured in seats, rather than rows? When trucks were attainable workhorses, rather than near-six-figure luxobarges with front ends designed to look ...

American EV startup Slate, backed heavily by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has just launched its first model – a build-it-up, all-electric vehicle that starts life as a pick-up truck but can be added to ...

There’s no denying that Slate Auto is turning a lot of heads right now. Their new truck, which can be optioned into a SUV, sounds promising as it strips away the excess in an effort to create an ...

The startup Slate Auto officially emerged from stealth mode late Thursday evening to debut its compact electric pickup truck. The company, which is partially backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says ...

Slate Auto is a very different kind of car startup. Its electric pickup is positioned as a stripped-down antidote to today's overly complicated vehicles, featuring no screen, no radio and crank ...