Imagine a two‑seat electric pickup backed by Jeff Bezos that cuts costs by excluding a stereo and power windows unless buyers ...

"I have always liked simple, low-cost vehicles, which are all but extinct on new car lots," says photographer and auto ...

By Kalea Hall and Nora Eckert (Reuters) -When Will Haseltine saw images online of a small, boxy electric pickup from startup Slate Auto this past spring, he got on the waitlist right away. The sparse ...

Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.

“It’s very simple on the inside.” The truck, the creation of a Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup with an office in Troy, Michigan, is not a typical pickup. Start the day smarter.

Because option three is just buying a Maverick. For roughly the same money — USD$28,145 — you can get a Maverick XL from Ford ...

The company had promised a compact electric truck priced under $20,000. Photo: Slate Auto Electric-vehicle startup Slate Auto says it won’t be able to sell a pickup priced under $20,000, after all.

Slate Auto, the Jeff Bezos–backed EV startup that launched last week, will build its first models in Indiana, according to a report from Business Insider. The 1.4 million square-foot facility ...

The new American automaker Slate is building what is expected to be the country’s most affordable electric pickup, with ...

Slate Auto is backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos as it pushes into the EV sector. The end of the $7,500 federal tax credit could make things tough for new EV models to sell to consumers. This simple ...

A startup back by billionaire Jeff Bezos plans to produce the electric Slate pickup at a plant in Warsaw, Indiana. A prototype of the EV truck was on display at the MOTO gathering space in ...