Slate Auto made waves in April when it revealed a refreshingly bare-bones electric pickup truck with a price point that’s practically unheard of these days: under $20,000 after federal incentives. The ...

I'm standing in a massive warehouse that GM used to use. It's in suburban Detroit, and it's now occupied by a lot of engineers, a whole pile of shattered, crash-tested pickups, and a bunch of ...

In an interview with Sherwood News, Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman explained exactly how her company plans to do what Tesla never could: deliver a brand-new electric truck for just $25,000 — no gimmicks, ...

Slate Auto surprised everyone with the idea of a cheap-as-chips pickup truck selling under $20,000 with the EV federal credit applied. Now that Trump's Big Beautiful Bill removed the EV tax credit, ...

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 ...

This phrase still remains on Slate's website, which also still claims that the Blank Slate will be "[m]ade in the USA at a price that’s actually affordable (no really, for real)." However, it was ...

Slate Auto, a new EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has poached a key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck factory in Indiana. Napoleon Reyes is a US Marine from Indiana who ...

Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has stopped promoting that its upcoming pickup truck will start “under $20,000” following passage of President Trump’s tax cut bill. The ...