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

Bare of infotainment displays, power windows, and wet paint, the Slate electric pickup is an extreme solution to a market saturated with complexity and expense. When the average price of a new car ...

The Slate truck won't cost under $20,000 anymore. Here's why things are about to get harder for the EV startup.

Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is no longer advertising its all-electric ...

The uphill climb for Slate Auto, the newest kid on the EV block, just became a little steeper. At least $7,500 steeper due to ...

On April 8, 2025, TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is funding a stealthy electric vehicle (EV) startup based in Michigan, called Slate Auto. The startup, which has been quietly working behind ...

Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It’s a marketing tactic that teases the secretive startup’s strategy to sell a ...

Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It’s a marketing tactic that teases the secretive startup’s strategy to sell a ...

What's New for 2027? Everything. It starts with the strategy: Slate is a new manufacturer that thinks the time is right for a highly affordable, no-frills, EV pickup truck and hopes the Truck ...

Towing. Slate says the Truck will have a towing capacity of about 1000 pounds. The Maverick, on the other hand, has a 2000-pound tow rating in standard form, while an available Tow package ups the ...