A YouTuber Turned An Old BMW i3 Into A Tiny Pickup Truck For $8,000 Slate, Telo, and Ford’s electric pickups are still months away from hitting the market. This YouTuber beat them to the punch. InsideEVs · 5h ago
Slate’s Bare-Bones Electric Truck Surprised This Early Reviewer An early drive reveals surprising comfort and punch, though this unfinished prototype still has some rough edges. InsideEVs · Oct 25
Woman turns $300 into a swimwear brand and sells it for a seven-figure sum Jessica Liao Mayers founded Slate Swim in 2015 with a $300 investment and operated from home. She noticed a gap in the swimwear market and created minimalist designs. After securing retail partnerships, the brand grew mainly through direct-to-consumer sales. In July 2026, Mayers completed a successful seven-figure acquisition of Slate.… The Times of India · Oct 22
Slate Opened Its First Showroom Where You Can Test Drive Its $24,950 Electric Pickup Truck Slate Auto just opened up its first Slate Experience Center in Chicago, so people can check the trucks out, look at their accessories, and even test drive them. InsideEVs · Oct 15
Seven Families Speak Out After $10,000 Pet Training Stay With California Trainer Allegedly Ended in Deaths Los Angeles Animal Services is investigating Smart Dogs Training Academy after a Bernese Mountain Dog died during a board-and-train programme and other owners raised allegations. International Business Times UK · Sep 23
For The First Time In Six Years, Ford Won't Win North American Truck Of The Year NACTOY’s 2027 truck shortlist skips the Ford F-150, spotlighting Slate, Ram, and GM instead. Motor1 · Sep 18
The Slate Truck’s Trailer Hitch Installation Is As Simple As It Gets The startup says that anyone can install the $99.99 receiver in as little as 30 minutes with simple tools. InsideEVs · Sep 9
Slate Deliveries Could Start As Soon As December: Report In a recent email sent to some preorder customers, Slate reportedly allowed them to move their delivery date up to as soon as December 2026. InsideEVs · Sep 3
Slate's Compact Electric Pickup May Get A $3,000 High-Roof Cargo Kit Reports suggest Slate Auto’s $25,000 electric pickup could gain a modular high roof cargo kit targeting trades, small businesses, and van-life buyers who need enclosed space, but the company has not officially confirmed the option. Motor1 · Sep 1
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘can’t remember the last time she saw someone wear a MAGA hat’ The former lawmaker made the remark following the closure of the Trump Superstore in Tennessee due to lack of business The Independent UK · Aug 18
Massive Trump merchandise store goes out of business - because nobody is buying anything ‘We’re not busy anymore,’ one employee of the Trump store admitted The Independent UK · Aug 15
I Drove Slate’s $25,000 Electric Truck. It Could Be A Real Game-Changer InsideEVs finally got to drive the Slate Truck. Despite the budget price, this simple EV feels planted, solid, and comfortable. InsideEVs · Aug 4
Who Owns Who? Every Major Car Brand And Its Parent Company From Toyota to Ferrari, here's how the global auto industry is really organized. Motor1 · Aug 3
Sydney Sweeney Launched A Lingerie Line, And It Is Very Clear Who It Is Actually For Sydney Sweeney sold her bathwater to men and it sold out in hours. Now she wants to sell lingerie to women. Whether the same machinery that built her empire can be redirected toward an audience that has so far remained largely unconvinced is the most interesting question in celebrity fashion… Bored Panda · Jul 27
The Economic Times · Jul 23 Bootstrapped and profitable: TripleDart's blueprint for scaling Bootstrapped with just Rs 5 lakh in 2020, TripleDart has evolved from a niche B2B marketing agency into an AI-powered growth platform with over $7 million in ARR.
InsideEVs · Jul 14 Exclusive: We Finally Know The Slate Truck's Destination Fee. Here's The Final Price Slate's destination charge will be the lowest for any pickup truck in the U.S., which is pretty on-brand.
Motor1 · Jul 13 Slate Lets You Pick A Color Straight From The Crayola Crayon Box The $25,000 Blank Slate will offer Crayola wraps for owners who don't want a gray pickup truck.
Motor1 · Jul 8 Sorry, Canada: You Won't Get The Slate Truck The automaker didn't explain why, but tariffs are one likely reason for the decision.
The Guardian - US · Jul 4 As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles? Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars
InsideEVs · Jul 1 Slate Has No Plans To Sell Its Cheap EV Pickup In Canada Slate says that it has no plans to sell its affordable electric pickup in Canada where tariffs would erode the value it brings to market.
Tom’s Guide · Jun 28 Slate's $24,950 electric truck is on track for release this year — here's how it stacks up against the cheapest EVs I've tested While the $24,950 Blank Slate offers an enticingly low entry point, it does make some compromises. Here's how it stacks up to the cheapest EVs I've tested.
Clever Dude · Jun 27 The Bezos-Backed EV Truck That’s Turning Heads—And Why Its Retro Simplicity Is So Different After months of speculation, Slate Auto has officially revealed its minimalist electric pickup—and it’s unlike almost anything else on the market. Backed by investors including Jeff Bezos, the startup is betting that many drivers don’t want more technology. They want a simpler, less expensive truck they can customize over time.…
InsideEVs · Jun 27 Is The $25K Slate Truck Just Too Basic? I Rode In One To Find Out. I got to check out the Slate Truck's interior, crank-up windows, and ride quality. Here's what to know.
InsideEVs · Jun 26 Slate's Cheap EV Pickup Is Surprisingly Easy To Make Expensive Slate's affordable electric pickup starts at around $25,000, but adding accessories can quickly move the needle from bargain to build pricing.
InsideEVs · Jun 26 PODCAST: The $25K Slate Truck Is Here. What's Next? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we discuss all the biggest news about America's new cheapest EV—and whether it can succeed.