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Ram: We've Thought About a Cheap Truck Like The Slate 'A Million Times'

Even for someone like me, who doesn’t want, let alone need, a pickup, the idea of a cheap electric truck is certainly compelling. The tiny EV workhorse from a new company partially funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will start at around $25,000. Factoring in the federal tax credit, assuming…

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Electric Pickup Trucks Just Aren't Taking Off

Also, Nio cuts costs to get profitable while Toyota invests in itself for the long run.

InsideEVs

Slate Already Has an Insane Amount of Reservations for its Truck

Slate, the startup electric carmaker with backing from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, revealed on Monday it has secured over 100,000 reservations for its affordable pickup truck. The refundable reservations cost $50 each, meaning Slate has raised over $5 million in reservation fees alone.

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Slate Racks Up 100,000 Reservations On Its Uber-Cheap Electric Truck

If you've been dreaming of an EV that costs less than the average family's income, Slate's got you covered for the low starting price of under $20,000 after federal incentives, assuming those are still around when it launches. That puts it within reach of far more buyers than expensive electric…

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Georgia’s EV Boom Is ‘At Risk,’ Senators Warn

Georgia is dotted with dozens of clean energy projects, often located in far-flung rural areas. Combined, they’re worth $28 billion, promising 42,000 well-paying manufacturing jobs. They are scattered across solar, hydrogen and grid transmission projects, but electric vehicles are at the center of it all, designed to provide greater independence…

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Both Biden's and Trump's Policies Are Making E.V.s More Expensive

Slate Auto hopes to offer affordable electric vehicles, but it has to navigate federal incentives and restrictions in the process.

Reason

Slate Vs. Telo: How The EV Truck Startups Stack Up

Slate Auto and Telo Trucks have each announced small electric pickup trucks that are radically different from your run-of-the-mill Ford F-150.

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How The Slate Truck Ended Up Being So Cheap

Asking how Slate was able to price its electric truck so cheaply may sound like a “no-duh” question. It’s a bit like marveling at how Spirit Airlines is able to sell flights for 50 bucks. The answer is obvious, and in some ways not all that profound: Give people the…

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The Slate Truck Won't Use Gigacasting. Here's Why It Doesn't Need It

Slate, the Saturn-like EV startup, is building a name for itself extremely quickly among EV aficionados. After all, it's doing the thing that most automakers wouldn't dare to attempt to do: launch a new EV brand with a $20,000 truck with as few features as possible. Sounds wild—especially in a…

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The Slate Truck Needs A Four-Door Version. We Already Created One

The Slate electric truck makes a lot of sense as a second car for people who want a cheap, no-frills EV. However, even with a plethora of customization options including a small five-seat SUV add-on, the vehicle’s scope is ultimately limited by its compact size and capabilities. With a wheelbase…

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Jeff Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Unveils £16k Customisable EV Truck And It's Now Taking Reservations

Backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto has unveiled a £16,000 customisable electric truck set for late 2026 delivery.

International Business Times UK

Here's Where Slate Will Build Its $20,000 Electric Pickup Truck

Slate Auto has brought a fresh solution to an old problem plaguing the electric vehicle industry: affordability.

InsideEVs

Trump To Reduce Automotive Tariffs Days Before Hike

Week after week, the Trump administration has been throwing wrenches at automakers while they play a game of tariff dodgeball. Now, just days before a key deadline in the cabinet's push for certain new tariffs to go into effect, Trump is handing out Band-Aids to stop the bleeding as if…

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Don't Hate Slate: It's Okay to Love the Bezos Truck

I’ll come right out and say it. I hate Jeff Bezos. I hate Amazon. Very brave stuff, I know.

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RideApart

The Slate Truck Has a Suprisingly Good Payload Capacity, Perfect for Motorcycles

Modern trucks are hellaciously expensive. So expensive that folks are swapping their work trucks for utility side-by-sides in droves, as trucks have become too expensive to fix, too expensive to maintain, and too expensive to beat the ever-living-hell out of. You just can't do truck things with modern trucks, unfortunately.

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Why The Slate Truck Doesn’t Use LFP Batteries

Slate dropped a bombshell this week when it revealed both itself and its first model: a utilitarian electric pickup truck expected to cost under $20,000 after factoring in the federal tax credit for plug-in cars.

Creative Bloq

The Slate Auto pickup design is the antithesis of the Tesla Cybertruck

(And that could be a good thing).

Tom’s Guide

Forget Cybertruck — this $20K American-made electric truck makes EVs affordable

The Slate Truck is a totally different kind of EV that values affordability more than anything else, which could make for an appealing option at $20,000 starting.

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Yes, The Slate Truck Can Haul Plywood Sheets

Slate revealed its barebones inexpensive electric truck to the masses last night. It's an interesting vehicle, capable of converting to a small five-seat SUV for hauling people instead of cargo. Judging by the comments shared during our debut livestream, we suspect many prospective Slate customers are largely interested in cargo.

InsideEVs

The Slate Truck Online Configurator Is Up. Build Your Perfect Cheap EV

Slate is the newest automaker in the EV world, but it's not pushing a vaporware product. It spent the last two years quietly developing a small, barebones electric truck that can also become a five-seater SUV with a bolt-on conversion. The company revealed its efforts on Thursday with multiple functioning…

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Opinion: I Love and Loathe Bezos's Cheap Pickup Truck

I want to be clear that I am excited for the new, $20,000-after-incentive electric pickup from Slate Auto.

The Independent UK

It’s Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk as Amazon boss gets into the electric car business

New Slate EV is a pick-up that can morph into an SUV – at a fraction of the cost of a Tesla Cybertruck

Motor1

The Slate Truck Configurator Is Live, Build Yours Here

Slate Auto launched the Truck yesterday, a bare-bones electric pickup trying to rethink affordability. It lacks an infotainment system and speakers, but it is available with crank windows. The Truck is actually available in three body styles, with customers also able to select a boxy or fastback-style SUV caps that…

Fortune

Slate Auto, backed by Jeff Bezos, emerges from stealth with a customizable $20,000 electric pickup

It will be one of the cheapest EVs available, but it has limitations.

InsideEVs

Slate Unveiled A Cheap EV. Tesla's Is Still A Mystery.

I check out a lot of new electric cars here at InsideEVs. And sometimes I think to myself, "Yeah, I could really get used to this!"

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