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Alex's earliest memory is of a teal 1993 Ford Aspire, the car that sparked his automotive obsession. He's never driven that ...
As electric pickups continue to proliferate in the upper price ranges, two emerging entries are quietly preparing to upend the market-not with outrageous specs or six-figure MSRPs, but with smart ...
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto hires Tesla manufacturing leader for EV pickup truck push. Tesla hikes Cybertruck price.
"I have always liked simple, low-cost vehicles, which are all but extinct on new car lots," says photographer and auto ...
Slate Auto, a new EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has poached a key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup ...
Ford is famous for its Model-T, where the invention of the production line was born and mass-produced cars essentially began.
The Slate is 69.3 inches high, a bit taller than a Maverick, and its 5-foot bed is half a foot longer than the Ford. This is the tiny truck y'all have been begging automakers to build.
But, seemingly out of nowhere, a new startup called Slate Auto has burst on to the scene with something totally different. The Slate Truck is a stripped-down, traditional-looking pickup that will ...
The Slate Truck is all electric, carrying a 52.7-kWh battery that powers a single rear motor producing 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque. Acceleration from a stop to 60 mph should take about 8.0 seconds.
Called Slate Auto, the EV startup introduced an all-electric, back-to-basics pickup truck with a price starting at under $20,000 with incentives (so probably around $27,000 on the sticker).
Slate is developing a bare-bones, customizable electric truck with a starting price under $20,000 after federal incentives. The truck comes with minimal features, including crank windows and a small ...