The startup Slate Auto, which is backed by Jeff Bezos, wants to bring an affordable electric pickup truck onto the U.S.

When Will Haseltine saw images online of a small, boxy electric pickup from startup Slate Auto this past spring, he got on ...

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

The Michigan EV startup hoped it could sell the stripped-down, two-seat pickup for under $20,000 with the federal tax credit, ...

Slate Auto has updated its website after Congress passed President Trump's tax cut bill, which will eliminate the federal EV ...

Slate calls its accessories "Slatelets," and that's also apparently at trademarked name. Slate doesn't really explain the ...

Slate has backing from billionaires Jeff Bezos, Mark Walter, and Thomas Tull, and will build its EVs in a former printing plant in Indiana.

Slate has a very clear media plan. And an ad plan. And, yes, if you raised your hand and dropped $50 to get your very own ...

The company’s headcount has swelled to about 250 at its Troy headquarters, within a pair of office buildings formerly occupied by automotive supplier Mahle. Slate is hiring for 90 more positions as it ...

Slate Auto promised its Slate truck/SUV would cost under $20,000, but Trump's Big Beautiful Bill killed the EV tax credit, making it less attractive ...