The new Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto’s bare-bones electric pickup truck is already causing quite the uproar online. The Michigan startup is betting that Americans fed up with sky-high car prices will ...

Backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate's EV pickup sells for about half the cost of a typical new vehicle. But car experts say its unconventional design may be a hurdle.

Even after he made his billions, Bezos kept driving economy cars like his 1997 Honda Accord for many years.

In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of stealth and shocked the car industry. Not only was this startup focused on making an ultra-cheap, customizable electric pickup truck with ...

Designed and engineered in Michigan and California, and built in Indiana, the Slate truck itself feels almost radical in its ...

A Jeff Bezos-owned electric vehicle start-up is betting that customers want affordability rather than technology that pushes ...

The Slate has hand-crank windows, no radio and no paint job. It also costs half the price of the average new car in America.

Slate Auto is pressing on with its plan to launch an affordable EV, and it is doing so at an awkward moment, with US appetite for electric cars on the wane. Order books open later this month, though ...

EV startup Slate revealed the price of its tiny truck. It's higher than initially signaled — but still very affordable for a new pickup.

Slate unveiled the starting price for its tiny, electric pickup truck this week. It's betting that today's overly techy cars created a white space.