As electric pickups continue to proliferate in the upper price ranges, two emerging entries are quietly preparing to upend ...

Ford doesn't believe leaving out comfort features like power windows is the right path to a cheap but profitable EV truck.

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Slate is targeting a price tag of around $25,000 for its Slate Truck ($20,000 after the federal tax incentive), and for that, you receive a surprisingly stylish-looking compact electric pickup truck.

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.

Slate Auto made waves in April when it revealed a refreshingly bare-bones electric pickup truck with a price point that’s practically unheard of these days: under $20,000 after federal incentives.

The name Slate referred to the blank slate you will get at that price. The blank Slate meant you got an unpainted two-seater pickup, with roll-up windows, no sound system, no screen, no radio.

The Ford also costs a little less than the Slate at a starting price of $23,920 and it's available in all-wheel drive. The Slate is cool and capable, it just isn't enough.

While the team behind the Slate truck has made a wide range of clever design decisions to keep production prices down, the existing $7,500 EV tax credit remains key to the Slate truck costing less ...

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