True to its “Blank Slate” moniker, the Slate Truck is designed as a no-frills vehicle, providing a foundation that owners can ...

There’s been rumbling for at least two or three years now that Toyota is going to release a new compact truck in the US.

Founded in 2022 in Michigan, Slate plans to launch a compact two-door electric pickup truck next year priced under $30,000 – a segment largely overlooked by incumbent EV makers. To keep costs low, ...

On April 8, 2025, TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is funding a stealthy electric vehicle (EV) startup based in Michigan, called Slate Auto. The startup, which has been quietly working behind ...

Buckle up. Slate Auto, a Jeff Bezos-backed EV startup that wants to launch a sub-$30,000 mini-truck, is absolutely rolling in money and reservations right now. Around 100,000 customers have ...

First, came Elon Musk and Tesla. Now we have Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and the Slate EV pickup truck. There’s already a sizable waiting list for the affordable, bare bones truck that customers can customize ...

EV startup Slate Auto is moving quickly on plans to launch a sub-$30,000 mini-pickup out of a brownfield site in the Midwest, drawing 100,000 customer reservations and $700 million in financing ...

The anticipated increase of EV truck sale is 10% in 2024. Credit: Scharfsinn/Shutterstock. China’s heavy truck sales are expected to experience a significant shift towards electric vehicles (EVs ...

Slate, a U.S.-based automotive startup, says its new electric pickup truck is exactly what its name implies – a blank slate. Buyers can customize the truck with all the features they want – an ...

Zeng made the projection during a heavy-truck battery-swapping launch, as reported by government-affiliated media outlet Jiemian. The expected surge in electric heavy trucks signals a growing ...