Slate Auto’s ambitious plan to launch a bare-bones $25,000 electric pickup just got a major boost from the State of Michigan. The Jeff Bezos-backed EV startup has secured up to $5 million in ...

Electric vehicle startup Slate Auto is getting up to $5 million from the State of Michigan to expand its Troy headquarters.

The Michigan company is ramping up toward production of its mid-$20,000 battery powered pickup trucks by the end of the year.

The head of Bezos' family office appears to have stepped down at some point in the last few months, around the time Bezos became increasingly in his robotics firm Project Prometheus.

Slate Auto promised its bare-bones electric pickup would sell for under $20,000 before Trump killed the EV tax credit. Later, it revised the pricing to "mid-twenties", which is still a compelling ...

The EV startup plans a total capital investment of $10.4 million in the state, creating at least 392 new jobs across ...

Slate Auto is among the electric vehicle companies that have tried to take on Tesla Inc TSLA over the years. With the backing of billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk rival, Jeff Bezos and a focus on ...

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 ...

LAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America's newest ...

Deliveries of the startup’s affordable electric truck are due in late 2026, with pricing set to be announced in June.