By Kalea Hall and Nora Eckert (Reuters) -When Will Haseltine saw images online of a small, boxy electric pickup from startup Slate Auto this past spring, he got on the waitlist right away. The sparse ...

Slate Auto, an electric pick-up brand backed by Jeff Bezos, will build its no-frills vehicle, where a radio and power windows cost extra, at an old Indiana printing plant.

According to Reuters, U.S. electric vehicle sales growth has cooled as consumer enthusiasm faded and federal support waned.

After more than a decade of pressure to offer electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids at the lowest price points, the U.S.

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

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The new American automaker Slate is building what is expected to be the country’s most affordable electric pickup, with ...

While Slate’s moment of truth on pricing won’t come until next year, Rivian and Lucid will feel the squeeze much sooner.

The McDermitt Caldera is an extinct supervolcano on the Oregon-Nevada border that's loaded with enough lithium to power 600 ...

It's difficult to know for sure the stocks that Jeff Bezos is buying, because the tech industry icon does not publish his returns nor the names of the firms in which he invests.

Michigan-based Slate has raised $700 million from investors, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, and has racked up more than 100,000 reservations for its cars.