Say hello to another upstart EV company: Slate. It’s a U.S.-based, Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle maker with the goal of bringing a cheap U.S.-built truck (or, in some cases, an SUV) to the market ...

“People deserve to have a car that they can afford,” says Tisha Johnson, the design boss of Slate Auto, a startup backed by Amazon. That unflinching optimism is the basis of Slate’s plan to launch a ...

Asking how Slate was able to price its electric truck so cheaply may sound like a “no-duh” question. It’s a bit like marveling at how Spirit Airlines is able to sell flights for 50 bucks. The answer ...

I'm standing in a massive warehouse that GM used to use. It's in suburban Detroit, and it's now occupied by a lot of engineers, a whole pile of shattered, crash-tested pickups, and a bunch of ...

When the Slate Truck was revealed earlier this year, it generated a massive amount of interest, and it’s easy to understand why. Should Slate follow through on its promises, customers will be able to ...

Slate, the previously self-labeled “worst kept secret” in the automotive industry, is the automotive buzz story of 2025. The headlines surrounding its eponymous Slate Truck dominate the conversation: ...

The startup Slate Auto officially emerged from stealth mode late Thursday evening to debut its compact electric pickup truck. The company, which is partially backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...