Slate Auto hopes its modular, stripped-down vehicle will be the future of affordable EVs. The startup, backed by Jeff Bezos, ...

The American startup Slate Auto, backed by big names like Jeff Bezos, surprised the market by reaching 100,000 reservations for its electric pickup in just three weeks.

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

Federal EV tax credits would reduce the price of Slate to about $20,000, which would make one of the more affordable electric pickup trucks available. That price puts Slate in the position of a ...

One can only imagine where Tesla (and the world) would be today if they had delivered a $25,000 EV several years ago. Instead ...

Now the company may be about to add even more prospective buyers to that list. Jeff Jablansky, Slate’s head of public ...

KG Motors' new Mibot is taking cheap very seriously. Established automakers seem to have all but abandoned the notion of ...

And one final note: towing substantially reduces the efficiency of the tow vehicle, due to the weight of the trailer and its ...

Meanwhile, pickup trucks reign supreme here in America, but nobody has figured them out quite yet. Welcome back to Critical ...