So, is Slate's truck dead on arrival? Without Slate being able to hold its core marketing selling point of a sub-$20,000 ...

Ford is looking to save cost with both vehicle and manufacturing efficiencies.

Slate Auto is developing an extremely affordable and customizable electric pickup truck. How the Jeff Bezos-backed company could rival Tesla.

Earlier today, Ford’s CEO Jim Farley announced the company’s new Universal EV Platform, which will underpin a new lineup of ...

Ford will retool its Louisville Assembly plant beginning later this year to produce vehicles from a new Universal EV Platform ...

The Slate was poised to substantially undercut what you could call its closest competitor, the $30,000 Ford Maverick. Now, it may wind up in the same ballpark as the compact, hybrid truck, while ...

A few months ago, a Jeff Bezos-backed newcomer in the car world, Slate Auto, got the world’s attention by debuting a ...

Slate is developing a bare-bones, customizable electric truck with a starting price under $20,000 after federal incentives. The truck comes with minimal features, including crank windows and a small ...

In contrast, the Slate Truck focuses on simplicity and economy. Powered by a 150-kW (201-hp) electric motor, it produces 195 lb-ft of torque. While its towing capacity is capped at 1,000 pounds ...

If you head over to Slate’s site, you can configure a truck (or an SUV with the flat pack, do-it-yourself-if-you-want-to upgrade), but there is no pricing listed. Of course, it’s way too soon ...

The Slate Truck is all electric, carrying a 52.7-kWh battery that powers a single rear motor producing 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque. Acceleration from a stop to 60 mph should take about 8.0 seconds.

Slate calls its accessories "Slatelets," and that's also apparently at trademarked name. Slate doesn't really explain the name, and we're left to guess what the thought process was behind it.