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

With a targeted price tag of just $30,000, the new battery-electric pickup Ford Motor Co. announced this week promises good ...

"I have always liked simple, low-cost vehicles, which are all but extinct on new car lots," says photographer and auto enthusiast Paul Kuehnel.

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

Slate Truck's first EV is a pickup like no other: Small, affordable, and designed to be DIY-customized into an SUV and more. Here's what you need to know.

The Slate Truck promised to be an affordable, customizable, and basic electric pickup for under $20,000, but the EV tax incentive expires in September. Despite being bare-bones, the Slate comes ...

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.

The Slate's electric power train isn't exactly Hummer EV levels of powerful or capable, but it's plenty for the most part. It has a single 201 horsepower motor, allowing for only rear wheel drive.

Just enough truck Enter the Slate. A startup partly funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (more on that in a moment), the Slate is a small electric pickup with seating for two and a five-foot bed.