Slate Auto hopes its modular, stripped-down vehicle will be the future of affordable EVs, but it has a long road ahead.

That unflinching optimism is the basis of Slate’s plan to launch a £20,000 bare-bones battery-electric pickup truck by 2027. Desirability rather than just affordability is central to the ...

Slate Auto's electric truck could revolutionize EV affordability if it can deliver on a sub-$20K pricetag. Tesla just isn't ...

At last month’s rapturously received Slate debut, it took an executive’s quip that “Slate” and “Tesla” use the same five letters to shift my brain into high gear. I’ve covered the EV ...

The Slate truck is expected to ship with a standard ... In addition to traditional startup challenges such as capital, profitability and scaling up, other hurdles include: A limited market for ...