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Amazon's Jeff Bezos Gets Into The Car Business
Jeff Bezos is branching out into manufacturing electric vehicles with Slate Auto-a Michigan-based startup backed by him. He ...
I Think I Just Built a Slate Electric Truck for Under $20,000 -- and Tesla and Rivian Should Be Nervous
Slate is building interest in the new vehicle by advertising it at "an expected price of under $20,000 after federal ...
Why new Bezos-backed automaker Slate will build electric vehicle trucks in northern Indiana
Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman, a Crown Point native and Chrysler veteran, said Indiana was the perfect home for Slate's new EV ...
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Amazon releases Slate Truck as Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk
Bezos could rival Tesla CEO Musk with a new range of affordable EVs with Slate Truck. Slate, an American electric vehicle manufacturer backed by Bezos, is launching its first truck model and could ...
Slate Confirms $700 Million in Funding, Bezos Investment
Slate Auto, the startup electric vehicle manufacturer, confirmed to Newsweek that the company closed on $700 million in Series A and B funding in late 2024.
Slate Truck, the $28,000 EV, Will Be Built at a Former Printing Plant in Indiana
The 1.4-million-square-foot factory housed a printing company until 2023, and it will now be Slate Auto's home base for ...
Slate Vs. Telo: How The EV Truck Startups Stack Up
Telo Trucks revealed the design of its truck, the MT1, in late 2023. The California-based startup is a scrappier operation, ...