This is the report article that broke the news on Slate Auto...
Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/inside-the-ev-startup-secretly-backed-by-jeff-bezos/
April 8, 2025
Jeff Bezos is funding a secretive EV startup based in Michigan called Slate...
I haven't seen any info released yet about where the Slate Auto Pickup would be produced? Will Rivian be producing the Slate pickup truck, or maybe Slate Auto will contract with another manufacturer?
Or will Slate Auto actually builds its own plant? I'd be shocked. :eek:
Since the federal EV tax credit is could be on the chopping block, I wonder if Slate Auto set the pickup's $25K estimated price assuming the existence of the federal tax credit when the truck launches in late 2026 - early 2027?