Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup

With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars.

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🚨 NEWS: Il Futuro dell’Auto tra Preordini Slate e l’Addio a CarPlay Firmato Rivian

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đź’ˇ Il panorama automobilistico del 2026 si sta ridefinendo su due fronti paralleli e profondamente tecnologici. Da un lato, una startup sostenuta da Jeff Bezos si prepara a scrivere i...

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#carPlay #slateAuto #rivian #aIAutomobilistica #veicoliElettrici2026

Preorders for Slate's small, two door, no-frills EV pickup truck go live in less than a month, on April 24th. $300 non-refundable deposit due at that time to hold the delivery window, with early reservation holders getting earlier windows. Deliveries start late 2026!

#SlateAuto #Slate

https://www.slate.auto/en/how-to-preorder

Newsweek names former Slate Auto CEO and current President of Vehicles, Chris Barman as their Auto Disruptor Visionary of the Year. Also names Slate's head of design, Tisha Johnson, as their Design Disruptor of the Year.

Only one month until reservation holders will start converting into order holders!

#SlateAuto #Slate

https://www.newsweek.com/slates-affordable-american-made-ev-is-whats-been-missing-11958938

https://www.newsweek.com/slate-truck-foregoes-techy-nonsense-in-favor-of-practical-design-11959000

Slate’s Affordable, American-Made EV Is What’s Been Missing

Chris Barman is Newsweek’s World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Visionary Disruptor of the Year for her leadership in affordable vehicles.

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Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer https://arstechni.ca/Pcs7 #SlateAuto #Cars
Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer

The Slate Truck will start in the "mid-$20,000s" when it goes on sale in late 2026.

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America is so starved for affordable EV options that the mere hope of a $20,000 EV drives hype cycles. #SlateAuto doesn't even have a factory yet, but people are putting down non-refundable deposits. Meanwhile, GM and Ford are scaling back their EV plans and discontinuing EVs like the Bolt. They deserve to have BYD eat their lunch.

Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/slate-auto-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bezos-backed-ev-startup/

Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup | TechCrunch

Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.

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Már 150 ezer előrendelésnél jár ez az új villanyautós startup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://villanyautosok.hu/2025/12/26/mar-150-ezer-elorendelesnel-jar-ez-az-uj-villanyautos-startup/

Here’s how Slate Auto plans to handle repairs to its electric trucks https://arstechni.ca/JHja #SlateAuto #Cars
Here’s how Slate Auto plans to handle repairs to its electric trucks

The startup has partnered with RepairPal to service its affordable EV truck.

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