What bad timing for Slate... this is frustrating! Meanwhile fossil fuel subsidies ($646 billion annually) remains. :headbang:
Hopefully a few senators defect and vote this down.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5296124-republicans-ev-credit-green-energy-tax/...
Didn't notice this until now, but great to see that sound bars will be easy to install / mount on the Slate truck dashboard. There's already a factory rail / clip for it.
BYO Sound System/Sound Bar
The dash comes prewired with multiple USB-C ports, numerous lidded cubbies, and a rail...
Update/Correction (May 8, 2025)
Slate Auto confirmed today that it has $700 million in investments through Series A and Series B funding. So it's not quite 1 billion yet, but still well funded at its current stage.
https://www.newsweek.com/slate-auto-confirms-funding-bezos-involvement-2069605...
Here's for all the tall future Slate owners - a 6'10" journalist from Motortrend reviews and sits in the driver's seat and rear seat of the Slate truck.
https://www.motortrend.com/features/how-is-the-slate-electric-pickup-truck-so-cheap
Key Factors Contributing to the Slate Truck's Affordability:
Single Configuration Production: Slate Auto simplifies manufacturing by offering only one version of the truck—a gray, two-door pickup with a...
Here's a look at how the key fob is customized - the keyfob cap can be changed out for different colors and also a screwdriver foldout version (can be used to install / uninstall accessories).
Looks like the screwdriver head can be regular heads (flathead, phillips) or a torx head.
I don't see it here in the frunk shot, but Eric Keipper confirmed there's a drag plug in the frunk, so it can be used for ice / tailgating. 🙌
But we do get a shot of how the Slate charging cable / adapter looks.
Great engineering deep dive by The Autopian!
Here’s The Engineering Behind The $20K Slate EV
ALL CREDIT TO: https://www.theautopian.com/heres-the-engineering-behind-jeff-bezos-20k-slate-ev/
I just looked at the new Slate electric truck — funded, in part, by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — and I had a...
This is good news for future Slate and all EV owners:
SUMMARY (by AI) for anyone who prefers to read
Summary
🚀 Walmart’s Major EV Charging Initiative: Walmart is launching its own massive EV charging network, aiming to install thousands of stations across the U.S. by 2030. Unlike other...