Topspeed.com article - Slate Auto’s Sophomore Album Problem: What Comes Next?
https://www.topspeed.com/slates-sophomore-album-problem/
It’s been a slow few weeks and I think Slate may have more things cooking for the fall. Stopped caring about the Slate musical YouTube shorts after having seen...
Slate poaches key Tesla manufacturing leader to build its electric pickup truck
https://electrek.co/2025/08/22/slate-poaches-key-tesla-manufacturing-leader-build-electric-pickup-truck/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=electrek/magazine/Electrek
Napoleon Reyes is a US Marine from Indiana who got...
From Car and Driver
2027 Slate Truck EV vs. 2025 Ford Maverick: How They'll Compare
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a65132734/2027-slate-truck-ev-vs-2025-ford-maverick-specs-compared/
Speculation is fun.
There’s overlap for sure.
Just want a sub 180 inch 2 seat 2 door truck that can...
Slate in San Francisco @ Motoring Coffee
Got a chance to speak to Cob (6’9”!) and Kimberly from Slate.
Very friendly and knowledgeable.
Couldn’t sit in car, but could touch.
Definitely a prototype, but Cob said hopefully by next year something customer drivable (as I would expect).
The body...
Just found this interesting when I stumbled upon this slateevtruck.com website and was wondering when it was registered.
Checked a free age domain checker and the site was registered in April this year.
slateevtruck.com/ - registered 4/28/2025 ~3 months ago. This site doesn’t seem directly...
The host (Kristen Lee) from MotorTrend Channel had questions about the panels being easily stolen, no official answer.
She mentioned that the first video they posted that the host Alex was 6’10” and she is 5’3”
The wrap was poorly installed, she mentioned it was prototype. I bet my self install...
Nice blue wrap with the open air kit and seats installed.
Looks like the person could not go into this unit, but the Boston event would have a unit that folks can get into.
Photos:
Fun interview.
Chris tells about the CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing Miles Arnone coming up with the idea of a super basic vehicle.
How Chris came to Slate.
Possibility of DIN for radio
Hosts mention $25k price point again.
They’ve already crash tested half of the ~70 units they’ve built...