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Slate is one of the EV startups I’m most intrigued by in 2026. Its mid-$20,000 pickup truck is a brand-new concept, and nobody is quite sure whether it’ll be a hit or not. We’ll know more once the EV hits production later this year.
The startup maintains that it will begin cranking out pickups in Indiana by the end of 2026. And as it revealed on Thursday, its factory is shaping up.
Other items on the menu today:
The Lexus TZ has arrived as the brand’s first three-row EV.
A new kind of EV charger can handle both semi trucks and other EVs.
Brembo has reinvented car brakes.
—Tim Levin, Senior Editor
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Slate Auto Gets One Step Closer To Building Its Affordable EV Truck
The company’s factory in Indiana is shaping up as production nears.
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Kempower’s New EV Fast Charger Can Do What Tesla’s Supercharger Can’t
Superchargers are everywhere, but they can’t quite match Kempower’s new Mega Flex Satellite in terms of flexibility.
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Lexus Revealed Its First-Ever 3-Row Electric SUV. Check Out The TZ
The Lexus TZ arrives with blocky styling, 300 miles of range, and standard all-wheel drive.
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This New Tech Completely Changes How The Brake Pedal Works
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