Jeff Bezos-backed electric-vehicle startup Slate Auto generated plenty of hype early this year with its bare-bones pickup truck and sub-$20,000 price tag.
A lot has changed since. The $7,500 tax credit has expired, so the truck will now start at around $25,000. But in a recent Q&A video, CEO Chris Barman said the company had received over 150,000 orders for the electric truck despite the slowdown in EV sales.
And interestingly, the truck will miss out on a key feature that’s increasingly becoming a focus for the broader auto industry.
Here’s what else is happening:
Electric car sales are projected to fall in the U.S. in 2025 after years of rapid growth.
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Driverless Waymo robotaxis caused a gridlock in San Francisco after the lights went out.
—Suvrat Kothari, Staff Writer
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