Slate Auto Debuts EV Pickup
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Here’s how Slate’s new electric pickup truck makes its debut
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Slate Auto is partially backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos .
The company says it will sell the most basic version of its EV truck for about $25,000 .
The basic “ Blank Slate ” pickup that sells for that lowest price tag gets an estimated 150 miles of range from a 52.7-kilowatt-hour battery pack.
The vehicles will be manufactured at an as-yet-unannounced site in the Midwestern US .
Slate will target retail buyers to establish the brand and get as many personalized trucks on the road as possible.
Slate Auto emerged from a startup lab partially funded by Amazon ’s founder, Jeff Bezos .
Slate's EV will also be sold to corporate customers purchasing the vehicles for fleets.
Slate will have a curb weight of 3,600 pounds , with a payload capacity of 1,430 pounds .
It's 175 inches long, 71 inches wide (not including the mirrors), and 69 inches tall.
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