“Non-Gierheads” now has a chance to design their cars.
Last month, an image appeared on the redit of an unknown small truck in a parking lot at Los Angeles. The sight was earlier Noted by Carcaskops just after Tekkachchan Told that Jeff Bezos was creating a “inexpensive” vehicle through Bezos Slate Auto through a “secret EV startup”.
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Internet sleels quickly put together (and Tekkachchan Confirmed) That truck in redit image Was Real slate auto concept car.
Now, the company is ready for reservation, and privatization is important. Everything is optimized, externally from color to internal knobs.
“We think everyone must be able to personalize their car,” the website says. “But vehicles are not designed to customize by non-gyrieheads (we love you, gearheads). Therefore, we changed it.”
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Announcing the new “fundamentally simple, fundamentally inexpensive slate truck” on the X, CEO Chris Burman said the price begins in the “mid -20s”, although it would be close to $ 20,000 (after the federal EV tax credit). The single-cab electric truck is to be distributed to customers at the end of 2026. Is the company Troy is located in Michigan,
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– slate auto (@slateauto) April 25, 2025
CEO Chris Burman comes to safe, reliable, cheap transport, “there is a huge population of people there. , Told Business Insider Next to official unveiling.
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In a way, the company is keeping it cheaper, through its adaptation options. For example, trucks are wrapped, not painted, and can be changed by the customer.
“With other cars, you choose your color when buying it, and this is,” the website says. “With a slate, you can choose your color whenever you can change it. It is the first vehicle of its kind that can be easily wrapped.”
According to the company, the rap kit will begin around $ 500. (Although keeping it simple gray – as it appears according to the Redit – will still stand out.)
Amazon founder Bezos, Mark Walter (Los Angeles Dozers Major’s owner and CEO of Guggenheim Partners), and investor Thomas Tul has helped the new car company raise at least $ 111 million, per, per, per, per, per, per, Tekkachchan,
NBC report According to that, document Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Melinda Levison, head of Bezos’s family office, is the new Slate Auto Director.
