Slate Auto Unveils Minimalist EV Truck and Production Plans
April 25, 2025, 5:20 pm
Slate Auto is making waves with its debut of a lean, two-seater electric truck that challenges America’s overbuilt vehicles. Alongside the product reveal, the company is finalizing plans to convert a former Indiana printing plant into its production hub, marking a bold step toward efficient, low-cost EV manufacturing.
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Slate Auto, the buzzy new EV startup that broke stealth this week, is close to locking in a former printing plant located in Warsaw, Indiana as the future production site for its cheap electric truck, a review of public records shows. The company is expected to lease the 1.4 million-square-foot...
Last night, a new company called Slate Auto unveiled its first product, a spartan two-seater electric truck with a mere 150 miles of range and a world of possibility. There's no paint, no distracting infotainment screen, and no stereo or even radio. It doesn't tower over your average 12-year-old,...
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