Nowadays, it would not really feel like $25,000 will get you a lot of something once you’re purchasing for a brand new automobile. Blame inflation, America’s love of big vehicles and SUVs or automakers that have to maintain delivering these document earnings. (And that is all earlier than you throw tariffs into the combination.)
The scenario is even worse within the electrical automobile enviornment. Costs are taking place as batteries get cheaper, however they’re nonetheless about $59,000 on common in the US.
That is all why the upcoming Slate Auto model could possibly be such an enormous deal. In line with early experiences, it is a new EV startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, amongst different individuals, that is aiming to make an all-electric truck from the bottom up for simply round $25,000. What that automobile even seems to be like—to not point out its vary, battery measurement and supply, efficiency and different specs—stays a thriller.
However a fast teaser from Newsweek right this moment reveals us just a little extra of the upcoming Slate truck.
And by “just a little,” I actually imply “just a little.” All we see in these teasers (wrapped in a intelligent Newsweek camouflage wrap) are close-up pictures of a boxy physique that appears nearly Ford Bronco-like, with a large and rectangular black grille inset with spherical headlights.
Newsweek provides few different particulars for now. “Slate goals to beat Tesla to the punch with an affordable compact electrical automobile for the everyman,” the journal experiences as a part of its new “Disruptors” points. But when Bezos’ copious Amazon cash can actually deliver a $25,000 pickup truck to market—particularly with electrical energy–it will certainly be a serious disruptor in a sea of automobiles which are extra like expensive spaceships than something that most individuals really want.
Newsweek signifies we’ll hear extra about Slate Auto on April 24. We’ll have extra on this thrilling new firm because it develops.
Contact the writer: patrick.george@insideevs.com
