Changing that overly spendy status quo is going to take something radical, and it’s hard to get more radical than what Slate ...

Unlike Tesla and Lucid, which launched with high-priced luxury models, Slate wants to flip the model: start cheap, scale up.

Hand-cranked windows and a DIY dashboard join a high-tech electric vehicle platform in the affordable, customizable Slate Truck.

Slate emerged on Thursday as a very different kind of EV startup: one focused on bringing affordability back to America’s car ...