And one final note: towing substantially reduces the efficiency of the tow vehicle, due to the weight of the trailer and its additional aerodynamic drag. For an electric vehicle like the Slate, that ...

Slate says the Truck will have a towing capacity of about 1000 pounds. The Maverick, on the other hand, has a 2000-pound tow ...

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The EV market has long been dominated by high-end, high-tech models, perhaps that is set to shift. Michigan-based startup Slate Auto is shaking things up with a bold objective: producing a bare-bones ...

Former Fisker executive Matthew DeBord knows how tough the EV startup world can be. He still thinks it's worth starting a car ...

Slate designer Tisha Johnson discusses her role at the US electric truck start-up, a company that wants its customers to have complete freedom of expression ...

Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis believes the Slate truck's real-world price will be much higher than $20,000 when it goes on sale.

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