There's a new American automaker on the block, and it's taking aim at a sorely neglected segment of the electric car market. EV startup Slate emerged today, debuting the new Slate Truck targeting an extremely affordable $25,

Slate Auto, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, unveiled its inaugural truck the company says starts at a price of $20,000 for the most bare-bones version, a lower price than competitors including Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicles.

A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it's about as anti-Tesla as it gets. It's affordable, deeply