Jeff Bezos Secretly Backs Slate Auto: A $25K Electric Pickup Revolutionizing EV Market

Slate Auto, a stealth EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, is building an affordable $25K electric pickup with Amazon DNA.
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Jeff Bezos Secretly Backs Slate Auto: A $25K Electric Pickup Revolutionizing EV Market
When I stumbled across internal documents and industry whispers about a secretive EV startup out of Michigan, I knew I had to dig deeper. What I found was Slate Auto — a stealthy, well-funded electric vehicle company that’s quietly building a $25,000 electric pickup truck. Even more intriguing? Jeff Bezos is one of its key backers. Image Credits:Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch A Low-Cost EV Built to Break the Mold Unlike most electric vehicle startups that aim high with luxury models, Slate Auto is flipping the script. Its goal is bold yet practical: produce an affordable, two-seat electric pickup for around $25,000. Sources inside the company say the vision is inspired by historical automotive game-changers like the Ford Model T and the Volkswagen Beetle. Bezos and a Billionaire Braintrust Slate isn’t just some hopeful bootstrapped startup. It’s heavily backed, including by Jeff Bezos via his family office. Public filings reveal that Bezos participated in a $111 million Series A round in 202…