Slate Auto sets June 24th to open orders for its low-cost EV
Bezos-backed Slate Auto will open orders on June 24th and targets first deliveries by year-end; final pricing is still under wraps.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
A founder-led bid to ship a configurable, low-cost EV into a price-sensitive market is a notable countertrend to feature-bloated launches. If Slate hits its schedule and price, it raises the bar for capital-efficient EV manufacturing and pressures both legacy OEMs and venture-backed peers. June 24th order interest will be an early read on founder-market fit.
Slate Auto will open orders for its low-cost EV on June 24th, with first deliveries targeted for later this year, TechCrunch reported. The company was founded in 2022 inside Re:Build Manufacturing by Miles Arnone, William Barker, and Jeff Wilke.…