Jeff Bezos Slate Auto Autoils Ev Pickup Truck

For Jeff Bezos-Ably launch of Auto electric vehicles, it’s all about the “base”.

The company on Thursday introduced its pickup that minimalists and transactions can be sought.

Basic model, Bare-Bones EV, has a simple dashboard with handles to control heating and air conditioning, Windows Crank and the phone mount for music playback. The vehicle is not equipped Information system Or the speakers, though the latter can be added as an accessory, one of many slate offered.

The interior of the electric pickup Slate Auto. (Slate Auto)

The base vehicle is not painted, but buyers have the opportunity to wrap it with different colors. Customers can also convert the standard Pickup A five -month -old SUV model with a special kit.

EV Slate comes with two battery options, 52.7-kilogram battery, which is aimed at a range of 150 miles and 84.3-kWh. The cargo bed has 35.1 cubic feet and 5 feet in length. The front cargo zone, “fruit”, is 7 cubic feet.

The company accepts reservations to the vehicle, which is planned to deliver to buyers around the end of 2026 for a return of $ 50. Expects to appreciate an empty car on the slate on up to 20,000 dollars After $ 7,500 a federal tax loan on a clean car.

Shilas was born with Re: Build Manufacturing, a company founded by Jeff Wilke, a former CEO of Amazon’s World Consumer Business. The slate received $ 111 million in series A Financing in 2023 (called Re: Car), A A Regulatory supply. Melinda Levison, who manages Jeff Bezos’s family office, is listed as a director in submission of documents.

Techcrunch, citing sources, reports The company reported to the staff that last year had closed the financing of the series B, but had not yet submitted the documents for this round to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Although the vehicle does not look like a Tesla cybert and is expected to be much less retail, it can create another strip of rivalry between Elon Musk and Bezos. Both are already competing with their space companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively.