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Everything you need to know about Jeff Bezos’ $20,000 pickup truck

The back-to-basics Slate Auto Truck is here, and we’ve had a good poke around a prototype

Published: 28 May 2025
17 minutes 57 seconds

Just when we thought we’d exhausted all talk of a billionaire’s electric pickup truck, another one casually slides into the chat.

Only this one (backed by Amazon’s own Jeff Bezos) has no fancy party tricks or out-there promises. Rather, Slate Auto plans to offer a cheap, simple EV with manual winding windows and plastic body panels for day-to-day workhorse duties.

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Want to know more? We popped over to the Slate design studio in Los Angeles for a proper look around, so have a watch of the video above and then let us know in the comments whether you think Slate will stick the landing.
 

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