With his Blue Origin space cadettes safely back on terra firma, Jeff Bezos has turned his attention to a more earthly concern: shaking up the auto industry.
Bezos-backed EV company Slate Auto unveiled its stripped-down, $20,000 answer to Tesla’s pricey Cybertruck in Long Beach on Thursday.
Like the iconic Model T, the Truck is affordable, customizable, and American-made.
The compact, two-seat pickup is the key to the tech mogul’s latest ambitious plan: to make EVs affordable for the average American. Priced at $27,500 before a $7,500 federal tax credit, it’s designed to undercut competitors like Tesla’s Cybertruck, which starts at a whopping $82,235.
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The problem? That very same EV tax credit may soon be on President Trump’s chopping block.
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