Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto | TechCrunch
Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising — and surprisingly affordable — customizable…
Tag: EVs
Slate Auto drops ‘under $20,000’ pricing after Trump administration ends federal EV tax credit | TechCrunch
Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has stopped promoting that its upcoming pickup truck will start “under $20,000” following passage…
Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue | TechCrunch
Rivian has hit a milestone in its agreement with German automotive giant Volkswagen that will bring $1 billion into the…
Exclusive: Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money | TechCrunch
Hebron Sher remembers daydreaming in 2019 when Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of going out in…
Exclusive: Slate Auto has already racked up more than 100,000 refundable reservations
Buzzy new EV startup Slate Auto has racked up more than 100,000 reservations for its customizable low-cost electric pickup truck,…
China’s Geely moves to take EV startup Zeekr private amid trade war with US | TechCrunch
China’s Geely Auto wants to take its luxury EV unit Zeekr off the New York Stock Exchange one year after…
Exclusive: Slate Auto eyes former Indiana printing plant for its EV truck production
Slate Auto, the buzzy new EV startup that broke stealth this week, is close to locking in a former printing…
Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck that is decidedly anti-Tesla | TechCrunch
A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it’s about as anti-Tesla as it…
Bezos-backed startup designed an EV that can change like a ‘Transformer’ | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It’s a marketing…
Bezos-backed EV startup Slate Auto’s pickup truck spotted in the wild | TechCrunch
Just one day after TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is backing a secretive EV startup called Slate Auto, an early…
Canoo CEO can buy bankrupt EV startup’s assets, judge rules | TechCrunch
The sale of bankrupt EV startup Canoo’s assets to its CEO has been approved by the judge overseeing the case.…
Exclusive: Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos is funding a secretive EV startup based in Michigan called Slate Auto that could start production as soon…
Canoo’s CEO is buying the bankrupt EV startup’s assets | TechCrunch
The CEO of Canoo is buying nearly all of the defunct EV startup’s assets out of bankruptcy, according to a…
EV startup Canoo files for bankruptcy and ceases operations | TechCrunch
Seven-year-old electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and will “cease operations immediately.” The company is liquidating its assets…
Palantir now owns nearly 9% of EV startup Faraday Future — here’s why | TechCrunch
Palantir now owns 8.7% of struggling electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities…
Electric vehicle sales are strong, but EV startups are struggling
It is not an easy time to be a startup in the electric vehicle industry. This week, Lordstown Motors —…