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Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Working On a $25,000 Electric Truck

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This is probably the seventh or eighth time weve heard promises of an affordable EV, but if anyone can pull it off, it seems like someone with Bezos resources would be the guy. The publication said, Slate aims to beat Tesla to the punch with an inexpensive compact electric vehicle for the everyman.

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Ram CEO: Slate Vehicles Won't Be So Cheap Once Buyers Get Done Optioning Them Up

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Ram sells a small, affordable truck in other countries, but Americans have been without one for quite a while now. The automaker hasn’t let go of the idea, however, with executives saying that the recently announced Slate pickup truck has been on their minds.

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The Dodge Charger Daytona Is Available With A Super-Affordable Lease Deal for Northeastern Buyers Right Now

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Dodge is offering lease deals on the car that could make it as cheap as $299 per month. The new, all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona is still fresh on dealers lots, but the automaker is already working hard to move inventory. The deal covers 7,500 miles per year on a two-year lease of a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T.

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Slate Auto Has Now Received More Than 100,000 Reservations

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I will admit to being skeptical about Slate Autos affordable EVs. Weve heard the cheap EV is coming story so many times without an actual result that it feels like just another thing that happens in the electric vehicle world.

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VW Commits to a Very Cheap EV – in Europe

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Now, the brand is eagerly posting about the imminent introduction of a cheap-as-chips EV – in Europe. The post calls it a push towards entry-level mobility, setting standards for technology and design plus the obvious affordability factor. 7 in this country, deferring to changing market dynamics as a reason for the move.

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Maybe Tesla Didn't Cancel the Affordable EV After All, Or Did It?

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The will they, won’t they themes continue in 2024, as the automaker recently reversed its reported decision to nix affordable EV plans, though the flip appears related to less-than-stellar first-quarter performance. The previously reported cancellation of Tesla’s affordable EV also went out the door, at least on paper.

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. However, the threat of China flooding the market with cheap electric models is too frightening to ignore. All automakers in the U.S.