American EV startup Slate, backed heavily by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has just launched its first model – a build-it-up, all-electric vehicle that starts life as a pick-up truck but can be added to so that it ends up as anything from a family SUV to having a fastback 4x4 look.
The new model is called Slate because the idea is that you start with a clean slate – in this case a budget-priced pick-up – that you can wrap, accessorise or leave it as it is.
