- After a $650 million funding round, Slate's electic pickup is closer than ever to market.
- One of Slate's investors could be one of the industry's biggest names in used car sales, TechCrunch reports.
- It's not clear if Carvana has taken a stake in Slate, or if the companies are exploring deeper partnerships.
Slate—the underdog startup with a plastic-bodied electric pickup—is getting closer to launching its low-cost EV. And as any of the many failed EV companies can tell you, building a brand new car from scratch is very, very expensive.