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The Slate Truck Online Configurator Is Up. Build Your Perfect Cheap EV

Slate is the newest automaker in the EV world, but it's not pushing a vaporware product. It spent the last two years quietly developing a small, barebones electric truck that can also become a five-seater SUV with a bolt-on conversion. The company revealed its efforts on Thursday with multiple functioning…

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Three Options for Retirees With Concentrated Stock Positions

If a significant chunk of your portfolio is tied up in a single stock, you'll need to make sure it won't disrupt your retirement and legacy goals. Here's how.

Kiplinger

Slate Truck: A Low-Cost, Transforming EV Pickup

Word of a brand-new electric-vehicle startup might call to mind the strange days of the COVID era, when headlines were jam-packed with all sorts of Tesla wannabes. Some went public without an actual product or a dime in revenue. Not surprisingly, most never quite took off. Some straight-up crashed and…

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Slate Truck: A Sub-$20,000 Pickup With 150 Miles of Range

It’s here. At a Thursday event in Los Angeles, startup Slate Auto revealed what it’s calling simply, the Truck. It’s a tiny electric pickup funded at least in part by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and astonishingly, a targeted base price of $20,000 after federal tax incentives for EVs.

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Here's How Slate’s Truck Transforms Into An SUV

Shortly after I showed up at a Los Angeles studio space to take a sneak peek of Slate’s debut vehicle last week, the startup’s reps pulled a black sheet off of a charming, two-seat pickup truck. I thought it was refreshingly small and liked its clean, boxy look. And the…

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Walmart Opens Up About Its EV Charging Network: Charge Better

It’s no secret that Walmart has been quietly working on its own electric vehicle charging network. The company announced as much over a year ago. However, since then, it has been tight-lipped about how it would go about doing so—until now.

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New York man took Elon Musk at his word that Teslas could drive themselves. Then he hit a tree

Exclusive: Compliance exec Ashutosh Shankar “was promised full self-driving capability,” but Tesla didn’t deliver, attorney Robert Greenstein told The Independent

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Tesla's EU Sales Plunge As Musk Takes Flak

Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticised for his work in US President Donald Trump's administration.

International Business Times

Drivers could pay more tax after electric car U-turn

Australian drivers and employers could miss out on thousands of dollars in tax savings if the coalition puts the brakes on an electric vehicle policy.

AAP

Musk damaged Tesla's brand in just a few months. Fixing it will likely take longer

Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it’s unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big problem of his own making: damage to its brand

The Independent UK

E-REVs Can Unite A Divided America On Electric Vehicles

Covering the EV industry in the U.S. feels like being strapped to a rocket with zero control over the steering. The pace is warp speed, but the route is full of sharp, unexpected turns. That volatility can spook traditional car buyers who aren’t ready to give up gas cars with…

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Tariff turmoil: How Tesla and other companies are dealing with the uncertainty of the trade war

Uncertainty over tariffs and an unpredictable trade war is weighing heavily on companies as they report their latest financial results and try to give investors financial forecasts

The Independent UK

Tesla’s fall in numbers: The staggering profit drops that forced Musk to step back from DOGE

ANALYSIS : A 71 per cent drop in profits and tanking share price have forced Elon Musk to cut down his time as Trump’s costcutter-in-chief. Alicja Hagopian and Karl Matchett explore what happened

The Independent UK

Trump says US education is getting out of DEI ‘after being in that jungle for a long time’ – as it happened

Executive orders crack down on DEI at US universities but seek to increase affordability and retention at Black colleges. This blog is now closed.

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Elon Musk to reduce role at Doge as Tesla struggles to sell cars

Elon Musk has said the time he spends with Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) will “drop significantly” from May and…

AAP

'Rust-proof' utes under spotlight amid false ad claims

More than 5000 complaints about LDV utes and vans being affected by rust were received by the time ads showing them on beaches were pulled, a lawsuit alleges.

Al Jazeera

Musk says he’ll spend less time working with Trump after Tesla profits sink

Tesla CEO says he will spend ‘far more’ of his time running carmaker after putting cost-cutting team in place.

International Business Times

Auto Shanghai Showcases New EV Era Despite Tariff Speedbumps

The world's largest auto industry expo opens its doors Wednesday in Shanghai, showcasing the new electric world order even as mounting trade barriers risk dampening China's global ambitions.

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EVs in the spotlight as China claims a leading global role at Shanghai's auto show

Leading automakers will be showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week

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Musk Blames Massive Tesla Losses on Political 'Blowback'

Tesla's Q1 2025 financial update is filled with bad news. There are all kinds of negative numbers inside, not the least of which being a year-over-year net income drop (attributable to common stockholders) of 71 percent.

International Business Times

Tesla Says Profits Plunge 71%, Warns Of 'Changing Political Sentiment'

Tesla reported a 71 percent drop in first-quarter profits Tuesday in results that lagged analyst estimates as Elon Musk's automaker warned of a hit to demand due to "changing political sentiment."

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits

CEO to pare back White House work to one to two days weekly as analysts say role has caused branding crisis

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Most EV Buyers In The U.S. Won’t Buy A Gas Car Again: Study

Electric vehicles aren’t just better for the environment, they’re increasingly the smarter economic choice for your wallet, too. And according to a new McKinsey Company study, once people make the switch, they rarely look back.

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Volkswagen Wants A China Comeback With These New Cars

People often forget this today, but Volkswagen was among the earliest Western automakers to break into China. It launched a joint venture with the locals at SAIC in 1984, and that was the start of decades of sales and profits in what became the world's biggest car market. For its…

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We're At The Shanghai Auto Show To See The Future

When automotive executives in the United States and Europe talk about electric vehicles, they usually talk about tomorrow: the need to prepare for some vaguely defined "future" where their customers are largely moving beyond gasoline. But in China, that's not the future at all. It's the present.

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