Newsweek’s World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Design Disruptor of the Year is Slate.

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

Slate, the previously self-labeled “worst kept secret” in the automotive industry, is the automotive buzz story of 2025. The headlines surrounding its eponymous Slate Truck dominate the conversation: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m the founder of the No. 1 automotive site for women. Earlier this year a brand new car company burst onto the scene and caused ...

Slate describes its new electric truck as "the most radically simple, wildly personalizable vehicle out there," designed in California and assembled in Michigan (or perhaps Indiana -- here's some ...

Slate Auto is becoming an example of what a small startup can do with vast amounts of cash. It’s navigated several trials and tribulations and market shifts that other, less well-funded EV startups ...

Slate's pickup truck is expected to launch in late 2026, whereas Ford's is expected to launch in early 2027. Both Slate and Ford are very early in their retooling/production build for either truck.

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 ...