Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto plans national customization hub
Slate Auto, a Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, plans to establish a national customization hub in Louisville, Kentucky. The company will produce low-cost, modular, and fully customizable EV pickup trucks, with a starting price in the mid-$20,000 range, and create 51 jobs in the area.
Slate Auto is setting up a vinyl wrap kit manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The company will produce electric vehicles with customizable options. The vehicles will be priced in the mid-$20,000 range. Slate Auto has received over 160,000 reservations for the EV. The facility will create 51 jobs with an hourly wage target of $39.09. The company is backed by Jeff Bezos and plans to start producing vehicles in 2026.
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