BYO Tech? 'Slate' EV Startup Is Making Customizable Cars for Gearheads

Bezos-backed startup launches cheap, U.S.-made electric pickup

A Jeff Bezos-backed startup aims to appeal to American car buyers’ patriotism and pocketbooks.

BYO Tech? 'Slate' EV Startup Is Making Customizable Cars for Gearheads

Set to start around $27,000, the electric pickup truck from Jeff Bezos-backed Slate swaps giant touch screens for a bare-bones, customizable experience.

From working in the original Viper to being a key member of the FCA management team and now CEO of Slate since 2022. This trajectory, quickly summed up, corresponds to Chris Barman, the woman who is in charge of the US start-up of electric vehicles that has the economic support of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. A start-up that is now news for having advanced Elon Musk in the battle for the cheap electric car, after presenting his first model, an ele…