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I got to check out the Slate Truck’s interior, crank-up windows, and ride quality. Here’s what to know.

Tesla released its company-compiled delivery consensus for the second quarter of 2026, and Wall Street analysts now expect the automaker to deliver 406,024 vehicles. That would be just 5.7% growth over the 384,122 vehicles Tesla delivered in Q2 2025 — a modest recovery for a company that has posted two Read more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Slate’s $25,000 electric pickup, Polestar being banned from the US, Tesla FSD crashes coming into focus, and more.

BYD’s plug-in hybrid pickup is already a hit in several overseas markets, but a new prototype was spotted driving in China with a slightly different design.

Slate Auto’s electric truck now starts at $24,950, but some buyers will still drive one home for under $20,000 thanks to state-level EV rebates. The catch is that those discounts depend heavily on where you live and how much you earn — and several of them may not apply to Read more

This July, the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) head north to Minnesota. Meanwhile, I caught up with one of the teams making the trip, and they’ve been racing solar cars longer than almost anyone. Éclipse, out of École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Read more

The new version of GM’s dedicated electric vehicle platform is reportedly set to arrive near the end of 2028, and the Chevy Equinox EV will be the first to ride on it.

It’s the final day of Amazon’s ongoing Prime Day savings, and we have no clue how much longer a lot of the deals will last after today, so be sure to get your picks in before they’re gone. Headlining this final edition is Segway’s first-ever discount on the monstrous GT3 Read more

Slate’s $25,000 electric pickup is refreshingly simple, but its endless menu of accessories can quickly add up to something else.

This tiny EV is impressively clever, but the real business case is hiding in the coolant.