A Jeff Bezos-backed startup wants to take pickups back to a simpler, cheaper time ...

Slate will basically give you what it calls a “Blank Slate,” a sub-$20,000 (with tax credits factored in) two-seater bare-bones electric truck. It won’t get even get a stereo, center console, cup ...

Slate's affordable electric pickup could be a huge deal or a huge disaster. After all, there are good reasons other EV-makers ...