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Slate Auto, founded in 2022 in Troy, Michigan, offers a low-cost, highly customizable electric pickup truck and light vehicle platform targeting a price point in the mid-$20,000 range with approximately 160,000 reservations.
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- 2026-04Series C$650M
Investors · TWG Global
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