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Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?
Publisher description: EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and the numbers are declining. From a climate perspective, that’s pretty dismal, especially because the transportation sector is the single biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions in the country. One thing that could help turn that around? Slate Auto’s new truck—a vehicle that seems…
MIT Technology Review | Aug 27, 2026 | Casey Crownhart
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Slate is also breaking away from other EV manufacturers’ efforts to compete with gas-powered vehicles on range. Affordable EVs have already found willing buyers in other parts of the world—even with reduced range. On average, new EVs sold in China in 2025 had a range of just 247 miles.
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