The company broke cover on Thursday night, announcing plans to bring a refreshingly simple and cheap EV pickup truck to market in late 2026. It comes with crank windows, two seats, no touchscreen and a targeted price of under $20,000 after federal rebates. That's about one-third the going rate for a new electric car in this country.

In one of the strangest launches we’ve seen in a while, Slate Auto, the reportedly Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, unveiled its first EV, the Slate Truck. Notably, the vehicle is capable of a claimed 150 miles (241 km) of range at a starting price of less than $20,000, assuming federal clean vehicle tax credits continue to exist.