Slate Auto is developing an extremely affordable and customizable electric pickup truck. How the Jeff Bezos-backed company could rival Tesla.

A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it's about as anti-Tesla as it gets. It's affordable, deeply

Slate Auto, backed by Jeff Bezos, will assemble its $25,000 EV truck — which drops to $20,000 after the federal EV credit — in Warsaw, Indiana. What Happened: Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman confirmed the company's plans to assemble the truck in Indiana, Business Insider reported on Tuesday.