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Here’s why Slate changed the battery in its cheap EV truck
Key takeaways
- Slate, maker of the stripped-down EV pickup truck, found another way to simplify its product: the battery.
- How Slate pulled that off illustrates just how significantly the battery market in the U.S. has changed in the past four years.
- Initially, the startup planned to use nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cells.
Slate, maker of the stripped-down EV pickup truck, found another way to simplify its product: the battery.
When the startup revealed its starting price on Wednesday — $24,950 before destination, taxes, and other fees — it also said it had changed its battery strategy, eliminating the optional 240-mile pack but bumping the standard pack from 150 miles to 205.
How Slate pulled that off illustrates just how significantly the battery market in the U.S. has changed in the past four years.
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