This small electric pickup truck will leave the factory with the bare minimum—but it doesn’t need to stay that way.

Slate Auto, a small independent automaker based in Troy, Mich., has unveiled its new bare-bones truck, the 2027 Slate Truck EV, which is customizable and is priced at less than $30,000. "It's a Slate.

Slate, the EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has come out of stealth, introducing its first electric vehicle. Pricing will start at $20,000 after tax credits. Slate Auto, the Jeff Bezos-backed electric-vehicle company,