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Can this little truck solve America’s big EV problem?

A Slate truck at its design studio in Long Beach, California, on December 19, 2025. | Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images In May, Ferrari introduced its first entry into the electric vehicle market: the Luce. With an exterior like a Nissan Leaf, and an interior designed by the guy who designed the iPhone, it received a lot of hate. So, if Ferrari can’t make a cool EV, who can? Enter the Slate truck. It’s a Jeff Bezos-backed, American-made compact truck with no bells, whistles, or even AC — the antithesis of the Tesla Cybertruck. It’s kind of cute. And it might just get m...