If you’ve gone shopping for a new pickup truck, even a midsize model, hell even the Ford Maverick, you know they’re all damn expensive these days. There’s a tremendous opportunity for someone to build one that’s actually affordable,

Just one day after TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is backing a secretive EV startup called Slate Auto, an early version of the company's low-cost

An affordable two-seat electric truck would be an anomaly in today's EV market. But startup automakers can have a tough time breaking through.