{"id":248,"date":"2026-06-06T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:40:12","slug":"the-jeff-bezos-backed-ev-pickup-reportedly-has-a-deal-with-carvana-ahead-of-sales-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"The Jeff Bezos-Backed EV Pickup Reportedly Has a Deal with Carvana Ahead of Sales Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>Ahead of its launch late this year, <\/span><span>Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto<\/span><span> is figuring out how it\u2019s going to sell its all-electric small pickup truck, and it\u2019s reportedly getting on board with online automotive retailer <\/span><span>Carvana<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=246\">Largest US Banks to Launch Tokenization Network to Fight Back Against Crypto, Stablecoin Startups<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><span>TechCrunch<\/span><span>, Carvana was given a warrant for shares in <\/span><span>Slate Auto<\/span><span> last year, based on documents from the State of Delaware Division of Corporations. The move comes as the startup automaker prepares to release details such as official prices later this month, as well as the end of reservations and the beginning of preordering. Since last year, Slate Auto has offered a $50 reservation fee to be among the first in line and reported <\/span><span>100,000 reservations in two weeks<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Arizona-based online used car company, founded in 2012, has started expanding into new car sales with <\/span><span>the purchase of some Stellantis dealerships<\/span><span> starting last year. It\u2019s been rapidly expanding used car sales, too, approaching the 200,000-vehicle mark in the first quarter of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mark Walter\u2014CEO of Guggenheim Partners and TWG Global Holdings and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers, among other sports holdings\u2014has stakes in both Carvana and Slate Auto, according to TechCrunch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=245\">The Pope\u2019s AI Warning Could Help Workers Seek Religious Exemptions From Using AI<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Slate Truck was announced in April 2025 <\/span><span>as a back-to-basics EV<\/span><span> that won\u2019t come standard with features such as power windows or an infotainment system. Buyers, however, will be able to customize the vehicle with vinyl wraps and even an enclosed SUV body with a rear seat. By doing this, the company targets a sub-$30,000 starting price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Slate Auto won\u2019t be the only automaker to market a lower-cost EV as U.S. consumers navigate inflation, tariffs and higher energy costs. Ford is set to launch its own <\/span><span>compact electric pickup truck<\/span><span> next year on a new platform that\u2019s less expensive to produce and is set to underpin a future line of EVs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=243\">Bitcoin Price Hits Lowest Level Since Before Trump\u2019s 2024 Election Win<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a clue about how buyers might get their hands on a sub-$30,000 EV truck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Jeff Bezos-Backed EV Pickup Reportedly Has a Deal with Carvana Ahead of Sales Launch - 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