June 24, 2026 10:17 am, EDT key takeaways: Slate Auto unveiled a subcompact electric pickup priced at $24,950 at a Los Angeles event on June 24, with a range of about 205 miles and a 2,000-pound towing capacity. The low-cost model targets rising vehicle prices and weak EV demand after tax credit cuts, though analysts
Toyota RAV4 engineer says RAV4-based pickup would be ‘fascinating’. The automaker hasn’t planned anything ‘official’. Toyota recognizes that the market exists for a small truck. Despite the great sales success of the Ford Maverick, some automakers have been in a hurry to create a competitor. Toyota has shown at least Some? Interested in creating a
Ford this week quietly launched a dedicated website for its sub-$30,000 electric pickup, putting a solid face on a project that existed mostly as teasers and trade speculation. The timing is pointed out: Slate, the startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is simultaneously moving toward production of its own stripped-down electric truck, with a
Images by Ford. Ford’s latest pickup truck prototype was first spotted in the wild just about a week ago. There was something hidden in the cover of the car. It was a QR code that linked to a Ford website that has more information about this as-yet-unnamed new pickup truck that’s
Builder Jake Plender transformed his daily-driven Mitsubishi Mighty Max into a nearly 500-horsepower hot rod. This engine is a modified version of the 4G63T found in many Mitsubishi models. Plender’s goal is to run a quarter mile in the ten-second range, which would be a 100 percent improvement over the truck’s original time. Mitsubishi needs