2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (352+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put its first affordable pickup trucks into production by the…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (344+ words) Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has raised $650 million to fund its effort to bring a mid-$20, 000 electric pickup truck to the U. S. market by year-end." TWG Global, headed by Guggenheim Partners founder Mark Walter and financier Thomas…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (71+ words) Sean Mc Lain / Wall Street Journal: Amazon quietly expands Amazon Autos to offer cars from Kia, Mazda, Subaru, Chevrolet, and Jeep, after launching with Hyundai; the service is in 130+ US cities This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (179+ words) Another Friday, another episode of The In EVitable, and once again we're out of the studio, on the road, and recording from moving vehicles. But this time, we're on two wheels, not four. That's right, in a vodcast first, we…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (716+ words) In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of stealth and shocked the car industry. Not only was this startup focused on making an ultra-cheap, customizable electric pickup truck with funding from Jeff Bezos, but it had also…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (540+ words) The 2026 Lexus TX 500h is a 6-seat SUV starting at $85, 400 with 1 trim, and this F SPORT Performance 2 trim earns a 4. 30 out of 5 overall in our data-driven ratings. The 2026 Rivian R1 S SUV starts at $139, 990 with 7 seats and the Ascend trim highlighted here…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1933+ words) The 2026 Rivian R1 S is the three-row halo of Rivian's lineup, the most expensive vehicle the company builds in full production, and the model that taught the rest of the industry what serious off-road engineering looks like on a 400-volt skateboard....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (236+ words) Rivian's growing lineup now includes the R1 T, R1 S, and R2 models, offering a range of electric vehicles for different needs and budgets. Apr. 12, 2026 at 5: 04am Rivian's 2026 lineup now includes three models - the R1 T pickup, the R1 S three-row SUV, and the new R2 mid-size…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1922+ words) The 2026 model year is where the shift from startup to brand becomes concrete. The R1 T and R1 S are two years into the Gen-2 refresh, the R2 is rolling off the line in Normal, Illinois, and native NACS charging is standard on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1877+ words) The 2026 Rivian R2 is the model Rivian's future depends on. The headline "around forty-five thousand" Standard variant, the one Rivian's marketing leans hardest on, does not arrive until late 2027. What you get for the money on day one is a five-seat,…...