The EV startup Slate, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is launching its debut models: an electric pickup starting at $24,950, and an electric SUV from

It’s not ‘under $20,000,’ but the American-made electric pickup is still the least expensive truck and EV on the US market.

Launching with better specs than expected, the no-frills Bezos-backed electric pickup looks set to take on Ford’s Maverick—and be an EV truck you can afford and fix yourself.