# 156: Slate is America's Cheapest EV Truck: No One Will Buy the Base

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Podcast: [Batteries Included](https://stenobird.com/podcast/batteries-included-6553940)
Published: 2026-06-26T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8921230
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## Resource

In this episode: Slate reveals official truck price, opens orders Lucid cuts large chunk of employees. Again. Rivian kills cheapest R1 trims Much, much more! Regular cohosts: Tom Moloughney from State of Charge and EVchargingstations.com https://evchargingstations.com/ https://www.youtube.com/StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios https://outofspecstudios.com/ Martyn Lee from EV News Daily https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ Domenick Yoney from Drive Electric with Domenick https://www.youtube.com/@DriveElectricWithDomenick

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