{"id":438,"date":"2025-04-20T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wesuki.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:26:27","slug":"slate-auto-teases-3-door-suv-that-looks-like-a-range-rover-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wesuki.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/slate-auto-teases-3-door-suv-that-looks-like-a-range-rover-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Slate Auto Teases 3-Door SUV That Looks Like A Range Rover Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.wesuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/weqrrwerwqerwqerwqerw-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Slate Auto is reportedly developing a $25,000 EV, with a late 2026 release scheduled.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve already seen a two-door pickup and two different three-door SUV variants.<\/li>\n<li>The company has yet to share any official details but plans to drop info on April 24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Update:<\/strong> <\/em>As expected, Slate Auto\u2019s guerrilla-style marketing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/commercials\/\">campaign<\/a> is picking up steam, with the EV startup continuing to build buzz for its debut model with unconventional tactics. Following the recent sighting of its two-door pickup truck, a TikTok video from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@themanifamily\">TheManiFamily<\/a><\/em> account has now revealed a second variant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This time, the vehicle in question is a three-door SUV version of the truck, complete with a slanted rear window hatch. With design cues reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/309k-gets-you-this-maranello-based-firms-range-rover-classic-restomod-11k-more-a-new-ferrari-296-gtb\/\">older Range Rovers<\/a>, it feels like a modern, more compact take on the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2021\/10\/range-rover-classic-restomod-is-compliant-with-londons-ultra-low-emission-zone\/\">three-door Range Rover Classic from the \u201970s<\/a> and \u201980s. Some might even notice similarities to the upcoming Rivian R3, which shares some styling elements, particularly the hatchback crossover shape. However, Slate Auto\u2019s still-unnamed model clearly leans more toward utility.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@themanifamily\/video\/7495110977055198506\" data-video-id=\"7495110977055198506\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@themanifamily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@themanifamily?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@themanifamily<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Unpacking generational kitty trauma. Visit CatThurrrapy.com to find out more\u00a0<a title=\"ad\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ad?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#ad<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - TheManiFamily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7495111084064377642?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 TheManiFamily<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The short video posted on TikTok seems to be another piece of the playful campaign, featuring a fake cat therapist company called <em>TheFelineTherapist<\/em>. The clip includes a link to a website, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catthurrrapy.com\/#carscoops\">CatThurrrapy<\/a><\/em>, which, unsurprisingly, reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/slate-auto\/\">Slate Auto<\/a> is behind the entire ruse. But wait, there\u2019s more. <a href=\"http:\/\/TheAutopianhttps:\/\/www.theautopian.com\/the-new-slate-suv-reportedly-funded-by-jeff-bezos-was-just-revealed-in-the-most-insane-way\/\"><em>TheAutopian<\/em> <\/a>also caught wind of a third version of the vehicle, a boxier, two-door SUV that\u2019s practically a love letter to \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 the Land Rover Defender.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>Further details are set to be released on April 24, so stay tuned for more. Original story follows below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"740\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/spotted\/comments\/1k4bkuo\/stumbled_upon_the_bezosmobile_slate_automotiveidk\/\">Stumbled upon the Bezosmobile [Slate Automotive\u2026idk?] being revealed with an absolutely bizarre marketing campaign<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/jonjopop\/\">u\/jonjopop<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/spotted\/\">spotted<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"600\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc17\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc15\ud835\udc04: A new American electric vehicle company is coming. New automaker Slate shares the first public photos of its upcoming EV, wrapped in Newsweek camouflage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVfeBzYby4\">pic.twitter.com\/JVfeBzYby4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newsweek (@Newsweek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Newsweek\/status\/1912069142267453876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An electric pickup truck has sparked curiosity online after a photo surfaced of a camouflaged two-door truck being offloaded from a flatbed in Los Angeles. The timing couldn\u2019t be more interesting: news also broke that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/11\/an-investment-from-amazon-could-have-saved-self-driving-startup-argo-ai\/\">Amazon founder Jeff Bezos<\/a> is quietly backing a Michigan-based EV startup called Slate Auto, which claims it\u2019s developing a $25,000 electric model in the form of a compact, two-door pickup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/jeff-bezos-secretly-backs-ev-truck-designed-to-deliver-the-elusive-25k-price\/\">Jeff Bezos Secretly Backs EV Maker Building A $25K Pickup For The Masses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo TheManiFamily \/ TikTok<\/h4>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/32454354325342534254353425345342t4ref.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Slate Auto Teases 3-Door SUV That Looks Like A Range Rover Classic\" width=\"2541\" height=\"1430\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/32454354325342534254353425345342t4ref-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><figcaption>Reddit \/ Discostranger09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The image, posted to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whatisthiscar\/comments\/1jvd2ca\/what_is_this_car\/\">Reddit<\/a><\/em> by user <em>Discostranger09<\/em>, shows the pickup truck being unloaded from a shipping container just outside their office. The flatbed truck is marked with the name \u201cTime Towing LLC,\u201d though there may be an additional word obscured at the front of the logo. The original poster didn\u2019t offer much more than that, though commentators said the photo was likely taken somewhere in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>From what\u2019s visible, the vehicle looks like a mashup of an older <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/range-rover\/\">Range Rover<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/02\/2024-jeep-renegade-debuts-in-europe-with-new-infotainment-system-and-digital-cluster\/\">Jeep Renegade<\/a>\u2014boxy, upright, and unapologetically stubby. The absence of a grille opening at the front suggests its electric, reinforced by what appears to be a charging port near the rear corner. A quick image search doesn\u2019t match it to anything currently on the market, though admittedly, that\u2019s far from definitive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is This Slate Auto\u2019s First Prototype?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Redditors were quick to speculate. The most popular theory is that this mystery truck is Slate Auto\u2019s debut model, possibly caught during testing or transport. Others floated ideas ranging from a Rivian prototype to a one-off custom build, though no solid evidence has surfaced to support any theory just yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ewttreertretretret.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Slate Auto Teases 3-Door SUV That Looks Like A Range Rover Classic\" width=\"1322\" height=\"830\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ewttreertretretret-1024x643.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What We Know About Slate Auto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slate Auto remains mostly under wraps, with limited information available beyond a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/08\/inside-the-ev-startup-secretly-backed-by-jeff-bezos\/\"><em>TechCrunch<\/em> <\/a>report. According to that story, the company was quietly formed in 2022 as a spinout of Bezos\u2019 investment in Re:Build Manufacturing. Since then, it\u2019s been building out its team in Detroit, recruiting talent from legacy automakers like Ford, GM, and Stellantis, as well as from floundering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\">EV <\/a>startups such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/fisker\/\">Fisker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/canoo\/\">Canoo<\/a>. Their goal? A $25,000, two-door, two-seat electric pickup aimed at a late 2026 release.<\/p>\n<p>While Slate Auto hasn\u2019t confirmed anything about the vehicle, they\u2019ve announced that more news is coming on April 24. Whether that will include a formal reveal or just more corporate breadcrumbs remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we\u2019ll keep digging to see what else we can uncover about the truck in question. If you recognize it\u2014or if you\u2019re the one who built it in your garage over a long weekend\u2014drop us a line.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"658\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whatisthiscar\/comments\/1jvd2ca\/what_is_this_car\/\">What is this car?<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/discostranger09\/\">u\/discostranger09<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whatisthiscar\/\">whatisthiscar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo Slate \/ Newsweek<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slate Auto is reportedly developing a $25,000 EV, with a late 2026 release scheduled. 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