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Slate Auto Raises $650 Million to Speed Low-Cost EV Truck Toward 2026 Production

The cash buys time to turn reservations into orders at a rebuilt Indiana plant.

Overview

  • Slate Auto, which announced a $650 million Series C on Monday, now totals about $1.4 billion in funding.
  • TWG Global led the round, a firm run by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter and investor Thomas Tull.
  • Slate targets the end of 2026 to start building its trucks at a renovated factory in Warsaw, Indiana.
  • Final pricing arrives in June after Slate dropped its under-$20,000 claim when the $7,500 federal credit ended.
  • The startup reports more than 160,000 refundable reservations, and new CEO Peter Faricy is focused on converting them into paid orders.