US man tries out Slate's $24,950 EV truck and quickly finds out if the cheap vehicle is a viable purchase
US man tries out Slate's $24,950 EV truck and quickly finds out if the cheap vehicle is a viable purchase

For once, an EV truck that is genuinely cheap

New Xpeng G9 shows how aggressive China's premium EV market has become with a huge range of luxury features for a wildly low price
New Xpeng G9 shows how aggressive China's premium EV market has become with a huge range of luxury features for a wildly low price

There’s a reason why American and European automakers are worried

I drove the Rivian R2, Lucid Gravity and Tesla Cybertruck and this is where I'd rank all three EVs
I drove the Rivian R2, Lucid Gravity and Tesla Cybertruck and this is where I'd rank all three EVs

These vehicles have a lot more in common than we think

Here's what a Rivian R2 would cost you for a month in California compared to the best-selling vehicle in America
Here's what a Rivian R2 would cost you for a month in California compared to the best-selling vehicle in America

The irony is the F-150 ends up being either significantly less or more expensive

These are the cheapest EVs in every single big country and continent
These are the cheapest EVs in every single big country and continent

The ‘winner’ is a lot cheaper than you think

Man drives his Porsche Taycan EV to 0% to see what really happens as it runs out of charge
Man drives his Porsche Taycan EV to 0% to see what really happens as it runs out of charge

That was a bit dangerous, and definitely uncomfortable

Company which builds the iPhone has now built an electric car to try and compete with Tesla
Company which builds the iPhone has now built an electric car to try and compete with Tesla

But there’s a ‘minor’ issue

UK man driving 245,000-mile Tesla Model 3 travels 1,300 miles in a week and it costs less than half a tank of gas
UK man driving 245,000-mile Tesla Model 3 travels 1,300 miles in a week and it costs less than half a tank of gas

It went even better than expected despite using a Tesla with incredibly high mileage

BYD made range anxiety obsolete with an EV that charges as fast as it takes to fill up a petrol tank
BYD made range anxiety obsolete with an EV that charges as fast as it takes to fill up a petrol tank

This’ll be a true game changer once they’re everywhere

Why these strange EVs from a promising start-up are now rusting away in a big pile in the Arizona desert
Why these strange EVs from a promising start-up are now rusting away in a big pile in the Arizona desert

A technical catastrophe ruined everything

$1,500,000,000,000 of a metal essential for every electric vehicle is hidden beneath an Oregon supervolcano
$1,500,000,000,000 of a metal essential for every electric vehicle is hidden beneath an Oregon supervolcano

This is the 21st century equivalent of a gold mine