#electric-pickup

#electric-pickup

Earlier this year, Slate Auto emerged from stealth mode and stunned industry watchers with the Slate Truck, a compact electric pickup it plans to sell for less than $30,000. Achieving that price won't be easy, but Slate really does look to be doing things differently from the rest of the industry -even Tesla. For example, the truck will be made from just 600 parts, with no paint or even an infotainment system, to keep costs down.

The Denali badge has been an incredible cash cow for GMC, giving it a sub-brand sponge to soak up dollars from luxury-seeking SUV and pickup shoppers willing to pay extra for power, style and features. The numbers vary from year to year, but it's not unusual for the company to move more Denali units than several leading European premium marques combined, generating billions of dollars in the process.