electric vehiclediàn dòng chē电动车startup companychū chuàng gōng sī初创公司Slate Auto (EV startup)Slate AutoSlate Autoto complete / closewán chéng完成650 million US dollarsliù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán六亿五千万美元funding roundróng zī融资。
electric vehicle
diàn dòng chē
电动车
startup company
chū chuàng gōng sī
初创公司
Slate Auto (EV startup)
Slate Auto
Slate Auto
to complete / close
wán chéng
完成
650 million US dollars
liù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán
六亿五千万美元
funding round
róng zī
融资
Bezos (Jeff Bezos)
Bèi suǒ sī
贝索斯
under the banner of / backed by
qí xià
旗下
electric vehicle
diàn dòng chē
电动车
startup company
chū chuàng gōng sī
初创公司
Slate Auto (EV startup)
Slate Auto
Slate Auto
to complete
wán chéng
完成
completion marker
le
了
650 million US dollars
liù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán
六亿五千万美元
Series C funding round
C lún róng zī
C轮融资
to plan
jì huà
计划
at / by
yú
于
end of this year
jīn nián nián dǐ
今年年底
to launch / introduce
tuī chū
推出
one model of
yī kuǎn
一款
approximately
yuē
约
27,000 US dollars
liǎng wàn qī qiān měi yuán
两万七千美元
possessive marker
de
的
electric pickup truck
diàn dòng pí kǎ
电动皮卡
April 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
United States
Měi guó
美国
electric vehicle
diàn dòng chē
电动车
startup company
chū chuàng gōng sī
初创公司
Slate Auto (EV startup)
Slate Auto
Slate Auto
to complete
wán chéng
完成
completion marker
le
了
650 million US dollars
liù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán
六亿五千万美元
possessive marker
de
的
Series C funding round
C lún róng zī
C轮融资
this round of funding
zhè bǐ róng zī
这笔融资
led by / from
yóu
由
TWG Global (investment firm)
TWG Global
TWG Global
to lead the investment
lǐng tóu
领投
Jeff Bezos (billionaire investor)
Jié fū Bèi suǒ sī
杰夫·贝索斯
under the umbrella of / backed by
qí xià
旗下
fund
jī jīn
基金
also
yě
也
to participate
cān yù
参与
in it / among them
qí zhōng
其中
Slate (EV company)
Slate
Slate
to plan
jì huà
计划
to produce / manufacture
shēng chǎn
生产
one model of
yī kuǎn
一款
price
jià gé
价格
approximately
yuē
约
27,000 US dollars
liǎng wàn qī qiān měi yuán
两万七千美元
possessive marker
de
的
electric pickup truck
diàn dòng pí kǎ
电动皮卡
currently / at present
mù qián
目前
the company (referring back)
gāi gōng sī
该公司
already
yǐ
已
to receive
shōu dào
收到
more than
chāo guò
超过
160,000 units (vehicles)
shí liù wàn liàng
十六万辆
possessive marker
de
的
pre-order / reservation
yù dìng dān
预订单
company
gōng sī
公司
to plan
jì huà
计划
at / in
zài
在
Indiana (US state)
Yìn dì ān nà zhōu
印第安纳州
possessive marker
de
的
factory
gōng chǎng
工厂
to produce
shēng chǎn
生产
this pickup truck model
zhè kuǎn pí kǎ
这款皮卡
expected to
yù jì
预计
end of this year
jīn nián nián dǐ
今年年底
to start
kāi shǐ
开始
to deliver
jiāo fù
交付
this round of funding
cǐ cì róng zī
此次融资
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to help
bāng zhù
帮助
company
gōng sī
公司
to complete
wán chéng
完成
factory
gōng chǎng
工厂
construction
jiàn shè
建设
and / as well as
bìng
并
to launch / start
qǐ dòng
启动
formal / official
zhèng shì
正式
production
shēng chǎn
生产
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technology
shìchǎng
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market
jīngjì
经济
economy
fāzhǎn
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development
yǐngxiǎng
影响
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quánqiú
全球
global
tiáojiàn
条件
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BusinessEV Startup Slate Auto Raises 650 Million Dollars in Series C Round
Bezos-backed EV startup Slate Auto raised 650 million dollars in a Series C round and plans to deliver an affordable electric pickup truck by the end of this year.
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