Slate Auto Eyes former Print Plant in Indiana for the manufacture of trucks EV

Slate Auto, The Buzz New Ev Startup This broke stealth this weekis close to lock in former seal located In Warsaw, Indiana as a future manufacturing site for her cheap electric truck, a review of public records shows.

The company is expected to rent the facility with 1.4 million square meters for an undisclosed amount. Economic Development Employees said Local media earlier this year (Without name slate) The factory can hire up to 2000 people and that the county offers an undisclosed company stimulating package.

It is not clear immediately what this stimulation package includes or whether it is finalized. Slate did not immediately respond to a request for a comment. Peggy Friday, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for the Economic Development of the County County, said in an email that it was “under a strict agreement on non -disclosure with the project”.

Slate showed an air photo of the factory during the event on Thursday. The company did not say where it is, but the photo matches with Public List for the facility Available on the Corporation Website for the Economic Development of Indiana. Earlier, TechCrunch announced that the company has planned to make its EV, which will cost less than $ 20,000 after the Federal Tax Credit in Indiana.

“Our truck will be made here in the United States as part of our commitment to re -industrialize America,” said Slate CEO Chris Barman on stage while the factory photo was shown on a screen behind her.

Slate’s focus on domestic production is built into the company’s DNA. The launch was originally created within the Re: Build Manufacturing, Massachusetts -based company focused on enhancing the country’s ability to do things.

The factory in Warsaw was built in 1958 and has been occupied for decades of sealing RR Donnelly. According to local media, it is in a dream of local media.

The conversion of a factory, especially one that does not pump cars before, is not a cheap or easy task. Slate has accumulated a serious military chest to help deal with this purpose. Supported in part by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter and the VC Powerhouse General Catalyst, the launch has raised over $ 100 million so far.

The approach that Slate takes when designing and building its electric truck should also help reduce costs. The company plans to sell packaging for trucks instead of drawing them, which means that it is not necessary to build a painting store in the factory. This alone could save hundreds of millions in the process of plants.