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Slate Auto has unveiled a bare‑bones two‑seat electric pickup with a $24,950 base price and a two‑row SUV conversion starting at $29,950. The company has raised the base EPA range estimate to about 205 miles, is taking preorders with a $300 deposit, and plans production to begin in late 2026 with direct online sales.
Honda has reported a healthy first-quarter profit and higher sales, driven by strong motorcycle demand in Brazil and India and improved performance in the U.S. and Japan. The company has raised its full-year profit forecast, even as it faces uncertainty from EV costs and external factors such as currency moves and a Kumamoto earthquake.
Two best friends, Maddalyn Dailey and Isabell Hill, were killed when a Camaro struck their car at 117 mph in Victorville on Aug. 14. Terry Lamar Easter, 50, has been charged with two counts of murder, willful cruelty to a child, and speed contest. Easter allegedly fled the scene, leaving his 8-year-old son in the vehicle; he later surrendered after a nationwide warrant.