Michigan-based startup Slate Auto introduced a new $25,000 EV pickup that could shake up the industry in a big way.

The conversion was originally done with a bank of lead acids underneath the truck bed. With lithium battery ... he purchased a totaled (yet nearly new) Nissan Leaf with its batteries intact.

None of this news matters to North America – the Leaf is coming there ... workhorses – its mid-size Navara and Frontier pickup trucks. We know the big Titan and Titan XD are going away ...

Trucks with more than 1,500hp ... The third-generation Nissan Leaf was announced on March 26 as one of three electric vehicles (EVs) that the Japanese carmaker is planning to launch by 2026.