Slate Auto Bags Cash, Scout's EREV Gets a 4-banger, Trump HELPS EVs & Hurts ICE!

Well, for anyone worried about there not being enough EV truck news out there, I've got a volunteer editing job for them! In this month's Trucked Up(date), Tesla, Scout Motors, Slate Auto, & GM all had important developments in the space, and the EV news coming out of the world, including now in the US, is all going in the right direction - and fast! I also celebrate you in the video, along with all the Trucked Up folk sending in their pics and stories. I always love to hear from you so keep it coming! Sources used in the making of this video: Reuters on Slate Auto’s $650 Million Financing: https://www.reuters.com/business/auto... Ford Universal EV Platform update from Ford Authority: https://fordauthority.com/2026/05/for... GreenCars' Scout Motors Interview and showcase:    • Will Scout’s Hybrid Design Make Other Truc...   CarBuzz breaking story on Scout Motors patents: https://carbuzz.com/scout-harvester-r... Reuters US EV Sales article: https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... Automotive News article on EV sales surging despite 17% drop in Tesla sales: https://www.autonews.com/sales/april-... Inside EVs and iSeeCars data on a suge in used EV sales: https://insideevs.com/news/794857/tes... Carscoops US Auto Sales Flop: https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/apr... Zecar reports on massive EV sales surge while gas sales fall: https://zecar.com/reviews/april-2026-... GM Authority article on GM taking top ev spot in Canada for a 2nd year in a row: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/04/... EV.com’s article on GM surpassing Tesla: https://ev.com/news/gm-canada-outsell... Join my Patreon family! Paid members get advance video releases and exclusive content & perks:   / membership   Get your Trucked Up t-shirt, hoodie, mug, sweater, or bumper sticker at my Trucked Up store: https://trucked-up-evs.myspreadshop.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/truckedupevs... Facebook:  / truckedupevs   0:00 - Introduction 0:44 - Slate Auto Gets a Wad of Cash 2:14 - Scout Motors 4-Banger EREV 9:10 - Breaking Update on Scout Motors 12:27 - GM EV Trucks Sticking Around 14:50 - Trump Saves EVs? 17:50 - Global EV Sales Boom, ICE Sales Crash 18:23 - Viewer's Corner For marketing inquiries & to submit for Viewer's Corner, please contact me at: [email protected]