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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
Below is basic information about individual facilities in our database and selected sources we've drawn on to support the analysis.  To navigate to other sites, use the search page.

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Orion Township Facility

Slate Auto

Lake Orion, MI, USA

-83.2619897, 42.7172776

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 770

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing


Project Announcement Date: 12/1/2024

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Current Annual Production: 70 EVs

Operating Status: Pilot


Congressional District: MI9

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos”, Michael Wayland, CNBC, 07 Jun 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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