December 18, 2017
NIO launches its ES8 all-electric SUV in China
Electric vehicle startup NIO has launched its first production car, the ES8 – a fully electric SUV with 220 miles of range, fast charging that will top off…
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December 18, 2017
BMW teams up with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for cars
Automaker BMW is chasing that solid-state battery tech carrot, same as most everyone else in the industry. Today, it’s announcing a new partnership with battery technology company Solid…
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Toyota will electrify entire vehicle lineup by 2025
Toyota is finally revealing the details of its plan to catch up with some of its rivals on electrification; the automaker has focused primarily on hybrids and hydrogen…
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Pepsi one-ups Budweiser brewer by ordering 100 Tesla electric semi trucks
PepsiCo is the latest company to reveal that it’s placed orders for Tesla’s forthcoming electric semi-truck – and also the company with the largest order so far. The…
Read articleDecember 9, 2017
Uber settles lawsuit with woman who accused executives of obtaining medical records after she was raped
Uber has settled its lawsuit with a woman (Jane Doe) who accused its now-former CEO Travis Kalanick, president of business in Asia Eric Alexander and SVP of business…
Read articleDecember 4, 2017
Carmaker venture for EV fast-charging teams with gas stations in Europe
Automakers are laying the groundwork for a future in which electric cars are omnipresent – and at least as common a sight on roadways as traditional gas-powered vehicles.…
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Volkswagen’s MOIA debuts its all-electric rideshare vehicle
Some carmakers are talking a lot about the potential of shared mobility services and alternatives to car ownership, but Volkswagen’s MOIA is actually going a step further, with…
Read articleNovember 30, 2017
GM and Cruise on track to field a self-driving ride hailing service by 2019
GM and Cruise have articulated more specifically when they want to put their self-driving service on the roads, at today’s investor call for the company from San Francisco.…
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Expect GM Cruise self-driving vehicles to arrive in ‘quarters, not years’
GM and Cruise are still reluctant to put any specific timeframes on their plans for self-driving vehicle deployment, but the company is getting a bit more specific about…
Read articleNovember 27, 2017
Lucid moves its electric car ambitions into a spacious new HQ
Lucid, one of the companies that looks like it could have the best chance to potentially field a true all-electric competitor to Tesla’s Model S, is moving its…
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