NHTSA probes Tesla Autopilot crash that killed three people
A U.S. federal agency is investigating a crash involving a 2022 Tesla Model S that may have been operating in Autopilot during a crash that killed...
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Zoox reveals close-up of its autonomous robotaxi
Zoox shared a close-up of its commercial electric robotaxi at the TechCrunch Mobility 2022 conference in San Mateo, California.
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Rivian founder RJ Scaringe snaps up $1M worth of EV maker’s stock
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe bought 41,000 shares of company stock worth about $1 million, a securities filing shows.
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Ballooning US EV registrations raise opportunities for startups
Surging EV adoption is certain to drive even more opportunities for startups to capitalize on the sector's growth.
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Everything Uber announced at its global product event
Uber revealed a host of new platforms and features during its global product event, Go Get 2022, on Monday. The new products span across Uber’s...
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Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt this October
In the growing catalog of EV automakers that have launched in recent years, Rivian is perhaps the buzziest. The company’s two all-electric...
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Foxconn to build Fisker PEAR EV at former Lordstown Motors plant in Ohio
Fisker and Foxconn said Thursday they will partner to build Fisker’s second all-electric model, the PEAR Urban Lifestyle EV, in Ohio now that...
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Rivian shares pop even as Q1 losses widen amid EV production ramp up
Rivian saw its first-quarter losses widen nearly fourfold as the EV maker burned through cash battling supply chain constraints and production...
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3 predictions for Rivian’s Q1 earnings
Rivian, the Irvine, Calif.-based electric vehicle startup, has faced mounting production pressures since launching late last year in one of the...
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Xos shows off two new EVs as diesel-guzzling fleets inch towards electrification
Xos, an EV company that specializes in commercial trucks, took the wraps off two new vehicles this evening as it looks to become a leading provider...
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Canoo warns it may not have enough funds to bring EVs to market
During Canoo's Q1 2022 earnings, the company said it may not have enough cash to keep up its business, which might affect EV deliveries for NASA...
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EV startup Canoo sues major investor over sketchy share sales
EV startup Canoo has filed suit against one of its largest shareholders, demanding that the firm pay back over $61 million in "short-swing...
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Here’s everything you’ll see at TechCrunch Mobility next week
TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the...
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Rivian shares down more than 17% following report of Ford sell-off
Rivian's stock price fell more than 17% Monday, a drop prompted by a CNBC report that Ford was selling 8 million shares of the EV automaker.
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Lordstown reports $90 million loss and no progress on Foxconn deal
Lordstown Motors said in a filing with the SEC that it has not yet closed a $230 million deal with Foxconn ahead of a May 14 deadline that would...
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Lithium-ion recycler Li-Cycle lands $200 million to power future EVs
Metals and fossil fuels behemoth Glencore is pumping $200 million into battery recycler Li-Cycle as part of a larger, symbiotic supply deal inked by...
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Lucid is raising prices on its luxury Air EV by as much as 13%
Lucid Group is the latest automaker to up the price of its electric vehicles. It is raising prices of the variants of its luxury Air sedan, beginning...
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Fisker reveals all-electric luxury GT sports car
Fisker Inc. revealed Wednesday a glimpse of the fully electric luxury GT sports car it plans to add as the third model to its fledgling lineup. The...
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Sila buys new factory to produce next-gen EV battery tech on US soil
Battery technology company Sila announced the purchase of a new facility in Washington state that will see its next-generation battery chemistry in...
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Stellantis, Trudeau invest $2.8 billion to boost EV production in Canada
Stellantis will spend $2.8 billion to increase production of electric vehicles at two of its Canadian plants.
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Don’t miss the roundtable roundup at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Two days of in-person programming awaiting you at TC Sessions: Mobility, including topic-focused roundtable discussions.
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Biden to provide $3.1B to support domestic production of EV batteries
President Biden's administration will provide $3.1B in funding to support the domestic production of advanced batteries that will spur electric...
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The Station: Elon’s Tesla share sale, Ford teases a second EV truck and GM’s Cruise spending ramps
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend...
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Are bidirectional EV chargers ready for the home market?
With a stream of EVs coming on the market, the race to introduce bidirectional charging is heating up.
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Dallas County police add Tesla Model 3s to their fleet
Dallas County is the latest to tap EVs for law enforcement, adding three Tesla Model 3s to its police fleet. Local, state, and federal governments...
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Dat Bike is the creator of Vietnam’s first domestic electric motorbike
Dat Bike is on a journey to reduce the amount of gasoline used in Vietnam. The startup makes electric motorbikes with key components that it designs...
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3 Predictions for Ford’s Q1 earnings
Ford’s onslaught of electric truck news this week seems calculated to lay claim to the profitable segment – and overshadow a new General Motors...
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Shift your startup into overdrive and demo at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Exhibiting your early-stage startup at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-20 is one of the fastest ways to discover new...
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