Volkswagen, Siemens invest $450M into Electrify America in EV charging push
Volkswagen Group subsidiary Electrify America said Tuesday it raised $450 million in a deal that includes its first external investor as it aims to...
Read moreCategory: volkswagen
BMW taps Valeo for driving assistance systems in its next-gen EVs
BMW Group has tapped Valeo to provide the advanced driver assistance system for the automaker’s new electric vehicle platform due to launch in...
Read more
Daily Crunch: Truth Social says federal grand jury probe could block its planned SPAC merger
Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Read more
Volkswagen unveils ID.AERO concept that will provide the basis for 2023 flagship EV
Volkswagen Group unveiled its ID.AERO concept in China on Monday — slated to serve as the inspiration behind the automaker’s flagship EV, and...
Read more
Why LFP batteries are poised to bring down entry-level EV prices
An older, cheaper and safer battery technology is poised to reshape battery manufacturing worldwide and boost EV sales in the U.S. — if the global...
Read more
What’s the ‘secret sauce’ behind Croatian EV maker Rimac?
Rimac Group made headlines after raising a Series D round that valued the Croatian startup at $2.2 billion, prompting the question: How has it...
Read more
GM is latest to join the race to streamline EV charging
General Motors said Wednesday it will join a growing list of automakers focused on streamlining the EV charging process by equipping its models with...
Read more
To succeed in the mass market, EV makers must focus on cost, not speed
As the global EV industry ramps up and crosses into the mass market, automakers must switch their focus from speed to cost, according to the...
Read more
Tesla sued by former workers for allegedly violating federal law during ‘mass layoffs’
Two former Tesla employees filed a lawsuit against the EV maker Sunday alleging that the company did not provide the 60 days of advance notice...
Read more
Ferrari will produce its first-ever SUV later this year, and launch its first EV in 2025
Ferrari shared details on its plan to launch its first electric vehicle by 2025 as it aims to go carbon neutral by 2030. The battery-electric...
Read more
Rimac raises more than $500M from Porsche, Softbank and Goldman Sachs
Rimac Group said Tuesday it has raised 500 million euro ($536 million), funds that will help the Croatian startup expand beyond its electric hypercar...
Read more
The Station: EV SPACs face new regulatory speed bump, more on Rivian’s reorg and VW weighs direct sales for Scout brand
Welcome back to The Station, your weekly guide to everything going on in the world of transportation. Many readers of this weekly newsletter are...
Read more
Jeep parent company Stellantis will reportedly plead guilty to emissions fraud
The world’s fifth-largest automaker will reportedly soon plead guilty to end a multi-year investigation into its efforts to conceal the amount of...
Read more
Look what’s happening online today at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Welcome to Online Day at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022! Opportunity knocks just as loud online as it does IRL, but this knock can be heard around the...
Read more
Hyundai to open $6.5B EV factory in Georgia
Hyundai is the latest automaker to announce plans to open an EV factory in Georgia, the same state where Rivian is preparing to break ground on a...
Read more
Tune in tomorrow for Online Day at TC Sessions: Mobility
The two in-person days of TC Sessions: Mobility may almost be in the rearview mirror, but we’re not done yet. We still have plenty of Mobility...
Read more
The Station: VW resurrects Scout as an EV brand and mobility SPACs have a helluva week
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend...
Read more
VW aims to launch Scout, an EV off-roading brand
VW Group is on the precipice of launching a new dedicated EV company in the United States called Scout that will produce an all-electric pickup and a...
Read more
Musk talks Tesla demand, EV startups, and scooters in expansive interview
Elon Musk weighed in on Tesla, SpaceX and his multitude of other companies — including that social media business he’s trying to purchase —...
Read more
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...
Read more
3 predictions for GM’s Q1 earnings
Per data from Yahoo Finance, analysts expect that GM generated Q1 2022 earnings of $1.68 per share off revenues of $37.33 billion.
Read more
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Dr. Herbert Diess of VW is joining TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 for an online portion of the event that gives everyone a chance to tune in.
Read more
5 predictions for Tesla Q1 earnings
Per data from Yahoo Finance, analysts expect that Tesla generated Q1 2022 revenues of $17.76 billion, and $2.26 in earnings per share.
Read more
Gravity Sketch draws $33M for a platform to design, collaborate on and produce 3D objects
Platforms like Figma have changed the game when it comes to how creatives and other stakeholders in the production and product team conceive and...
Read more
Audi designed a private cocoon concept car for China’s megacities
Audi unveiled Tuesday a concept car designed for customers in China’s megacities, a vehicle that aims to show how passengers of the future can...
Read more
Why EV startups should’ve hit the brakes before merging with a SPAC
The blank-check boom that made real many electric vehicle manufacturers' dreams of going public may be nearing a close.
Read more
Porsche hits the gas on synthetic fuel with $75M investment
Porsche announced Wednesday a $75 million investment in the industrial production of eFuels, a synthetic low-carbon complement to its plans to...
Read more
The U.S. just announced that cars will have to be a lot more fuel efficient by 2026
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a dramatic change to domestic fuel economy standards, a crucial step toward putting more...
Read more