JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected
JetBlue launched a hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected by the budget airline’s board of directors. Spirit prefers...
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Uber unveils new products for business travelers, wedding parties, and EVs
Uber is rolling out nearly a dozen new features aimed at business travelers, large group rides, electric vehicles, and autonomous delivery. Uber held...
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Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
After Musk tweeted that the Twitter acquisition was "on hold," financial analysts aren’t sure the buyout will go ahead as planned....
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Google updates Android Auto to better fit all the different sized touchscreens in cars today
Google is updating Android Auto to better fit all the different sized infotainment screens found in cars today. The split-screen display will now be...
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Rivian issues recall for R1T electric truck over faulty airbag sensors
Rivian issued a recall for some of its R1T electric trucks because sensors weren’t deactivating the airbag when a child was sitting in the...
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EV company Lordstown completes $230 million sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn
Lordstown completed the sale of its EV factory to iPhone assembler Foxconn. The $230 million deal includes a joint venture to build Lordstown’s...
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Rivian lost $1.59 billion and delivered 1,227 electric trucks in the first quarter of 2022
Rivian lost $1.59 billion on $95 million of revenue in the first three months of 2022. The company also delivered 1,227 electric trucks to customers....
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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire announces S2 Del Mar, its most affordable electric motorcycle yet
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire announced the S2 Del Mar, an 80 horsepower electric motorcycle starting at $15,000. It is the company’s most...
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Volkswagen reportedly will resurrect Scout as an off-road EV brand for the US
Volkswagen is considering resurrecting the Scout brand as an electric off-road vehicle for US customers. The company wants to compete with Jeep and...
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Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: quiet storm
The Ford F-150 Lightning is a fun, familiar, and occasionally thrilling electric truck. And while there are some tradeoffs, Ford stuck to the basics...
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Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles to fix touchscreen issues caused by an overheating CPU
Tesla is recalling 130,000 vehicles for an issue causing the CPU inside cars’ infotainment systems to overheat when fast charging. This could cause...
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EV startup Canoo is running out of cash and doubtful about its future
Canoo says it has "doubts" about its ability to stay financially solvent, according to the EV startup’s most recent earnings report....
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Elon Musk: ‘I guess I would’ reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban
Elon Musk said that he doesn’t own Twitter yet, so it’s not for sure, but that if he owns the company, "I guess I would" lift its...
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Specialized launches new utility e-bike brand Globe to replace ‘joyless’ car trips
Specialized launched a new utility electric bike brand called Globe, aimed at replacing "joyless" car trips. The forthcoming e-bikes will...
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Tesla reportedly stops production at its troubled Shanghai plant
Tesla has suspended most operations at its factory in Shanghai due to issues procuring supplies. The company only produced 10,757 vehicles at the...
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You can hack Apple CarPlay into a Tesla using — what else — Android
Thanks to the Tesla Android Project, you can use CarPlay or Android Auto in a Tesla, provided you’re willing to shell out for some hardware and go...
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Bollinger selects manufacturing supplier to help build its electric commercial vehicles
Bollinger has selected Roush as its contract manufacturer to help build its forthcoming lineup of electric commercial vehicles. Electric vehicle...
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Uber CEO vows to be ‘hardcore about costs,’ slow down hiring in memo to employees
Uber is going to slow down hiring and reduce its costs in response to "seismic shifts" in the financial markets, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi...
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Some new BMWs will reportedly come without Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
BMW is reportedly shipping some new vehicles without Android Auto and Apple CarPlay due to issues related to the chip shortage. BMW is temporarily...
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Tesla sues former engineer for allegedly stealing its supercomputer’s secrets
Tesla is suing one of its former engineers for allegedly downloading confidential information about its supercomputer technology, Project Dojo, to...
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Lucid raises its EV prices as the company continues to struggle with production
Lucid Motors is raising the prices of its luxury electric vehicles as it continues to struggle to get cars off the assembly line. On average, the...
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Ford files patent application for remote engine revving system
Ford filed a patent application for a new remote engine revving technology. The vehicle’s engine could be triggered using a key fob, for example....
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Lyft brings carpooling back to more US cities
Lyft is reintroducing its carpooling shared rides service to more US cities after shutting it down in the immediate aftermath of the COVID pandemic....
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Microsoft teams up with VW to make HoloLens work in cars
Microsoft has announced a new "moving platform" feature for the HoloLens 2. It’s designed to let the augmented reality headset work when...
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Elon Musk may be temporary CEO of Twitter after deal closes, report says
CNBC’s David Faber reports Elon Musk will serve as "temporary" CEO of Twitter after he buys the company for $44 billion. Faber broke the...
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VW’s 2022 supply of EVs is ‘basically sold out’ in the US and Europe
Volkswagen’s CEO says the company is "basically sold out" of electric vehicles in the US and Europe, as the auto industry struggles with...
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Tesla Model S with motorized tilting screen spotted in the wild
A Model S with a factory-equipped motorized, swiveling center screen has been spotted in the wild. It can be seen tilting the display from center, to...
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The Verge’s favorite gadgets for your car
Cars have become bastions of electronic gadgetry. Here are some of the gadgets that staffers at The Verge have used to upgrade their various...
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