Forget those Tesla crashes: GM says you can trust its autonomous vehicles
General Motors is convinced that it can clear the air on autonomous vehicles in time for its new technologies, including Ultra Cruise driver assist...
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Lucid Motors will barely make any EVs this year as it slashes production goals again
Lucid Motors will only make 7,000 electric vehicles at most this year after the company revised its production guidance for the second time in 2022....
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Tesla is the latest company to be drawn into the Elon Musk-Twitter legal mess
Twitter is subpoenaing Tesla for all documents and communications related to Elon Musk’s bid to take over the social media company. Twitter wants...
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GM’s Super Cruise will cover 400,000 miles of roads in North America, doubling coverage
General Motors’ Super Cruise will be available on 400,000 miles of roads in North America later this year, marking a major expansion of the...
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Ford says it delivered the sold-out F-150 Lightning to customers in all 50 states
Ford said that it has delivered the F-150 Lightning electric truck to customers in all 50 states. But the new EV is still sold out for 2022, and...
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Chevy is offering up to $6,000 Bolt rebates — with a big asterisk
If you bought a new Chevy Bolt this year, you may be eligible for a rebate worth thousands of dollars. But if you agree to take it, you’re waiving...
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Usain Bolt’s e-scooter rental company isn’t bolting around anymore
Bolt Mobility, the e-scooter company that was co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, has suddenly shut down. Some cities are now dealing...
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Uber’s seeing positive cash flow for the first time ever
Uber reported a $2.6 billion net loss in the second quarter but also positive cash flow for the first time ever. The earnings report indicates that...
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BMW recalls ‘small number’ of i4 and iX electric vehicles over potential battery fires
BMW is recalling the i4 and iX electric vehicles over a risk of a potential battery fire. Pieces of cathode are seeping into the cell, creating the...
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Uber will start showing drivers how much they’ll be paid for accepting a trip
Uber is changing how drivers are paid for trips, by calculating most of the fare up front. This means that drivers will be able to see how much a...
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Twitter v. Elon Musk trial date set to start October 17th
Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk over his attempt to get out of their acquisition deal is scheduled in Delaware’s Court of Chancery from...
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Sergey Brin and Elon Musk are Silicon Valley frenemies
The Wall Street Journal suggests that Elon Musk may have had an affair with Sergey Brin’s soon-to-be ex-wife. Musk denies it. What’s really going...
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JetBlue will acquire Spirit, creating the fifth-largest airline in the US
JetBlue will merge with Spirit, creating the fifth-largest airline in the US. The deal was made after Spirit’s plan to merge with Frontier fell...
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EV tax credits are back — and bigger — in new Senate climate bill
Electric vehicle tax credits are back on the table after Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin struck a deal on the passage of a $389 billion clean...
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The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV is an electric truck made for cops
Ford revealed a version of its electric F-150 Lightning truck designed specially for law enforcement customers, with police-grade materials and...
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Tesla’s ‘unlimited’ connectivity plan, including navigation, now expires after eight years
If you purchase a Tesla from the automaker today, the Standard Connectivity package that includes basic navigation features will end after eight...
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Spirit and Frontier Airlines throw out merger agreement
Spirit and Frontier have terminated a deal that would merge the two budget airlines. This leaves room for JetBlue to acquire the company. Spirit and...
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Tesla driver using Autopilot kills motorcyclist, prompting another NHTSA investigation
A Tesla driver using Autopilot crashed into the rear of a motorcyclist, throwing him from the bike and killing him. It is the latest Tesla crash to...
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Uber’s posh electric car service is coming to more cities
Uber’s premium electric car service is coming to seven more cities. The company is also sending push notifications to help riders figure out the...
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Uber doesn’t have to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles in every city, judge rules
Uber is not in violation of the federal law prohibiting discrimination against wheelchair users by not providing Uber WAV service in every city, a...
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Nest co-founder Matt Rogers invests in EV conversion company Everrati
UK-based Everrati, which converts and re-engineers prestige cars like Porsche’s 911 into electric cars, is now operating in the US in partnership...
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Faraday Future delays launch of its debut electric vehicle
Faraday Future is pushing the launch of its debut EV, the FF91, until later in 2022. Customer deliveries were expected to start as soon as July 2022....
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Elon Musk’s lawyers say Twitter is making the pretrial process impossible
With a trial set to begin in October, Musk’s lawyers say they’re scrambling to get ready — and Twitter’s refusing to help. Elon Musk’s...
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GM just secured enough cathode material for 5 million electric vehicles
GM and LG Chem announced a deal to secure 950,000 tons of cathode active materials for electric vehicle batteries. The automaker said it was enough...
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VW starts ID.4 production in Tennessee, promising cheaper EVs
VW is kicking off production of the ID.4 electric SUV at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The localized production will help make the ID.4 more...
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US resurrects green energy loan program that helped put Tesla on the map
General Motors’ battery joint venture receives $2.5 billion loan from a Department of Energy program that helped put Tesla on the map. The...
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Uber admits covering up massive 2016 data breach in settlement with US prosecutors
Uber admitted it covered up a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers in a settlement with the...
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GM wants to answer all your burning questions about electric vehicles
GM is launching EV Live, an online forum to get information about electric vehicles. The forum is hosted by live experts who can answer a variety of...
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