Harri Weber
Volvo’s last diesel car will roll off the line “by early 2024,” the company said on Tuesday.
The writing’s been on the wall for several years. As far back as 2017, the Geely-owned automaker indicated it would wrap up production of diesel cars by around now.
A few years later,...
Another day another monster raise for an EV battery company.
This time it’s Verkor, the Renault-backed french battery builder, which said on Thursday that it secured “more than €2 billion” — roughly $2.1 billion USD — to speed up construction of its Dunkirk gigafactory. Verkor produces pouch and cylindrical...
In a public letter addressed to Ford boss Jim Farley, House Republicans Mike Gallagher and Jason Smith announced that two congressional committees are investigating the automaker’s licensing deal with Chinese battery maker CATL.
The probe centers on Ford’s efforts to put CATL’s battery cell technology to use at an...
Tesla’s solar installations are still slipping, the company told investors on Wednesday.
The automaker reported 66 megawatts’ worth of solar deployments during its second quarter of 2023, representing a 1 MW decline from the first quarter and a 40 MW decline from the second quarter of 2022. In other...
Cameo, a website for ordering video greetings from celebrities, is downsizing again.
The Chicago startup, which was valued at more than $1 billion in 2021, intends to lay off 80 workers. Reached by TechCrunch, CEO Steven Galanis confirmed that Cameo decided to “reduce the size of our team,” but...
Most trucks today are headed in the wrong direction, metaphorically speaking. They’re far too big and heavy, with shrinking beds and expanding cabins that reflect their turn from a classic workhorse into a status symbol-meets-family car.
This is my take, but I’m not just here to blab about aesthetics...
On Thursday, online car retailer Carvana announced an especially rosy outlook (i.e., forecasted record profits) for the second quarter of 2023, and investors responded by driving the company’s stock price up 56% before the market closed. The company closed the day worth $4.58 billion, according to Google Finance...
On Wednesday, Fiat breathed new life into the Topolino name with a teaser image for its next electric vehicle: a squat, retro quadricycle that features a convertible top and ropes in lieu of doors.
By the looks of it, the new Topolino is Fiat’s take on the Citroen...
Radiator Labs, a company born to solve steam radiator night sweats (an all–too–common problem in cities such as New York), is expanding beyond smart radiator covers with $30 million in fresh funds. The firm also announced a new name, Kelvin.
Climate tech-focused investor 2150 led Kelvin’s Series A round,...
As tech conglomerates and moneyed men call for AI dealers to pump their brakes, I believe another emergent technology, Heinz Remix, warrants close examination.
At first, Heinz Remix simply appears to be a mix-n-match soda dispenser — for sauce. Yet, a great deal more is going on beneath the...
