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Zoox shared a close-up of its commercial electric robotaxi at the TechCrunch Mobility 2022 conference in San Mateo, California, on Wednesday.
The Amazon subsidiary’s four-passenger, fully autonomous vehicle features a white, cubelike body with large black sliding doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, beam-forming speakers to direct audio alerts to distracted pedestrians...
Foxconn to build Fisker PEAR EV at former Lordstown Motors plant in Ohio – TechCrunch
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Fisker Inc. and Foxconn said Thursday they will partner to build Fisker’s second all-electric model, the PEAR Urban Lifestyle EV, in Ohio now that Foxconn has purchased the former Lordstown Motors plant.
Production of the PEAR, an acronym for “Personal Electric Automotive Revolution,” is slated to begin in 2024,...
Rivian saw its first-quarter losses widen nearly fourfold as the EV maker burned through cash battling supply chain constraints and production bottlenecks to bring its electric vehicles to market.
Rivian, which is now delivering its R1T pickup and R1S SUV to consumers and EDV commercial electric van to Amazon,...
Musk talks Tesla demand, EV startups, and scooters in expansive interview – TechCrunch
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Elon Musk weighed in on Tesla, SpaceX and his multitude of other companies — including that social media business he’s trying to purchase — during a wide-reaching 80-minute interview Tuesday that covered demand for EVs, the need for raw materials, the problem with hydrogen and the most promising...
Lordstown Motors, the long-suffering battery-electric truck maker, said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday that it has not yet closed a $230 million deal with Foxconn ahead of a May 14 deadline that would allow it to remain a going concern.
Under the...
It’s official: a fully electric Chevy Corvette is coming — with new battery technology to boost its range, acceleration and efficiency.
When it arrives, the battery-electric sports car will benefit from a new energy-recovery feature GM announced on Monday for the Ultium battery platform underpinning its EVs. The upgraded...
Lexus unveils its first EV, an SUV that looks a lot like the Toyota bZ4X – TechCrunch
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Toyota’s Lexus is the latest luxury brand this week to unveil its first-ever battery-electric vehicle, a surprisingly low-range SUV called the RZ that is supposed to set the direction for its future. And that future looks a lot like the Toyota bZ4X that recently launched.
The 2023 RZ 450e...
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 escape the stresses of the city by withdrawing into their own private cocoon.
The so-called Audi urbansphere Concept is a long way off from production....
If 2020 and 2021 were the years of the SPAC, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of the reprimand.
Nearly all of the electric vehicle manufacturers that took a shortcut to an IPO by merging with a special purpose acquisition company over the last two years are...
Tesla pulls the plug on the Gen 2 Mobile Connector Bundle included with vehicle purchase – TechCrunch
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New Tesla purchases will no longer come with the brand’s Gen 2 mobile connector. Instead, buyers can opt to add the charging kit for the reduced price of $200.
The Gen 2 Mobile Connector Bundle, which includes a 20-foot cable, a 220V-240V adapter and storage bag, will now cost...