Virtual Mobility startup pitch night applications open
TechCrunch is on the hunt to feature 10 early-stage mobility startups at our virtual TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 pitch night. The pitch-off event, originally set for May, will now be… »
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The Hummer EV is shaping up to be GM’s electric answer to the Ford Bronco and Tesla Cybertruck
The video below contains the first glimpse at the upcoming electric GMC Hummer. The preview video is short, full of nonsense buzzwords, but still telling. It’s clear GM identified two… »
GM details 12 upcoming electric vehicles from Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Buick
General Motors is on track to deliver 20 electric vehicles by 2023, the company said in its latest sustainability report. That includes models for nearly all of its brands, including… »
UK’s Drover raises $26M for to take its car subscription marketplace to Europe
The future of transportation is in a moment of flux, and that continues to provide opportunities for startups to build solutions provide new ways for us to get from A… »
Tesla lowers the starting price of its Model Y electric SUV
Tesla has lowered the price of another vehicle. This time it’s the Model Y, an electric SUV the company started shipping in March. The long-range all-wheel drive version of the… »
Audi sets up Silicon Valley office to develop automated driving systems for U.S. market
Audi has opened an office in Silicon Valley that aims to adapt and develop advanced driver assistance systems for the U.S. market. The Audi Automated Driving Development (A2D2) R&D office… »
Tesla’s US-made Model 3 vehicles now come equipped with wireless charging and USB-C ports
Tesla Model 3 vehicles produced at its Fremont, Calif. factory will reportedly come standard with a wireless charging pad and USB-C ports, upgrades that were first spotted by Drive Tesla… »
Self-driving vehicle startup Argo AI completes $2.6B deal with Volkswagen, expands to Europe
Volkswagen Group finalized Tuesday its $2.6 billion investment into Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving car startup that came out of stealth in 2017 with $1 billion in backing from Ford…. »
Audi launches high-tech car unit Artemis to fast track a ‘pioneering’ EV to market
Audi has created a new business unit called Artemis to bring electric vehicles equipped with highly automated driving systems and other tech to market faster — the latest bid by… »
Elon Musk: the Tesla Cybertruck isn’t getting any smaller
In the days and weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the cybertruck — a post-apocalyptic inspired vehicle made of cold-rolled steel — there was a lot of speculation about… »
Tesla scouts head to Tulsa, Austin as hunt for Cybertruck gigafactory location nears end
Tesla officials visited two sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week to search for a location for its future and fifth gigafactory that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y… »
Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of county orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company’s factory in Fremont, California is open and has restarted production despite a stay-at-home order issued by Alameda County. Musk said in… »
Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla operations out of California and into Texas or Nevada
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Saturday the company will file a lawsuit against Alameda County and threatened to move its headquarters and future programs to Texas or Nevada immediately, escalating… »
Tesla hasn’t been given the ‘green light’ to reopen Fremont factory, health official says
Tesla has not been given the “green light” to open its factory in Fremont, California, Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan said in a videostreamed town hall meeting Friday…. »
Volkswagen to start sales of first edition all-electric ID.3 hatchback in June
Volkswagen plans to start selling the launch edition of its ID.3 vehicle next month to customers who placed pre-orders of the all-electric hatchback. Customers who made reservations for the launch… »
Tesla shares fall on Elon Musk “stock price too high” tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that the company’s stock price was “too high” in his opinion, immediately sending shares into a free fall and in possible violation of an… »
Tesla to reduce price of standard range Model 3 in China
Tesla said it will reduce the price of its standard range Model 3 vehicle in China to meet the government’s new eligibility requirements for subsidies. This marks the second time… »
Tesla pushes Tesla Semi deliveries to 2021
Tesla is pushing back plans to produce and deliver its all-electric Class 8 truck until 2021, the company said in its quarter earnings report Wednesday. The move puts the Tesla… »
GM delays GMC Hummer EV debut
GM said Wednesday that it will postpone its upcoming reveal of a GMC-branded electric Hummer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hummer EV debut, which was scheduled to occur May… »
Ford postpones autonomous vehicle service until 2022
Ford said Tuesday it will delay plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service to 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the company to rethink its go-to-market strategy. The news… »
Polestar’s first all-electric vehicle will start at $59,900 in the U.S.
Polestar, the electric performance brand spun out of Volvo, said the base price of its first all-electric vehicle will be $59,900 in the United States, lower than originally targeted. The 2021… »
EV startup Byton furloughs half of its 450-person staff in the US
China-based electric car startup Byton has furloughed about half of the 450 employees who work at its North American headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., putting the release date of the… »
Porsche to produce a cheaper version of its all-electric Taycan
Porsche is producing three variants of its all-electric Taycan sports sedan with base prices that range from a skosh over $105,000 to $185,000. Now, it seems the automaker is preparing… »
Tesla resurrects long-range RWD Model 3 for the Chinese market
Tesla is now producing and selling the long-range rear-wheel drive version of its Model 3 electric vehicle at its Shanghai factory, a month after receiving approval from the Chinese government…. »
Tesla to cut salaries, furlough workers as COVID-19 shutdowns expected to last until May 4
Tesla will suspend production at its U.S. factories until at least May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the company to cut pay for salaried employees between 10% and… »
Tesla email reveals two employees have tested positive for COVID-19
Two Tesla employees, who had been working at home for nearly two weeks, have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal email sent Thursday morning by the company’s head… »
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: New York gigafactory will reopen for ventilator production
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s factory in Buffalo, New York will open “as soon as humanly possible” to produce ventilators that are in short supply due… »
County deems Tesla a ‘non-essential’ business during shelter-in-place order
Tesla is not an essential business according to the Alameda County Sheriff, a declaration that could force the automaker to shutter some of its operations in the county under a… »
Model Y deliveries begin: Here’s what is new in Tesla’s EV crossover
Tesla said Monday it has started delivering the Model Y crossover to customers in the U.S., hitting a milestone one year after unveiling the prototype and six months ahead of… »
Tesla is searching “central” U.S. for a Cybertruck gigafactory site
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is “scouting” locations to build a new U.S. factory that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover. The “gigafactory,” the unit… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
No 10 did not say whether Whitty and Vallance backed the move; No 10 won’t commit to Covid inquiry ending before next general election Boris Johnson: inquiry into Covid handling… »
