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Lucid Motors wins bankruptcy auction for Nikola’s Arizona factory and other assets
EV startup Lucid Motors has emerged as a surprise winner in the bankruptcy auction for electric trucking company Nikola’s Arizona factory and other assets, according a late Thursday night court filing.
Lime’s scooter and e-bike batteries will be recycled by Redwood Materials
Shared micromobility company Lime has reached an agreement to send batteries used in its scooters and e-bikes to Redwood Materials, which will extract and recycle critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper.
Big Tesla update brings 5 new features to its EVs, but not everyone will get them
An over-the-air software update adds a host of new features to Tesla cars.
Robots run a half marathon, slowly
It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners.
I’ve driven the ultra fast-charging Zeekr 7X – and it shows Chinese EVs are still better at premium design than driving experiences
Slick tech, great looks and a comfortable drive, the Zeekr 7X is here to compete with the premium players.
Bezos-backed startup designed an EV that can change like a ‘Transformer’
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California.
Anti-Musk protests are now an official risk to Tesla’s business
Protests against Elon Musk and Tesla have been spreading around the world thanks to the CEO’s involvement in the Trump administration.
Apple’s Secret Robotics Team Gets New Leadership
Apple is removing another project from AI chief John Giannandrea, and he will no longer oversee Apple’s secret robotics division, according to Bloomberg.
Faraday Future founder named co-CEO three years after being sidelined by internal probe
Troubled electric vehicle startup Faraday Future’s board of directors has appointed founder Jia Yueting as the company’s co-CEO, three years after he was…
Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck that is decidedly anti-Tesla
A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it’s about as anti-Tesla as it gets.
Slate Auto eyes former Indiana printing plant for its EV truck production
Slate Auto, the buzzy new EV startup that broke stealth this week, is close to locking in a former printing plant located in Warsaw, Indiana as the future production site for its cheap electric truck, a review of public records shows.
The 5 most exciting new EVs from the Shanghai Auto Show 2025 that could launch globally
The Shanghai Auto Show is now a major fixture on the automotive calendar, as ‘legacy’ automakers hope to compete with fierce competition from China.
First Slate Auto and now Isuzu – why electric pick-up trucks could be the next big EV battleground
Demand for electrified commercial vehicles is picking up, as Isuzu becomes the latest of many to announce electrified workhorses for next year.
May Mobility to launch robotaxis on Uber platform this year in Texas
Startup May Mobility plans to deploy its autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform by the end of 2025, starting in Arlington, Texas, as part of a multi-year partnership.
Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips
Quantum computing has long been announced as “just around the corner,” but several companies are now determined to make this a commercial reality, with the promise of solving complex problems beyond classical computers’ reach.
Uber and WeRide set their robotaxi sights on 15 more cities
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide plan to expand a commercial robotaxi partnership and bring the service to another 15 cities over the next five years.
Waymo ramps up robotaxi production at new Arizona factory
Waymo has played coy for years about exactly how many Jaguar I-Pace EVs are in its autonomous fleet — a figure that covers vehicles used in testing and commercial robotaxi operations.
Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, paused its driverless testing program for more than a week and issued a voluntary recall of its software…
Jeep signals the end of an era for gas guzzling off-roaders, as all-new compass goes hybrid or electric only
As American as apple pie, Jeep is turning its back on thirsty gas engines in favor of electric and hybrid tech.
Rivian earnings: EV maker cuts delivery guidance because of Trump’s tariffs and trade wars
Rivian said in its earnings report Tuesday it will likely deliver fewer vehicles this year than previously forecasted due to President Trump’s tariffs and…
Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking
In 2025, Aurora plans to operate fully driverless trucks at night, in poor weather, and beyond Houston and Dallas and into El Paso and Phoenix.
I took the convertible, scissor-door MG Cyberster on a holiday – and it was hands down the funnest EV I’ve ever driven
The Cyberster lacks the practicality or sensibility of MG’s other cars, but for a brand leading the way on electrification, I can forgive some showboating.
Slate Auto crosses 100,000 refundable reservations in two weeks
Buzzy new EV startup Slate Auto has racked up more than 100,000 reservations for its customizable low-cost electric pickup truck, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch.
Lucid’s record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases
Lucid Motors set a company record for deliveries in the first quarter of 2025, shipping 3,109 EVs to customers in North America, Europe, and Saudi Arabia.