Swedish startup Einride was founded in 2016 with a mission to electrify freight transport. Today, that means designing electric trucks and an underlying operating system to help overland shippers make […]
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Back to news homeBattery investment moves onshore to kick-start US EV production
Automakers and suppliers are breaking ground on battery factories across the United States as they race to go all in on EVs by the end of the decade. Car companies […]
Kodiak Robotics’ founder explains why autonomous freight could brush off inflation
If solving the problems of autonomous driving were a question of money, it’d have been solved long before now. That’s the primary argument of Don Burnette, co-founder and CEO of […]
Micromobility is fun, but perhaps that’s all it’ll ever be
It is worth beginning with a note that I am terribly risk averse, and therefore … not a ton of fun. When Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin first launched a fleet of […]
Why LFP batteries are poised to bring down entry-level EV prices
An older, cheaper and safer battery technology already dominating China’s electric vehicle industry is now poised to reshape battery manufacturing worldwide and boost EV sales in the United States — […]
What’s the ‘secret sauce’ behind Croatian EV maker Rimac?
The startup, valued at $2.2B, has sights set on an IPO — but certainly not a SPAC Jaclyn Trop 8 hours Rimac Group made headlines in June after it raised […]
Dual-chemistry battery tech could push BMW’s iX EV to 600-mile range
Startup Our Next Energy is behind the energy storage tech Tim De Chant 8 hours Battery startup Our Next Energy (ONE) and BMW today said the carmaker’s prototype of its flagship […]
Unlikely players team up to lead South Korea’s air taxi industry
The United States is perhaps one of the best countries to start an urban air mobility company. You only have to look at how fast well-funded startups like Joby Aviation, […]
Chrysler’s first EV draws inspiration from the Pacifica minivan
Chrysler’s new EV will create a new category, drawing upon lessons learned from designing the brand’s minivan, according to chief design officer Ralph Gilles. “Chrysler was one of those brands […]
Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko: ‘You can’t do too many things at the same time’
For a company named after a slow reptile, Silicon Valley startup Tortoise has made some quick pivots into new business models over the past year. Co-founded in 2019 by ex-Uber […]