Commercial freight EV and autonomous driving developer Einride continues to expand its operations globally. Today, the company announced the launch of the first daily commercial operations of its proprietary autonomous trucks in Europe, delivering goods for a pharmacy e-retailer.
Einride is a sustainable freight mobility specialist we’ve been tracking for several years, and for good reason.
ChargePoint collaborates with GM Energy to deploy up to 500 EV fast chargers with Omni Ports
December 24, 2024
General Motors (GM) and EV charging network ChargePoint announced they are joining efforts to install hundreds of ultra-fast EV charging ports across the US. Additionally, those new chargers will include ChargePoint’s recently released Omni Port technology, enabling both…
How Ukraine assassinated a Russian general with an electric scooter
December 24, 2024
In a brazen operation pulled off by Ukrainian security forces, Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov was assassinated in the Russian capital with what appears to be a weaponized electric kickscooter.
Kirillov was the head of the Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear…
Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox.
Zheng Gao has been at Tesla for more than 8 years and for the last three, he has been the head of Autopilot hardware engineering.
He elaborated on his role on his LinkedIn profile:
Managing the Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Display Engineering and Camera Engineering teams…
Hyundai is now selling EVs on Amazon: Here's how you can snag one
December 18, 2024
An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one.
How to buy Hyundai EVs directly on Amazon
Hyundai teamed up with the e-commerce giant last…
US Postal Service says it is going electric despite Trump
December 18, 2024
While incoming president Donald Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course.
Last year, Congress…
California’s long-delayed $2,000 e-bike rebates are finally here
December 11, 2024
California has been attempting for years to roll out an incentive program for electric bicycles, with the project continuously delayed due to funding and mismanagement issues. Now we’ve finally received word that the long-awaited program is set to begin before the end of the year.
Electric bicycle rebates and vouchers have proven to be a powerful tool to help people replace cars or simply…
New ad for Dodge Charger Daytona EV rips into ‘soulless,’ ‘lame’ rivals
December 11, 2024
Dodge has just released a new ad for its all-electric Charger Daytona that sticks true to its engine-revving, muscle-car roots while ripping into EV rivals as “weak” and “soulless sleep pods.” Is it enough to convert its muscle-car fanbase?
The new ad aims to flip…
Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman EVs will be late, and here’s why
December 11, 2024
The electric Porsche 718 lineup is set to launch next year, bidding farewell to the gas-powered 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster. But that plan has hit a major snag in the fallout over Swedish battery maker Northvolt filing for bankruptcy.
Back in 2022, the Volkswagen subsidiary…
Volkswagen CEO Olivier Blume faced a huge booing crowd in Germany today, telling tens of thousands of workers that the company isn’t operating in “a fantasy world” and that plants will be closing and jobs will be lost. Here’s the latest.
On Monday, a hundred thousand workers walked off at nine Volkswagen factories across Germany, including its EV-only factory, bringing assembly lines to a…
