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Ford pauses F-150 Lightning production as Tesla Cybertruck heats up | TechCrunch

November 1, 2024 1:08 AM0


Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck starting in mid-November for almost two months as it struggles with decreased demand, increased competition, and losses in its electric vehicle business.  “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” a Ford spokesperson told TechCrunch. The news was […]

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Rivian's chief software officer says in-car buttons are 'an anomaly' | TechCrunch

October 31, 2024 3:56 AM0


The trend of big touchscreens in cars has left many yearning for the not-so-distant days when most user interactions happened with physical buttons. But Rivian’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid believes using buttons in a car is an “anomaly.” “It’s a bug. It’s not a feature,” Bensaid said Wednesday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “Ideally, you […]

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Scout Motors EVs will use Rivian-VW software and architecture | TechCrunch

October 31, 2024 2:44 AM0


VW’s new offshoot EV company Scout Motors, which revealed its first two vehicles last week, will use the software and zonal architecture being developed by the joint venture between Rivian and the Volkswagen Group. Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid confirmed to TechCrunch at Disrupt 2024 that Scout will leverage the joint venture tech when […]

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GM CEO Mary Barra on the politics of EVs, the future of AVs, and moving away from China | TechCrunch

October 30, 2024 6:00 AM0


“I never thought the propulsion of a vehicle would become a political issue,” GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Tuesday. While the executive didn’t expand on this statement, former President Trump has railed against EVs and claimed, wrongly, that there is a mandate to make and sell electric […]

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Jon McNeill’s insights on Tesla’s robotaxi and why EV startups fail | TechCrunch

October 27, 2024 7:08 PM0


Jon McNeill — a former Tesla and Lyft executive and current CEO at DVx Ventures — spread the word last week at the World Business Forum on what he calls the “Tesla innovation method” of radical simplification.  After his presentation, we sat down to chat about Tesla’s automation goals, its new robotaxi, and why building […]

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Tesla's $25,000 EV flip-flop, explained | TechCrunch

October 25, 2024 9:00 AM0


The idea of a $25,000 Tesla has persisted for years — in part, perhaps, because CEO Elon Musk said he was “very confident” the company could do it at an event in 2020. But on Wednesday night, during Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call, Musk said the idea of a $25,000 car with a steering wheel and […]

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VW spinoff Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator | TechCrunch

October 25, 2024 4:36 AM0


Scout Motors, the Volkswagen Group spinoff, unveiled Thursday two EVs it hopes will hook American customers with modern-meets-rugged styling that downplays digital and embraces the mechanical. The catch? The company will also offer variants to its all-electric Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra Truck that will come equipped with a built-in gas-powered generator using a system […]

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Fisker owners get help with recall repairs as court approves liquidation plan | TechCrunch

October 25, 2024 3:04 AM0


Fisker’s plan to liquidate its assets has been accepted by the bankruptcy court in Delaware. And with it, the issue of who should pay for labor costs associated with a pair of recalls on the bankrupt EV startup’s SUVs is finally settled. Fisker has also reached a deal with American Lease, the buyer of its […]

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Exclusive: Zero Motorcycles is raising $120 million

October 24, 2024 11:58 PM0


Electric motorcycle company Zero is in the process of closing a new funding round for a little bit more than $120 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing shows that Zero has sold around $100 million of the equity round so far from two undisclosed investors. The company […]

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Tesla's Robotaxi reveal, Palantir owns some of Faraday Future, and the Strava for EVs | TechCrunch

October 19, 2024 6:42 PM0


Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Your usual host Kirsten is out on vacation, but she didn’t leave without writing up This Week’s Wheels. But for the rest, you’ve got me, Rebecca Bellan, […]

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