Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vans, especially at the high end, and the company is looking to protect that status in the future with an electric concept van announced Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show. The EQV concept van, as it’s called, is supposedly capable of traveling up to 249… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz’s EQV electric van has 200 horsepower and 249 miles of range
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Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world
Had your fill of all those dockless electric bikes and scooters littering the streets of cities across America? Hankering for something new, something different, maybe even something that looks sillier than a scooter? Gotcha, the bike- and scooter-share service, has got you to covered. (Pun intended.) Gotcha, which operates bike and scooter-sharing services on dozens… Continue reading Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world
Lime warns riders about ‘sudden excessive braking’ due to firmware bug
Lime has issued a warning to riders about a firmware bug in the company’s electric scooters that can cause “sudden excessive braking” during use, via The Washington Post. According to Lime, the bug occurs in “very rare cases,” usually when a rider is going downhill at top speed and hits a pothole or obstacle, the… Continue reading Lime warns riders about ‘sudden excessive braking’ due to firmware bug
Lucid Motors is working on an electric SUV that may debut this year
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors has begun working on an SUV, and it could unveil the design as early as this summer, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans. The startup’s first car, an all-electric sedan called the Lucid Air, is scheduled to go into production in late 2020. Peter Rawlinson, Lucid Motors’… Continue reading Lucid Motors is working on an electric SUV that may debut this year
Electric scooters popular with ride-sharing services can be hacked to suddenly accelerate or brake
An electric scooter popular with dockless, ride-sharing services can be made to suddenly accelerate or brake mid-ride thanks to a flaw in the device’s Bluetooth module, security research firm Zimperium reported Tuesday. In a video published today, Zimperium researchers were able to demonstrate their “proof of concept” involving Xiaomi’s popular M365 scooter. The scooter was… Continue reading Electric scooters popular with ride-sharing services can be hacked to suddenly accelerate or brake
Another self-driving car startup is starting small, and that’s a good thing
Boston-based self-driving startup Optimus Ride said on Thursday that it will provide rides in its golf cart-sized vehicles to tenants of a $1.4 billion mixed-use development project in Reston, Virginia, starting later this year. It will be a very modest deployment of the technology — three vehicles on a fixed loop to and from the… Continue reading Another self-driving car startup is starting small, and that’s a good thing
Uber just added public transportation to its app
Uber customers who live in Denver may notice something strange when they open the company’s app today: a tiny train car with the word “transit” next to it, sitting atop the list of usual ride-hailing options. A quick tap produces a list of bus or train routes as well as the expected fare price and… Continue reading Uber just added public transportation to its app
A second Apple employee was charged with stealing self-driving car project secrets
The Federal Bureau of Investigation accused an Apple employee, who is a Chinese citizen, of attempting to steal trade secrets related to the company’s autonomous car project, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Wednesday. It’s the second time the FBI has indicted an Apple employee for trying to steal intellectual property related to… Continue reading A second Apple employee was charged with stealing self-driving car project secrets
VW just shut down part of its electric car charging network over a safety concern
Volkswagen’s dieselgate scandal may wind up birthing one of the largest electric car charging networks in the United States, but that plan just hit at least a slight bump — a “potential safety issue” that’s forcing VW-owned Electrify America to shut down most of its high-powered charging cables for now. In a press release, the… Continue reading VW just shut down part of its electric car charging network over a safety concern
Tesla fined $29,365 for safety hazards in Model 3 production tent
Tesla has been fined $29,365 for violating California labor laws in the parking lot tent where Model 3s are assembled. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) recorded six violations between June 2018 (when the tent was erected) and December 2018, according to Business Insider. Tesla failed to obtain a permit before building the… Continue reading Tesla fined $29,365 for safety hazards in Model 3 production tent