General Motors and utility Pacific Gas and Electric are teaming up to determine how electric vehicles can be used to power people’s homes during a blackout — or even feed power back into the grid during times of peak demand. The pilot will take place in PG&E’s home state of California, where wildfires are putting… Continue reading GM is working with PG&E to turn electric vehicles into a virtual power grid in California
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This is the Osom OV1, a new phone from Essential’s former engineers and designers
Osom, the company formed by Essential’s employees after the startup went under, has released new details about its upcoming OV1 phone, including a very familiar list of build materials. Meant to compete with flagships from Apple, Google, and Samsung, the OV1 will have a stainless steel and titanium housing, a ceramic back, Corning Victus cover… Continue reading This is the Osom OV1, a new phone from Essential’s former engineers and designers
Rivian has altered the deal, and now its EVs will cost buyers up to $20K more
Rivian increased the estimated prices of its R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV this week by up to 20 percent, as reported by TechCrunch. The company is applying the new estimates to new orders and changing them for reservation holders who don’t yet have a vehicle entering production. This is the first significant change… Continue reading Rivian has altered the deal, and now its EVs will cost buyers up to $20K more
Ford sells electric scooter unit Spin to Berlin’s Tier
Ford is selling its electric scooter operation Spin to one of Europe’s top shared mobility companies. Tier Mobility will take over all of Spin’s operations, marking the first time the Berlin-based scooter company will have a foothold in North America. The companies declined to disclose the sale price, though the CEO of Tier said it… Continue reading Ford sells electric scooter unit Spin to Berlin’s Tier
Ford is splitting its business between electric, gas vehicles
Confirming rumors that have swirled for months, Ford announced that it was splitting into “two distinct, but strategically interdependent, auto businesses” called Ford Blue and Ford Model E. While Ford Blue will manage all of the internal combustion engine vehicles, Ford Model E represents its push into electric vehicles, with products like the Mustang Mach-E… Continue reading Ford is splitting its business between electric, gas vehicles
Lucid Motors says it expects to make fewer EVs in 2022 than it originally planned
Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors is slashing its production forecast for 2022, citing supply chain constraints. The Newark, California-based company announced it was revising down its production expectations to 12,000 to 14,000 vehicles from the original prediction of 20,000 vehicles. “This reflects the extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges we’ve encountered and our unrelenting… Continue reading Lucid Motors says it expects to make fewer EVs in 2022 than it originally planned
Faraday Future made an actual car
Faraday Future, the California-based EV startup that has nearly gone out of business almost too many times to count, has finally made a car. On Wednesday, the company held an event celebrating the completion of its first “production intent” FF91, the ultra-luxury electric SUV that has been in the works for nearly eight years. Faraday… Continue reading Faraday Future made an actual car
Waymo wins bid to keep some of its robotaxi safety details secret
Waymo is allowed to keep some of its autonomous vehicle safety data secret after a California court ruled in the Alphabet company’s favor in a lawsuit filed against the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (via TechCrunch). Last month, Waymo sued the DMV to block a public records request from an unidentified party seeking Waymo’s application… Continue reading Waymo wins bid to keep some of its robotaxi safety details secret
GM shuts downs Marketplace, the app that let you buy gas and coffee from your car’s screen
General Motors is shutting down its in-car shopping app, Marketplace, which allowed customers to buy coffee, pay for gas, or make restaurant reservations from the infotainment screen of their vehicles. The service will be discontinued March 2022. (The news was first reported by CNBC.) The app, which was first introduced in 2017, was part of… Continue reading GM shuts downs Marketplace, the app that let you buy gas and coffee from your car’s screen
Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses the SEC of ‘leaking’ information
Elon Musk is escalating his war of words with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the agency of “leaking” information from a federal investigation in retaliation against him for his public criticisms. The accusation is contained in a new letter from Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro to US District Judge Alison Nathan, who oversaw the settlement… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses the SEC of ‘leaking’ information