The first electric power sports vehicle to emerge from the new collaboration between Polaris and Zero Motorcycles will be a battery-powered Ranger utility side-by-side. The companies didn’t provide any details about the vehicle’s range, battery pack, or price, but they did say that production on the new UTV (or utility terrain vehicle) was expected to… Continue reading Polaris teases an all-electric Ranger, first in its collaboration with Zero Motorcycles
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Lime says it will spend $50 million on a huge e-bike expansion
Lime is getting back to its roots. The scooter company formerly known as LimeBike says it will invest $50 million to grow its shared electric bicycle network, including adding a new model of bike and doubling the number of cities in which it operates. Lime got its start with shared bikes, only to quickly pivot… Continue reading Lime says it will spend $50 million on a huge e-bike expansion
Nikola stops work on electric watercraft and ATV projects
Zero-emission trucking company Nikola has shuttered its so-called Powersports division and is pausing work on an electric personal watercraft and off-road vehicle first announced in April 2019. Nikola stopped work on the projects as part of a larger push to focus on getting its first hydrogen-powered truck out the door, following a number of stumbles… Continue reading Nikola stops work on electric watercraft and ATV projects
USPS unveils next-generation mail truck with electric drivetrain option
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has revealed its new mail truck after a years-long competition. The new truck will be built by Wisconsin-based defense contractor Oshkosh and can be fitted with both gasoline and electric drivetrains. But it won’t hit the road until 2023. Oshkosh winning the contract is a potentially major blow to… Continue reading USPS unveils next-generation mail truck with electric drivetrain option
VW’s next electric SUV, the ID 5 coupe, will go into production in 2021
Volkswagen confirmed that its next electric vehicle, the ID 5, will start production in Germany in the second half of 2021. The first pilot series of the ID 5 has already started production, the automaker confirmed in a recent tweet. The ID 5 will be a coupe version of the ID 4 compact SUV, which… Continue reading VW’s next electric SUV, the ID 5 coupe, will go into production in 2021
The Chevy Bolt is now a compact SUV with 250 miles of range and ‘hands-free’ driving
The Chevy Bolt is undergoing a growth spurt. General Motors unveiled two new versions of the Bolt on Sunday: an updated Bolt EV hatchback with longer range and new high-tech features, and the brand new Bolt EUV — essentially a compact SUV — with more legroom room and less range than the Bolt EV. Due… Continue reading The Chevy Bolt is now a compact SUV with 250 miles of range and ‘hands-free’ driving
Amazon delivery app Mentor tracks drivers’ locations and measures their performance
Amazon built its own in-house mobile app called Mentor that it uses to track the location and rate the performance of third-party delivery drivers, according to a new report from CNBC. The app tracks a driver’s location at all times and also generates a daily score that factors into performance evaluations, with low scores potentially… Continue reading Amazon delivery app Mentor tracks drivers’ locations and measures their performance
Please GameStop it, Hollywood
Okay, screenwriters, directors, authors, and production companies — we get it. You have some experience telling stories about Wall Street, the video game industry, or social networks, and you see some mighty big dollar signs in the true tale of how Reddit managed to drive an ailing video game retailer’s stocks to completely ridiculous highs… Continue reading Please GameStop it, Hollywood
Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan he wants the new Tesla Roadster to hover
Elon Musk has said for years that he wants to offer a rocket thruster package to increase the already ludicrous speed of the second-generation Tesla Roadster. But now he says he’s considering using the thrusters to make the Roadster hover, too. “I want it to hover, and I was trying to figure out how to… Continue reading Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan he wants the new Tesla Roadster to hover
Uber and Lyft are getting less unprofitable, but COVID-19 is still a drag on their business
Uber and Lyft reported their quarterly earnings this week, and while both companies are showing signs of improvement, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over the overall ride-hailing business. It raises the question of how both companies, neither of which have ever turned a profit, can hope to claw their way out… Continue reading Uber and Lyft are getting less unprofitable, but COVID-19 is still a drag on their business