In a major shake-up, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down as head of the world’s second-largest automaker and will be replaced by Porsche chief Oliver Blume, the company announced Friday. Blume will replace Diess in his role as chairman of the board of management on September 1st, the company announced. In a statement, Hans… Continue reading Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to be replaced by Porsche chief in major shake-up
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What record-low water levels at the Hoover Dam reservoir look like from space
The US’s largest water reservoir, Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam, is in very, very bad shape. How bad is it? New satellite images from NASA show just how much the reservoir’s footprint has shrunk over the past two decades — and the difference between July 2000 and July 2022 is stark. Water levels at… Continue reading What record-low water levels at the Hoover Dam reservoir look like from space
Here’s our first full look at the Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury electric sedan
After a year of teases, General Motors revealed the Cadillac Celestiq, a $300,000 ultra-luxury electric sedan that the automaker says is the most Cadillac Cadillac that ever Cadillac’d. The Celestiq is Cadillac’s first major effort to capture some of the high-end market currently dominated by the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. As such, GM is… Continue reading Here’s our first full look at the Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury electric sedan
Your next smart lock could ditch the battery by harvesting energy from your phone
One of the magical things about near-field communication technology (NFC) is that tags don’t need a battery to communicate — you’ll never need to buy a new coin cell for your employee badge, because the badge scanner wirelessly beams enough power to the badge to verify it’s legit. Now, chipmaker Infineon wants to make the… Continue reading Your next smart lock could ditch the battery by harvesting energy from your phone
Lyft Rentals shuts down as the ride-sharing company lays off about 60 people
Lyft launched its rental car service in December 2019, more than a year after Uber shut down a similar program that provided rental cars and access to bike rides and public transportation. Lyft Rentals stood out for its low starting rate of $35 a day and lack of mileage limit that also allowed renters as… Continue reading Lyft Rentals shuts down as the ride-sharing company lays off about 60 people
The USPS proposes a new mail delivery fleet that’s 40 percent electric
The United States Postal Service, or USPS, has another new proposal that raises the percentage of electric vehicles it plans on purchasing to modernize its fleet (via Electrek). In a press release on Wednesday, the service said that “at least 50 percent” of its initial order for 50,000 next-generation mail trucks will be battery electric… Continue reading The USPS proposes a new mail delivery fleet that’s 40 percent electric
Amazon’s electric Rivian delivery vans will be in 100 cities by the end of 2022
Rivian’s R1T electric trucks are becoming increasingly visible across the US, and now Amazon reveals the electric delivery vans it’s buying from Rivian are ready for a nationwide rollout. Amazon says these new trucks have 360-degree visibility with exterior cameras that link to a large internal display as well as safety features like sensor detection,… Continue reading Amazon’s electric Rivian delivery vans will be in 100 cities by the end of 2022
Shell apparently makes e-scooters, battery banks, and other non-gas stuff
Shell, the company known for selling gasoline to fill your car, is trying to diversify with other forms of transit, like making electric scooters. That’s right, instead of driving to the red and yellow mollusk in one of the corners of your town for a fossil fuel fill-up, you can just ride with it on… Continue reading Shell apparently makes e-scooters, battery banks, and other non-gas stuff
Amazon is buying ‘membership-based’ healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion
Amazon’s two biggest acquisitions in its history have been Whole Foods ($13.7 billion) and the recently closed purchase of MGM ($8.45 billion), but now, if the deal closes, the third entry on that list will be a $3.9 billion buyout of One Medical. One Verge staffer who has been considering signing up for the company’s… Continue reading Amazon is buying ‘membership-based’ healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion
Ford will add iron phosphate battery options for Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning
Just a few months after announcing a “radical” split structure placing its electric vehicle future in a new segment called Model E, Ford is discussing more details about sourcing battery production capacity and the basic raw materials to power all of those EVs. Its run rate by late 2023 will need to support the production… Continue reading Ford will add iron phosphate battery options for Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning