Polestar released teaser images Tuesday for its first battery-electric SUV, the Polestar 3, which will make its global debut in October. The teaser shows a sleek, four-passenger SUV with a panoramic sunroof that stretches from windshield to rear spoiler and a bold taillight design. The Polestar 3, which will be built at the Volvo plant… Continue reading Polestar’s first SUV, the Polestar 3 EV, arrives in Q3 2022
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Uber Eats will now deliver your waffles across the country
Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of Uber, is launching nationwide shipping, a new product that will allow customers across the U.S., excluding Alaska and Hawaii, to get specialty food delivered from select merchants in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles. This new feature comes a couple of weeks after Uber announced a slew… Continue reading Uber Eats will now deliver your waffles across the country
Apple challenges Google for a larger slice of your dashboard
Apple said Monday that its next-generation CarPlay system will power the vehicle’s entire instrument cluster, the next move in its battle against Android Automotive OS, Google’s in-vehicle operation system, to dominate dashboards around the world. The growing size and number of screens inside vehicles gives the iPhone an opportunity to play a bigger role, regardless… Continue reading Apple challenges Google for a larger slice of your dashboard
Solid Power’s pilot production line brings road-tripping solid-state batteries closer to reality
Solid Power, a solid-state battery company, today unveiled a pilot production line for EV-sized cells that will be sent to automotive partners for testing. The move represents another step in the steady march toward solid-state lithium-ion batteries, which promise to bring unprecedented range and safety to electric vehicles. “We validated that we can use industry-standard… Continue reading Solid Power’s pilot production line brings road-tripping solid-state batteries closer to reality
US battery production enters new era as Solid Power’s pilot production line debuts
Solid Power’s new pilot line is a groundbreaking moment in the march toward solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. But don’t count on a revolution in lithium-ion battery chemistry happening on the line itself. That’s by design. The new facility, unlike the company’s previous pre-pilot line, will be “highly inflexible,” said Doug Campbell, Solid Power’s CEO.… Continue reading US battery production enters new era as Solid Power’s pilot production line debuts
Apple revamps the Lock Screen in iOS 16 with widgets, real-time info, and other personalization features
Apple is giving the iPhone’s Lock screen a big makeover in iOS 16. At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, the company introduced its plans for a more personalized Lock Screen that users can customize via a built-in editor, which offers widgets, a wallpaper gallery and colorful themes. It’s also introducing a new feature called Live Activities… Continue reading Apple revamps the Lock Screen in iOS 16 with widgets, real-time info, and other personalization features
The Station: Ford’s vision for dealerships and Rimac’s big raise
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Shall we… Continue reading The Station: Ford’s vision for dealerships and Rimac’s big raise
Unlikely players team up to lead South Korea’s air taxi industry
The United States is perhaps one of the best countries to start an urban air mobility company. You only have to look at how fast well-funded startups like Joby Aviation, Wisk Aero and Lillium are building and testing electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft. However, South Korea, which lacks the venture capital, entrepreneurial… Continue reading Unlikely players team up to lead South Korea’s air taxi industry
The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid is a shaky step towards a luxurious EV future
Bentley is engaged in a never-ending battle to balance classic luxury coach-building and modern automobile manufacturing. The luxury automaker not only has to keep up with changing technology, consumer taste and industry standards, it must also consistently deliver the old world-inspired sophistication that its known for. The automotive industry’s move towards electrification adds another challenge… Continue reading The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid is a shaky step towards a luxurious EV future
Elon Musk orders hiring freeze, warns of job cuts at Tesla in latest leaked email
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has directed executives to pause all hiring and prepare for job cuts, according to a leaked email that was first viewed by Reuters. Tesla shares fell 8.5% following the Reuters report. An additional email sent Friday to all employees, clarified his comments to executives, stating that the headcount reduction would be… Continue reading Elon Musk orders hiring freeze, warns of job cuts at Tesla in latest leaked email