The conversation around widespread electric vehicle adoption has been inherently linked with charging: Are the chargers plentiful? Will they charge my car fast enough? Are they plugged into a grid that’s not entirely run by coal? Billions of dollars have gone into developing batteries that can handle fast charges as well as chargers that can… Continue reading Ample’s founder explains what it takes to scale EV battery swapping
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An EV-plosion awaits in 2023, and it’ll be packed with tech
2022 was the year that electric vehicles entered the mainstream. Not everyone has one, but buying an EV no longer makes you an outlier. Driven by policy initiatives from governments and billions of dollars in investment from automakers, we can safely say the EV industry has begun to take shape. Over the next year, that… Continue reading An EV-plosion awaits in 2023, and it’ll be packed with tech
Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions for gig workers in India
Research firm Fairwork India blasted Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy and Amazon Flex in a report Tuesday, saying the firms scored zero in its assessment of whether they created fair conditions for their gig workers. The research project, which collaborated with partners at the University of Oxford, said the aforementioned firms did not provide fair pay,… Continue reading Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions for gig workers in India
Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China
Baidu, the Chinese internet giant that became known for its search engines, is making some big strides in autonomous driving. Starting this week, the public can ride its robotaxis in Wuhan between 7 am and 11 pm without safety drivers behind the wheel. Previously, its unmanned vehicles could only operate from 9 am to 5… Continue reading Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China
Tesla’s $7,500 discount feels desperate, and it’s giving investors the ick
Tesla started out the month of December by offering Model 3 and Model Y buyers in the U.S. a $3,750 credit if they have their vehicle delivered in December 2022. Now with a week left in the month, the electric vehicle maker has upped that discount to $7,500, according to the company’s website. After the… Continue reading Tesla’s $7,500 discount feels desperate, and it’s giving investors the ick
Automotus raises $9M to scale automated curb management tech
The new mobility landscape has made curb space in cities a hot commodity. No longer are curbs just for buses, taxis, deliveries and parking. Now those traditional use cases have to contend with bike lanes, ride-hail, same-day deliveries, dockless vehicles and more. As a result, cities and investors are starting to prioritize software that helps… Continue reading Automotus raises $9M to scale automated curb management tech
Vianova builds the location data platform for shared mobility companies and cities
Meet Vianova, a French startup that is building a data platform for shared mobility companies as well as local governments. The company acts as both a data repository and a data visualization dashboard. It has raised a $6.4 million (€6 million) Series A funding round led by Baloise VC with XAnge as well as existing… Continue reading Vianova builds the location data platform for shared mobility companies and cities
Self-driving truck company TuSimple to lay off 25% of workforce
Well, we knew it was coming. Self-driving trucking technology company TuSimple confirmed Wednesday it plans to lay off 25% of its total workforce as part of a broader restructuring plan designed to keep the company running. The layoffs come a couple of weeks after TuSimple and Navistar ended their deal to co-develop purpose-built autonomous semi… Continue reading Self-driving truck company TuSimple to lay off 25% of workforce
Tesla said to be conducting a fresh round of layoffs next quarter
Tesla is battening down the hatches against the possibility of a worsening economy, according to a new report from Electrek. The automaker will conduct a new round of layoffs in the first quarter of 2023, per the blog’s source, and will also freeze hiring across the board — after having just resumed hiring during the… Continue reading Tesla said to be conducting a fresh round of layoffs next quarter
Solid Power and BMW’s R&D deal offers a sneak peek into the battery industry’s future
Solid Power, one of the leaders in the race to commercialize all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, has been stumbling of late. But a new deal with BMW might give it the boost it needs. After going public via SPAC in late 2021, Solid Power’s share price followed the all-too-familiar SPAC bump then bust, trading for much of… Continue reading Solid Power and BMW’s R&D deal offers a sneak peek into the battery industry’s future