@niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Deliveries and Preliminary Revenues001615

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc. (Nasdaq: XOS), a leading manufacturer of Class 5 to Class 8 commercial electric vehicles and powertrains, and provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software (“Xos” or the “Company”), today announced preliminary results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021: Deliveries of 32 units Revenue… Continue reading @niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Deliveries and Preliminary Revenues001615

@niche: Praga heads East as global R1 dealer network expands with the addition of Praga Racing UAE001616

Praga Cars confirms it has expanded its dealer network into the Middle East with the addition of Praga Racing UAE as the newest international partner for the R1 race car. The newly contracted dealership, run by the renowned Dragon Racing team in Dubai, will supply R1 race cars and provide customer support across the GCC… Continue reading @niche: Praga heads East as global R1 dealer network expands with the addition of Praga Racing UAE001616

Waymo can keep some driverless data secret for another 22 days

Waymo had small win Monday in its fight to keep certain details about its autonomous vehicle operations from public view. The Alphabet-owned company filed a lawsuit last week against the California Department of Motor Vehicles to keep some information from its autonomous vehicle deployment permit, as well as emails between the company and the DMV,… Continue reading Waymo can keep some driverless data secret for another 22 days

Cruise’s Vogt Says Autonomous Driving Business Plans On Track After CEO Shakeup – Forbes

GM-built electric Origin vehicles are to join Cruise’s fleet by 2023. Cruise Cruise, the autonomous driving company backed by General Motors, is moving toward the launch of commercial operations and hasn’t altered its business plans following the unexpected departure of former CEO Dan Ammann in December, says cofounder and interim CEO Kyle Vogt.  Vogt, who… Continue reading Cruise’s Vogt Says Autonomous Driving Business Plans On Track After CEO Shakeup – Forbes

Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss

He barely kept in touch with the company. Absentee Leadership Leadership at Neuralink, the brain-computer interface startup cofounded by Elon Musk, has been an absolute disaster, according to a scathing new report by Fortune. We already wrote about Fortune‘s take on dysfunction at the company. But it sounds like Musk’s own leadership role at Neuralink… Continue reading Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss

Ford E-Transit electric delivery van is easy to use despite high tech

SONOMA, Calif. – If a delivery driver can master a push-button starter and rotary shifter, they can master the sophisticated yet simple Ford E-Transit electric commercial van, which goes on sale this month. There’s no learning curve with the E-Transit, and that’s exactly how Ford wants it. The gasoline-powered version of the Transit is America’s… Continue reading Ford E-Transit electric delivery van is easy to use despite high tech

Ford predicts it will make $45B from businesses using EV delivery vans, new services

SONOMA, Calif.— Selling vehicles is just the first step in Ford’s plans to make money off its first electric delivery van that the automaker is rolling out this month. Between plans to sell 150,000 electric Transit commercial vehicles annually from 2023 onward (after building fewer to sell the first year) and creating “charging depots” to help customers manage… Continue reading Ford predicts it will make $45B from businesses using EV delivery vans, new services

@Daimler: 27. Jan 2022Next-generation solid-state battery cells

Next-generation solid-state battery cells | Mercedes-Benz Group > Company > News Mercedes-Benz AG Mercedesstraße 12070372 StuttgartGermany Phone: +49 7 11 17-0E-Mail: dialog.mb@daimler.com Represented by the Board of Management:Ola Källenius (Chairman), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Hubertus Troska, Harald Wilhelm Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Bernd Pischetsrieder Court of Registry:… Continue reading @Daimler: 27. Jan 2022Next-generation solid-state battery cells

@Daimler: 03. Jan 2022VISION EQXX: Taking electric range and efficiency to an entirely new level

VISION EQXX – the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever | Mercedes-Benz Group > Innovation > Product innovation > Technology Mercedes-Benz AG Mercedesstraße 12070372 StuttgartGermany Phone: +49 7 11 17-0E-Mail: dialog.mb@daimler.com Represented by the Board of Management:Ola Källenius (Chairman), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Hubertus Troska, Harald Wilhelm Chairman of the… Continue reading @Daimler: 03. Jan 2022VISION EQXX: Taking electric range and efficiency to an entirely new level

Tesla is now selling karaoke microphones in China

Tesla last week released its latest distraction product: a set of karaoke microphones dubbed TeslaMic for use in its vehicles (via Electrek) and works with accompanied in-car software. The accessory, which is only available in China for now, was released alongside a Chinese New Year software update that includes a companion karaoke app called Leishi… Continue reading Tesla is now selling karaoke microphones in China