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Ford’s e-scooter company Spin is leaving markets and laying off staff

Spin, the e-scooter-sharing startup Ford acquired back in 2018, is shifting its focus in its quest to profitability and is exiting nearly all open permit markets globally as a result. In a post by company CEO Ben Bear, he said Spin has started winding down its operations in a few markets in the US, as… Continue reading Ford’s e-scooter company Spin is leaving markets and laying off staff

Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers

Ford is fighting to keep the 2022 F-150 Lightning from being scalped — the company has sent a notice offering to help dealers prevent 2022 F-150 Lightning buyers from reselling their trucks, according to a report from CNET. If a dealer chooses to add a no-sale provision provided by Ford to its contracts, the buyer… Continue reading Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers

Ford’s e-scooter company is pulling out of any city that doesn’t limit competition

Spin, the e-scooter company owned by Ford, announced a major restructuring Friday where it will pull out of “nearly all open permit markets.” More specifically, Spin is beginning to exit “a few” US markets, Germany, and Portugal, and it is “projecting” to close down in Spain as soon as February. Moving forward, Spin says it… Continue reading Ford’s e-scooter company is pulling out of any city that doesn’t limit competition

Tesla launches ‘Plaid Track Mode’ to push track performance to a whole new level

Tesla announced today the launch of ‘Plaid Track Mode’, a new version of its track mode software to push the track performance of the Model S Plaid to a whole new level. The automaker originally launch ‘Track Mode‘ for Model 3 Performance back in 2018. The software fine-tuned the dynamic controls for better track performance.… Continue reading Tesla launches ‘Plaid Track Mode’ to push track performance to a whole new level

Tesla’s record sales in UK help reach new electric market share milestone

Tesla had record sales in the United Kingdom in 2021, and the new car registration data show that it helped the country reach a new electric market share milestone: over 10% of the auto market for the first time. With car sales being down across the board since the pandemic, it’s giving EVs an opportunity… Continue reading Tesla’s record sales in UK help reach new electric market share milestone

Tesla Drives 750 Miles With Upgraded Battery

Double the kilowatt-hours in the “same space as the original battery.” Battery Park Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) installed a new battery in a Tesla Model S — and it says the upgrade allowed the vehicle to cover an astonishing 752 miles on a single charge. The startup installed a much higher capacity battery… Continue reading Tesla Drives 750 Miles With Upgraded Battery

VW sets a date for the reveal of its production-ready electric Microbus

Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. VW CEO Herbert Diess tweeted that the “legend returns” on March 9th, along with a gif of the automaker’s iconic Microbus. A staple of coastal… Continue reading VW sets a date for the reveal of its production-ready electric Microbus

BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained

BMW has revealed a new in-car technology it’s calling Theatre Screen at this year’s CES. It’s not clear when or if this massive 31-inch, 32:9 display will be made available to consumers, but BMW suggests it can be fitted somehow into the ceiling of luxury cars, descending to transform the back seats into a “private… Continue reading BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained

Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars

It’s something of a tradition for the US secretary of transportation to address the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and talk about all the ways that the government hopes to foster innovation in technology and transportation. This year, despite surging cases of omicron putting a damper on the show, Pete Buttigieg held up… Continue reading Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars