Tag: Electric vehicles

Instacart Caught Using AI to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Does your online grocery order ever feel fishy, like the prices just aren’t adding up? It turns out you’re right to be suspicious — and now we have compelling evidence. New research by a consortium of groups including Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union… Continue reading Instacart Caught Using AI to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item

Batteries Plus Expands Into All 50 States, Wraps 2025 with 63 New Units

Surging Franchise Interest and Strategic Territory Growth Signals Exceptional Year-End Momentum for Nation’s Leading Battery and Power Solutions Service Center HARTLAND, Wis., Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Batteries Plus is closing out 2025 with significant franchise development momentum, reinforcing its position as a future-ready, essential business. The nation’s leading battery and power solutions service center signed… Continue reading Batteries Plus Expands Into All 50 States, Wraps 2025 with 63 New Units

Europe scraps 2035 new ICE car sales ban – report

The EU has scrapped its 2035 sales ban on new combustion cars, a senior lawmaker has said. While yet to be officially announced, Manfred Weber – president of the EPP, the European Parliament’s largest party – told German newspaper Bild that the plans were “off the table”. In its place, flexible emission reduction rules will be implemented, he said: “For… Continue reading Europe scraps 2035 new ICE car sales ban – report

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

Driverless cars are no longer restricted to the realm of sci-fi thanks to companies like Waymo deploying commercial robotaxi services in multiple cities. And a number of automakers, big and small, are trying to bring that same level of autonomy to personally-owned vehicles over the next few years. If that happens, what kinds of things… Continue reading Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

India EV Sector Funding at $1.4 Billion in 2025, up 27% YoY: Tracxn

India’s electric vehicle sector got US$1.4 billion (around Rs 12,180 crore) this year till mid-November, marking a 27% increase over the $1.1 billion (around Rs 9,570 crore) raised in 2024, according to data from private market intelligence platform Tracxn. The jump in funding comes despite fewer deals, as investors focused on a smaller set of… Continue reading India EV Sector Funding at $1.4 Billion in 2025, up 27% YoY: Tracxn

India EV Sector Funding at $1.4 Billion in 2025, up 27% YoY: Tracxn

India’s electric vehicle sector got US$1.4 billion (around Rs 12,180 crore) this year till mid-November, marking a 27% increase over the $1.1 billion (around Rs 9,570 crore) raised in 2024, according to data from private market intelligence platform Tracxn. The jump in funding comes despite fewer deals, as investors focused on a smaller set of… Continue reading India EV Sector Funding at $1.4 Billion in 2025, up 27% YoY: Tracxn

2 Top EV Stocks to Buy in December

Nio and QuantumScape could benefit from the long-term growth of the EV market. The electric vehicle (EV) market has grown rapidly over the past few years, despite the impact of sticky inflation, elevated interest rates, tariffs, and other macroeconomic headwinds that have rattled the global economy. While the North American EV market has cooled off… Continue reading 2 Top EV Stocks to Buy in December

Will Ford’s Leaner EV Approach Give It a Stronger Foothold in Europe?

U.S. legacy automaker Ford F is joining forces with France-based car company Renault RNLSY to jointly develop affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe. Ford’s passenger-car share in the continent has declined by almost half since 2019. As such, the U.S. auto giant Ford needed a fresh way to re-enter the EV race with scale and… Continue reading Will Ford’s Leaner EV Approach Give It a Stronger Foothold in Europe?