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Over 500 miles of range and super-fast 400kW charging mean the Volvo EX60 matches combustion for distance and refueling speed. It’s a watershed moment for the EV market.
PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes. Now, its planning for an “aggressive rollout” this summer.
The EU plan to make new cars an EV monopoly looks like failing so a change of direction is imminent, small is the watchword and a new, cheaper mass market is the target.
Empty robotaxis and long drives without interventions make some imagine Tesla FSD is ready to deploy. The math may say the reverse.
The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating Waymo vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses.
Robots for specific blue collar tasks in difficult, repetitive and harsh environments are delivering value now in terms of quality, safety, cost and process efficiencies.
Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature from new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America. That means in […]
Charging at hotels is the best way to charge on road trips. Sadly, hotels are now billing a lot more to do it.