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Ford’s third-quarter earnings, released Thursday, show growing EV losses as the automaker faces pricing pressure and slowing demand. Third-quarter earnings preview Ford sold 20,962 EVs in Q3, edging out Rival General Motors. The growth was thanks to rising Mustang Mach-E output. Although Mach-E sales were down 20% through the first half of the year, Ford […]
Daimler Truck North America has kicked off series production of its Freightliner eM2, an electric pick-up and delivery box truck. These first eM2s are being manufactured at Daimler’s plant in Portland, Oregon. Daimler says the first US units will be delivered to Ferguson, Hogan Truck Leasing, Penske Truck Leasing, PITT OHIO, Ryder System, TITAN Freight […]
Waymo and Uber have rolled out a partnership in Phoenix wherein riders who order an Uber within Waymo’s service area might get picked up by a driverless Waymo vehicle, rather than a human-driven Uber car, starting today. Waymo, Google’s driverless taxi arm, has been gradually rolling out its service to more members of the public […]
In Penske Truck Leasing’s latest electrification move, it’s added Xos’s medium-duty electric trucks to its fleet. Penske has adopted the Xos Stepvan, a battery-electric Class 6 commercial truck. Class 6 is the category for single-axle and beverage trucks, along with rack trucks and school buses. Xos says its Stepvan is designed for “parcel delivery, linen […]
If you drive a Tesla Model Y or Model 3, Tesloid has just the wheel covers for you – they look fantastic and protect your rims. Plus, Electrek readers can exclusively save 10%. Model Y drivers can choose from the stunning Blade and Viking wheel covers, and Tesloid also offers two beautiful choices for the Model 3: Induction and Sport. And Tesloid is […]
If you thought the Taycan was a sleek car, wait until you see what Porsche is planning for its mid-cycle update. The new Porsche Taycan was spotted out in the wild this week, giving us a sneak peek of the new design. After its launch in 2019, the Porsche Taycan quickly became one of the […]
As part of a contracted deployment agreement with the US Air Force, eVTOL and eCTOL developer BETA Technologies has landed its ALIA aircraft at Duke Field, a subsidiary of Eglin Air Force Base, following a 2,000 mile journey across 12 states. BETA Technologies operates as a fully-integrated electric aircraft and systems developer based in Vermont […]
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, announced a five-year co-development collaboration with Forest Neurotech, a tech-enabled research company building a device for stimulating and imaging the brain with ultrasound, to develop a whole-brain neural interface utilizing Butterfly’s Ultrasound-on-Chip technology. The Massachusetts-based company’s Ultrasound-on-Chip technology, which received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2017, leverages […]
The best way to describe the new Freebeat MorphRover is if you took a Peloton Bike and combined it with an e-bike – a mix that works so well that, for the first time in over two years, I went and canceled my Peloton membership. Check out the full review below! Freebeat MorphRover video review […]
