Storied Italian car brand Lancia revealed its first new car — electric or otherwise — in over a decade, and it did so without warning, without fanfare, and weeks ahead of schedule. Lancia set an official release date of February 14th for the new Ypsilon (Valentin’es Day), but instead of making us wait, the company […]
Photo: Sundry Photography/Getty Images Amazon is reportedly cutting over 100 jobs at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to a letter to employees from Amazon Healthcare Services executive Neil Lindsay. Roughly 115 positions may be eliminated within the healthcare division, according to Business Insider, in a move to decrease One Medical operating losses. Seeking Alpha […]
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The UK’s best-selling car is going electric. Ford said it will reveal the all-electric Puma Gen-E later this year as it expands its European EV lineup. After unveiling the new Puma on Wednesday, Ford said that the all-electric Gen-E model will be revealed later this year. Ford announced last October that it would be ending […]
EV charging network Electrify America will soon offer the public an EV charging experience safe from the elements, where drivers can pull in, plug in, and chill out while their vehicle replenishes. This flagship indoor charging station kicks off a potential future in which you don’t have to wait in your car or outside while […]
Tesla confirmed that it plans to restart production at Gigafactory Berlin next week after shutting it down due to supply issues. Several manufacturing companies in Europe have seen their operations affected by issues with cargo in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen. Tesla is amongst […]
Britain’s largest telecom service provider has put forward a plan to ensure that EVs are always within range of a charger. To do that, they’re planning to retrofit their existing street cabinets into publicly accessible L2 chargers. Retrofitting a city’s existing electronic and digital infrastructure to promote widespread adoption of EVs isn’t a new idea […]
Cyrusher, a Chinese company known for its burly electric bikes, surprised many in the snowboarding community when it announced its electric snowboard in December. Part snowboard and part snowmobile/e-skateboard/scooter, the Cyrusher Ripple mounts a jagged 3kW hub motor-wheel in a rear hole on a snowboard and puts the battery in a backpack that the rider […]
Mobile-first employee wellness and engagement company Virgin Pulse and benefits and analytics platform HealthComp, which merged in November, are rebranding under the name Personify Health. Personify combines Virgin Pulse’s offerings with HealthComp’s health plan administration solutions, offering one platform with health, navigation, benefits and wellbeing experiences alongside data-driven personalization. The transition to Personify will occur over […]
Watch out, Toyota. BYD continues its dominant overseas expansion after accounting for over 20% of Japan’s EV imports last month. After launching just last year, BYD is already making its presence known as Japan lags behind the auto industry’s shift to electric. BYD accounts for one-fifth of Japan’s EV imports According to new data from […]
