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Slate crosses 150,000 reservations despite waning EV truck enthusiasm

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It took Slate Auto about seven months to grow its customer list by 50%, but new reservations appear to be outpacing any cancelations.

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How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy

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Luminar says trouble with Volvo started as early as 2022, and that the Swedish automaker made — but then backed away from — large orders of its lidar sensors.

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21 states and DC join the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber

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On Monday, nearly two dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, filed an amended complaint in the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber. According to the lawsuit, Uber charged consumers for the Uber One subscription without their consent, billed them before the end of a free trial, and shared misleading claims about how much consumers can save […]

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Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid

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Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the batteries for those vehicles, it will pivot that capacity into a new battery storage business. Those storage systems, which will use cheaper LFP batteries, will be […]

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Ford’s next F-150 Lightning will have a gas generator as it pivots away from large EVs

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The company is abandoning plans for a brand new all-electric pickup truck codenamed “T3” and ending production of the battery-only Lightning.

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Ford’s big bet on EVs didn’t pan out — now it’s pivoting to hybrids and energy storage

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Ford announced a series of changes to its gas- and electric-powered vehicle business aimed at dramatically increasing hybrid vehicle production in the face of slowing EV sales. The automaker also will introduce some new products as part of this plan, including an extended-range EV version of its F-series truck and battery storage systems to meet […]

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Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

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The filing marks the end of a tumultuous year full of layoffs, executive departures, and piling debts.

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Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

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After years of false promises and missed deadlines, several Tesla vehicles have been spotted over the weekend driving autonomously without safety monitors on public roads in Austin. For months, Tesla’s robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency – a fallback that Waymo […]

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Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

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It’s one of the last big steps before the company can truly claim it’s operating a robotaxi service, and start to take on Waymo.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s survival plan involves more than cars

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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