Tesla board member and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia acquired about 4,000 shares of the automaker’s stock, a purchase that has a value of about $1 million and change, according to a regulatory filing. That’s not a significant stock purchase, and certainly not for the billionaire board member, as Electrek noted in its reporting. It’s notable […]
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Charging an electric car still isn’t as quick as grabbing gas. But it’s getting there, and the tech is moving faster than ever. Last month, China’s BYD unveiled next-generation vehicles that promise to add 250 miles of range in just five minutes of charging. Then CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, said “hold my beer”
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If your car supports only a wireless connection (or you don’t want to use a cable), the connection process is slightly more complicated, and the procedure varies from car to car. Some require you to plug your phone in for the first time before connecting wirelessly every time afterwards. Others act as a wi-fi hotspot to which you
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Harbinger’s medium-duty truck chassis combines an 800V electric powertrain with a gas engine. The 1.4-liter engine is only used as a generator, making it an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). The chassis can support a wide range of cabs and body styles for commercial use. Extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs, could become the next big thing
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This has brought about the fitment of two winglets atop the car’s rear haunches and a small active spoiler that rises from the back end – from just above the Prancing Horse badge. The spoiler has three possible positions and adjusts based on the steering angle and throttle position. It plays a key role in
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When it comes to creating images of the earth from above, satellites, drones and planes are the air and spacecraft that tend to come to mind. But a startup called Near Space Labs is taking a very different approach to high-resolution photos from up high. It’s building aircraft that are raised by helium balloons and
Week after week, the Trump administration has been throwing wrenches at automakers while they play a game of tariff dodgeball. Now, just days before a key deadline in the cabinet’s push for certain new tariffs to go into effect, Trump is handing out Band-Aids to stop the bleeding as if it wasn’t his administration causing
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Isuzu has revealed an electric version of its D-Max pick-up truck with full-time four-wheel drive and a payload of more than a tonne. The D-Max EV is making its debut at the LCV show in Birmingham this week ahead of a UK launch in February next year – when it will go up against the upcoming KGM
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Volvo’s financial situation is bad. The automaker reported losses on all fronts for the first quarter. As a result, it’s implementing a big cost-cutting plan. Volvo Cars is not in great shape. After posting record sales and profits last year, the Swedish automaker is going into a cost-cutting frenzy to try to stay on top
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You don’t worry about it like you do with the Range Rover (the £130k price difference will do that to you), but there’s never quite the level of faith that tyres/brakes/clutch will do what you need when you need (the car’s 68-year-old age will do that to you). Where the Jeep does feel happier is
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