Jeff Bezos-Backed EV Startup Raises $650M to Launch $25K Electric Pickup

Slate Auto, the EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, secures $650 million in funding for an affordable pickup truck slated for delivery by the end of the year.
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Mitsubishi Targets Hybrid Vehicle Production in the Philippines by 2028

Mitsubishi now has a named plant and a mid-2028 target for hybrid production in the Philippines. What it still lacks are the numbers that would show how serious the plan really is.
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Samsung SmartThings Car-to-Home Service Is Finally Here

Samsung and Hyundai have turned a CES promise into a live dashboard feature, but the first Car-to-Home rollout is narrower than the original vision.
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BYD’s EV Charging Breakthrough Still Depends on BYD’s Own Network

BYD has shown that ultra-fast EV charging is possible, but the five-minute claim relies on its own vehicle platform and high-power charging network.
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Open Safety In The Auto Business: Renault Shares Its Battery Fire Suppression Tech

As consumers worldwide slowly make the switch from internal combustion vehicles to lower-carbon equivalents, a few concerns have appeared about electric vehicles. Range anxiety is ebbing away as batteries become …read more Continue reading Open Safety In The Auto Business: Renault Shares Its Battery Fire Suppression Tech

Harley-Davidson’s pastel maxi-scooters promise unprecedented power

Harley-Davidson’s all-electric LiveWire division is collaborating with Taiwanese scooter giant KYMCO on high-performance electric maxi-scooters. Anticipated to hit the market in 2026, these scooters will make use of LiveWire’s S2 Arrow powertrain.Conti… Continue reading Harley-Davidson’s pastel maxi-scooters promise unprecedented power

Compact e-quad and minivan turn heads with vertical elytra doors

Renault’s fun-loving Twizy compact EV was spun out into a new sub-brand in 2022. Now, following a world premiere at the Paris Motor Show last month, the Mobilize Duo electric micro-car and Bento e-van have driven onto the show floor at EICMA in Milan.C… Continue reading Compact e-quad and minivan turn heads with vertical elytra doors

Self-driving powerbank is an EV “gas can” – with brains

Meet the EV equivalent of a full jerry can – a 141 kilowatt-hour battery charger on wheels, that can autonomously drive itself to wherever it’s needed, flexibly extending charging networks and getting much-needed juice to stranded drivers.Continue Read… Continue reading Self-driving powerbank is an EV “gas can” – with brains