SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster is seen on the launch pad, without the Starship atop, as it is prepared for launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Feb. 27, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX has attained authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly
Month: February 2025
By Joey Klender Posted on February 27, 2025 Tesla has officially filed for approval to offer autonomous ride-hailing services in California, a move that comes just weeks after several executives revealed it plans to launch the same rides in its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, in June. Tesla applied for a “transportation charter-party carrier permit” from
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla’s postelection pop has almost disappeared. Shares of the electric vehicle maker plunged more than 8% on
Another global luxury automaker is cutting jobs after struggling to keep pace as the industry shifts to electric vehicles (EVs). With EVs gaining market share in most major regions, some are starting to get left behind. Aston Martin cuts jobs, delays its first EV (again) Aston Martin announced plans to cut 5% of its workforce
In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brand new Lucid electric cars sit parked in front of a Lucid Studio showroom in San Francisco on May 24, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group on Tuesday said CEO Peter Rawlinson has stepped down as the company expects to
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – General Motors is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program as the company attempts to reward investors amid slowing industry sales and profits. GM announced Wednesday it is increasing its quarterly dividend by 25% to 15 cents
In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson poses at the Nasdaq MarketSite as Lucid Motors (Nasdaq: LCID) begins trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange after completing its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IV in New York City, New York, July 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 25, 2025 The Tesla Cybertruck has earned a “Best Tech” award from one automotive publication, along with a major shout-out to one particular chassis feature that the company employed in a complete shift away from industry norms. On Tuesday, Motortrend called the Cybertruck the “Best Tech” winner for its
Stellantis worker at work inside of the new Hybrid and PHEV Vehicles Stellantis Group eDCT Assembly Plant on April 10, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crisis-stricken auto giant Stellantis on Wednesday said it sees return to revenue growth this year after a steep drop in 2024 earnings. The mutlinational conglomerate, which
In case you needed another reason to feel jealous of Chinese car enthusiasts, the Chery Exeed VX C-DM three-row SUV is officially available for pre-order with 610 hp, 1,300 km (over 800 miles) of EREV range, and a starting price of $33,085 US. State-owned Chinese automaker Chery recently launched the Exeed luxury brand, with its
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 23, 2025 Following a report that the U.S. government may be threatening to turn off SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine unless the country agrees to a minerals deal, Elon Musk has responded by saying that the reports aren’t true. On Saturday, a Reuters report cited three unnamed sources
Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images The Trump administration’s tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according to a new Insurify analysis. This at a time when drivers continue to see costs soar amid pandemic-era inflation. A 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico — which may take effect as soon
We’re starting this week’s Green Deals by shining a spotlight back on the crazy new low prices coming from Rad Power’s latest sale, this time on the RadRunner Plus and RadRunner 3 Plus Utility e-bikes that are down at $1,299 and $1,699 while supplies last. Next, we have an exclusive new low for our readers
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 22, 2025 Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have doubled down on plans to deploy in-house robotaxi ride-hailing services, as highlighted in a recent conversation with Uber’s top executive. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that Musk was not interested in talking about utilizing the Uber platform for Tesla’s future robotaxis,
Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs. GSA, which manages all federal government-owned buildings, also operates the federal buildings’ EV chargers. Federally owned EVs and federal employee-owned personal EVs
By Joey Klender Posted on February 20, 2025 SpaceX completed a new first with a recent launch of the Falcon 9 rocket that sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit. On Tuesday, for the first time, SpaceX managed to complete a launch and land in two different countries with the Starlink 10-12 mission. It
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla models Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla dealership in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tesla is voluntarily recalling 376,241vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems, according to records posted
Jeep is reconsidering plans to launch an electric Compass in North America. The next-gen Jeep Compass is officially on pause after Stellantis temporarily halted operations at its Brampton Assembly Plant, where the current SUV is built, to take a closer look at its strategy in North America. Is Jeep canceling the electric Compass in the
In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2025 Rivian R1S. Rivian Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations and achieved its first gross quarterly profit — a target closely watched by investors — but is forecasting lower sales in 2025. The electric vehicle maker reported a gross profit, which includes production
By Joey Klender Posted on February 19, 2025 Tesla is planning a new “Supercharger queue” feature at select Supercharger sites in an effort to end one rare issue: confrontation or confusion regarding who is next in line. While it is an uncommon issue, Supercharger congestion does occur in heavily populated areas where a high concentration
In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Arizona. Michael Wayland | CNBC Carvana topped Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter while guiding for another “strong” year in 2025. Carvana, as it has in the past, gave a broad guidance
Image: GAF Energy GAF Energy has launched an upgraded version of its Timberline Solar nailable shingle, the ES 2, which delivers 23% more power per shingle. GAF Energy says key improvements to the Timberline Solar nailable shingle, which was first launched in 2022, include: 57 watts of power per shingle, a 23% increase in energy
In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. Nikola’s logo is pictured at an event held to present CNH’s new full-electric and Hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with U.S. Nikola event in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 3, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT — Nikola Corp. — an auto startup that
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 17, 2025 Chinese automaker BYD has shared plans to debut initial demos of a solid state electric vehicle (EV) battery by 2027, according to one of the company’s top executives. Sun Huajun, Chief Technical Officer of BYD’s battery business, last week said that the automaker would begin “demonstration use”
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk leaves after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Blair House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A law firm that represents Tesla and Elon Musk has written proposed legislation that would alter Delaware corporate law,
Kia’s flagship electric SUV just got a high-performance upgrade. On Tuesday, Kia launched the EV9 GT in South Korea with over 500 horsepower, a sporty new design, and a price tag just north of $60,000. That’s not too bad for a fully loaded three-row electric SUV. Following its domestic launch, the sporty new trim will
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 16, 2025 Elon Musk teased the next version of xAI’s Grok model over the weekend, saying that it will be launched to the public in the next few days. On Saturday evening, Musk posted on his X account that xAI plans to launch Grok 3, the AI model’s next
Cummins has its eye on hybrid powertrains to help decarbonize the transport, construction, and mining spaces the operates in. To that end, the company has acquired the hybrid equipment experts First Mode, and plans to make the first commercially available retrofit hybrid system for mining equipment a reality not just soon – but now. The Cummins
By Joey Klender Posted on February 14, 2025 Tesla’s already-resolved contract to provide the U.S. Government with $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles has been called out by Senator Richard Blumenthal. Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla’s name coming up in the U.S. Department of State’s Procurement List, where it was expected to
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