We kick off this week with news that brings the threat of climate change into sharp relief: the U.S. government is paying three Native tribes to move before their homes are swallowed by the sea. In EV news, Tesla finally delivers its […]
We kick off this week with news that brings the threat of climate change into sharp relief: the U.S. government is paying three Native tribes to move before their homes are swallowed by the sea. In EV news, Tesla finally delivers its […]
CoMotion LA is next week! Get your pass now! Americans head to the polls tomorrow more divided than ever about the future of the country. But there’s at least one thing they almost all have in common: they know almost nothing about the $1.2 […]
The big news this week is a big bummer: a new UN report finds little hope that the world will meet the goals agreed to in the Paris climate accord. Without dramatic change, global temperatures will rise by 2.8°C over pre-industrial […]
This week, take a moment to appreciate just how rapidly the auto industry is changing. A new analysis by Reuters estimates that in just past year car-markers have doubled their EV spending commitments, and now plan to invest a whopping $1.2 […]
We had a good mix of mobility news this week. In car news, Polestar unveils a pricey electric SUV, VW plows $2.4 billion into an autonomous driving effort in China, Sony and Honda team up to deliver entertainment-packed EVs by 2026, Sono previews its no-frills […]
Sometimes, the best solutions for the future can be gleaned by looking to the past. This past week, America’s last cobalt mine, which had been closed for 40 years, reopened in response to massive demand for cobalt for EV batteries. Environmentalists […]
Our hearts go out to our many friends in Florida, where we’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many great people and organizations in the last few years in and around CoMotion MIAMI. We wish everyone affected by Hurricane Ian the […]
Lots of interesting news this week, beginning with the ground-breaking of the Blue Oval Complex in Tennessee, the $5.6 billion heart of Ford’s EV future. Meanwhile, GM is getting involved in battery recycling while its AV subsidiary, Cruise, has another spate of embarrassing incidents involving its […]
Even in auto-obsessed America, trains still matter a great deal. Just ask Joe Biden, who spent much of last week working to avert a strike among freight rail workers that threatened to wreak havoc on an already-embattled supply chain. Meanwhile, an amateur […]
GM is at the top of the news this week for unveiling an electric SUV at a price point way lower than its competitors: $30,000. Meanwhile, Tesla is considering building one of America’s few lithium refining plants and is asking followers on Twitter for suggestions about […]