Just to let you know we are switching over to a newsletter platform: Substack. Subscribe here. Ford plans new electric truck: The automaker says it will build a second generation electric truck at the $5.6 billion EV hub it’s building near Memphis, […]
Sustainable mobility isn’t just about building greener transportation systems. It’s also about how we build homes, businesses and cities. There are a few interesting stories this week on that front. America’s fastest-growing city, Austin, Tex., is struggling to accommodate its […]
This week we’re talking a lot about hydrogen. First, we saw the largest plane ever powered entirely by hydrogen. This is a big deal, because many are skeptical that the battery-electric technology increasingly powering cars will ever work for planes. But […]
It’s another week of mixed news for mobility tech. Amidst increasing political pressure to dial back its robo-taxi operations, Cruise announces its driverless cars have now driven 1 million miles. Will this help make up for the embarrassing mishaps that have […]
Has Pete Buttigieg’s career gone off the rails? That’s certainly the conclusion drawn by critics of the young transportation secretary in the wake of the derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, where people are still not clear on whether it’s safe to […]
Perhaps more than any president in recent memory, President Joe Biden is trying to use the power of the federal government to steer money towards U.S. manufacturing. Last week his administration announced new rules requiring contractors to increase the percentage of […]
Things are looking up for Tesla and Elon Musk again. A jury finds that both the company and CEO are off the hook for tweets Musk sent in 2018 about plans to take the company private. The multi-billion dollar bullet they dodged […]
After the last few months, Tesla was due for some good news and last week it got it. Its Q4 revenue and earnings just beat Wall Street expectations, despite a series of seemingly desperate price cuts in the past two […]
Was this a good week or a bad week for Elon Musk? The jury is still out. The Tesla CEO took the stand in a trial over a tweet he sent in 2018, hoping to convince the jury that his social media […]
Let’s start with the good news: Sweden has discovered a massive deposit of rare earth materials that could reduce the global EV industry’s dependence on China. Also, if you’re looking for an EV, Tesla just slashed prices again. At this rate, they’ll be […]
