RollAway’s electric ‘Suite on Wheels’ now available to rent
While glamping, or glamourous camping, with electric vehicles has been a thing for a number of years, you can always count on Silicon Valley startups to take it to the…
Waymo is taking its robotaxis overseas for the first time
Stephen Edelstein/Digital Trends / Stephen Edelstein/Digital Trends Waymo is taking its robotaxis out of the U.S. for the first time as the company begins expanding testing internationally. A fleet of…
EVgo set to build 7,500 new public fast-charging stalls across the U.S.
It looks like the Joe Biden administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) is in a hurry: It just finalized a $1.25 billion loan to EVgo, the U.S. operator of electric vehicle…
PlugStar’s platform matches your lifestyle with EVs and buying incentives
A recent survey by research firm Accenture determined that a majority of potential buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) are mostly concerned with reliability, affordability, and how well EVs integrate into…
Trump team in sync with Tesla on ending crash-reporting requirements, report says
The transition team of president-elect Donald Trump is planning to end existing car-crash reporting requirements to safety regulators, according to a Reuters report. The report cites a document obtained by…
It looks like the end of the road for Cruise robotaxis
Cruise Autonomous-driving operations at Cruise look certain to end after its main backer, General Motors (GM), said it will stop funding the initiative. GM, which has owned about 90% of…
Hybrid vehicle sales reach U.S. record, but EV sales drop in third quarter
The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales continued to grow in the U.S. in the third quarter, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this month. Taken together, sales of…
Rivian tops owner satisfaction survey, ahead of BMW and Tesla
Can the same vehicle brand sit both at the bottom of owners’ ratings in terms of reliability and at the top in terms of overall owner satisfaction? When that brand…
Many hybrids rank as most reliable of all vehicles, EVs progress: Consumer Reports
For the U.S. auto industry, if not the global one, 2024 kicked off with media headlines celebrating the “renaissance” of hybrid vehicles. This came as many drivers embraced a practical,…
Waymo’s robotaxis are rolling into another U.S. city
Waymo has been testing its driverless cars in Miami intermittently for the last five years, but now it’s making serious moves to launch a robotaxi service there. The Alphabet-owned company…