Ford ships new NACS adapters to EV customers
Thanks to a Tesla-provided adapter, owners of Ford electric vehicles were among the first non-Tesla drivers to get access to the SuperCharger network in the U.S. Yet, amid slowing supply from…
GM launches PowerBank, a battery that could rival Tesla’s PowerWall
Competition to provide the best energy savings to EV owners is heating up between auto makers. General Motor’s unit GM Energy has just released PowerBank, a stationary energy storage battery…
You can now charge your General Motors EV at a Tesla Supercharger
Taking a road trip in a General Motors-built electric car just got a lot more convenient. EVs made by Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac are now compatible with Tesla’s Supercharger charging…
Cruise robocars make a cautious return to Houston
Cruise Robotaxi specialist Cruise is restarting tests of its autonomous vehicles on the streets of Houston, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday. Cruise’s main backer, General Motors, said on the same day that…
Buckle Up: Driverless Cars Can’t Get Traffic Tickets In California
Last year, California gave autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo permission to operate driverless robotaxis on the streets of San Francisco. Almost immediately, the cars demonstrated they weren’t ready for…
Ford and GM EV drivers will be able to charge at Superchargers in February
Joel Patel / Digital Trends General Motors and Ford are getting Supercharger access quicker than we thought. According to a Tesla employee who recently spoke at a city planning committee…
Beleaguered robotaxi startup Cruise lays off quarter of workforce
Cruise Beleaguered autonomous car startup Cruise has laid off 900 workers, equal to about a quarter of its workforce. The news comes a day after nine executives were also dismissed.…
Bold style alone can’t muscle Chevy’s new Blazer EV to the head of its class
Stephen Edelstein/Digital Trends They say good things come to those who wait. General Motors is hoping customers will take that maxim to heart. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, an electric…
Why the Entire AI World Was Talking About ‘Q’ This Week
In the aftermath of last week’s shocking OpenAI power struggle, there was one final revelation that acted as a kind of epilogue to the sprawling mess: a report from Reuters…
GM to cut funding for beleaguered driverless startup Cruise, report claims
It’s not getting any easier for beleaguered autonomous-car startup Cruise after a report on Tuesday suggested its main backer, General Motors (GM), is about to slash funding for the startup.…