Flexport may lay off workers yet again

[ad_1] Flexport, a logistics company with $2.7 billion in venture and debt funding, is reportedly planning additional layoffs. That’s according to Information, which said the firm intends to eliminate around…

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Tesla’s solar installs drop, but battery business is booming

[ad_1] Tesla’s once-leading solar business is in decline, according to the latest figures from its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings report. The automaker revealed on Wednesday that its solar deployments cratered by…

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How the Tesla Cyberbeast compares to other high-priced electric pickups

[ad_1] After keeping some key specs close to its proverbial chest, Tesla is finally sharing more details about the final production versions of the Cybertruck electric pickup. Tesla published battery,…

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Tesla’s cheapest Cybertruck won’t drop until 2025

[ad_1] Bad news: If you had your heart set on a sub-$40,000 Cybertruck, it ain’t coming next year, if ever. Though Tesla plans to ramp up production of its electric…

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Polestar’s climate-tweeting bot isn’t actually a bot, for good reason

[ad_1] “When is a bot a person?,” my colleague Kirsten asked after I learned that Polestar’s climate bot is more human than machine. Polestar launched its “Truth Bot” on X…

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I’m trying so hard not to gush over Teenage Engineering’s latest gadget

[ad_1] Teenage Engineering’s new $300 groovebox has no business being this cute. That’s the whole point. The EP–133 K.O.II (we’ll just call it Knock Out II) is a combination drum machine,…

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Rivian and Amazon are no longer exclusive

[ad_1] The exclusivity agreement that Amazon struck with Rivian is over early: The automaker said on Tuesday that it will now let other companies buy its electric vans. Back in…

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A depiction of Arrival's UPS van.

This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support

[ad_1] Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but….

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Two of California’s biggest robotaxi opponents join forces

[ad_1] Two of the biggest groups to oppose robotaxi expansion in California are now formally working together. Teamsters 856, which is tied to one of the longest-standing labor unions in…

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Robotaxi pushback grows in Los Angeles as Cruise loses permits

[ad_1] Less than a month after Waymo’s Los Angeles County expansion, labor organizers and an LA lawmaker are calling for new autonomous-vehicle regulations. On Tuesday, the office of LA Councilmember…

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