Electric vehicle

From yellow cabs to sky cabs: Air taxis take a Big Apple test flight

Mayor wants to electrify downtown heliport, but the FAA has yet to certify eVTOL for passenger flights

Offbeat14 Nov 2023 | 22

Want a Cybertruck? You're stuck with it for a year, says Tesla

Waiting buyers could face $50k fine for ignoring updated terms and conditions

Offbeat13 Nov 2023 | 171

Tesla swerves liability in Autopilot death lawsuit

Cali jury decides 9-3 Muskmobile maker wasn't at fault when Model 3 veered into tree and exploded

AI + ML31 Oct 2023 | 43

Tenfold electric vehicles on 2030 roads could be a shock to the system

Robust policies for renewables needed to increase energy mix to nearly 50%

Offbeat27 Oct 2023 | 345

'Recession-resilient' Tesla misses Q3 expectations, slows Mexico expansion

But look over there: A Cybertruck release date! Just please 'temper expectations,' Elon begs

Offbeat19 Oct 2023 | 57

Sony, Honda tease EV that aims to be a lounge on wheels

Video 'Afeela' packs Qualcomm kit, screens galore, runs Android and will have an app ecosystem

Personal Tech18 Oct 2023 | 37

Japan cruises ahead with drive-thru EV charging trial

Perfect antidote to range anxiety ... if it works and they can sort compatibility

Personal Tech17 Oct 2023 | 32

Swedish tech biz aims to sail past traffic woes on electric hydrofoils

But P-12's production timeline is fuzzy

Offbeat10 Oct 2023 | 8

The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech

We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible

Science27 Sep 2023 | 86

Car industry pleads for delay to post-Brexit tariffs on EVs

Gets blanked again

Offbeat25 Sep 2023 | 132

Meet Honda's latest electric vehicle: A rideable suitcase

The Motocompacto is a successor to the '81 Motocompo, but with greater ability to deprive its rider of dignity

Bootnotes15 Sep 2023 | 91

Ford, BMW, Honda to steer bidirectional EV charging standard

Another load of automakers teams up to lean into the inevitable

Offbeat13 Sep 2023 | 92

Power grids tremble as electric vehicle growth set to accelerate 19% next year

Gas-guzzling US favors hybrids while Europe prefers battery power

Personal Tech08 Sep 2023 | 337

2023 World Solar Challenge entrant welcomes clouds – not the fluffy white ones

Special Projects Bureau Revisited Solar roller on Australia-spanning race packs an Nvidia Jetson, radio link to an AWS edge box, and Starlink uplink

Offbeat04 Sep 2023 | 15

Tesla's purported hands-free 'Elon mode' raises regulator's blood pressure

NHTSA is already worried Autopilot and FSD make drivers irresponsible – this surely won't help matters

Software30 Aug 2023 | 58

China's top EV battery maker announced a breakthrough, but top boffin isn't convinced

400km range after 10 minutes charging sounds great. Shame the details are thin

Science24 Aug 2023 | 96

Tesla knew Autopilot weakness killed a driver – and didn't fix it, engineers claim

Software's alleged inability to handle cross traffic central to court battle after two road deaths

AI + ML17 Aug 2023 | 173

Nikola recalls electric truck fleet over battery fires

Updated You can still drive 'em, but park outside for ... OTA updates, says EV maker

Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 6

Tesla steering problems attract regulator eyes for second time this year

First some steering wheels were falling off, now others allegedly won't steer

Personal Tech02 Aug 2023 | 83

MIT boffins build battery alternative out of cement, carbon black, water

Imagine your home's foundation was its own energy-storing supercapacitor

Science02 Aug 2023 | 98

Panasonic liquidates its liquid crystal display business

Here’s your metaphor for the state of the world: factory will be re-used to make EV batteries

Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 7

The semiconductor biz is sick, but demand for SiC chips that improve EVs is accelerating

Onsemi CEO says demand for silicon carbide surged – as investors pile in

Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 2

US Air Force burns more money on electric flying taxis

Waiting on that thumbs up from the FAA

Bootnotes31 Jul 2023 | 14

Tesla to license Full Self-Driving stack to other automakers, says Musk

Multiple safety investigations, patches for unsafe behavior, and the fact it's still a beta haven't dissuaded other OEMs?

Software20 Jul 2023 | 126

First of Tesla's 'bulletproof' Cybertrucks clunks off production line

Wait, so it wasn't an elaborate joke?

Offbeat17 Jul 2023 | 169

Chinese battery maker for the stars of the EV world suddenly wants to be seen powering human rights

As allegations of forced labour circulate, CATL goes for a jolt of social responsibility

Legal12 Jul 2023 | 4

Post-Brexit tariffs on cross EU-UK electrical vehicle imports still going ahead

Commission official insists it has to protect itself against US subsidies

Offbeat07 Jul 2023 | 99

Tesla ordered to cough up data for Autopilot probe or face heavy fines

Just make this 'self driving' system drive itself over to the filing cabinet and fish out the documents needed

AI + ML06 Jul 2023 | 38

Lamborghini's last remaining pure gas guzzlers are all spoken for

Don't panic – you can still get a hybrid, with a V12 engine naturally

Bootnotes06 Jul 2023 | 156

Forget these apps and AI, where's my flying car? Ah, here's one with an FAA license

Also: No comment on that choice of name for a wee leccy chopper

Bootnotes29 Jun 2023 | 67

SAE says yes to making Tesla EV chargers an American standard

Another win for Musk: Ford, GM, Rivian and Volvo have already announced plans to dump CCS

Personal Tech28 Jun 2023 | 30

After decades contributing to science, John Goodenough powers down

Obit The American lithium-ion battery inventor has died aged 100

Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 21

Foxconn hedges its bets: US and China will make up, but diversify just in case

Geopolitics keeps CEO up at night, cashing on on EVs gets him up in the morning

On-Prem20 Jun 2023 | 1

FAA proposes air taxi pilot licensing plans, sans actual air taxis

We're still a couple years out from eVTOLs picking you up for that red eye flight, and even that may be pushing it

Offbeat08 Jun 2023 | 7

UK warned not to bother racing US, EU on EV subsidies

Plus: Blackadder feels let down by the electric dream

Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 88

China EV market share hits 27 percent as tax breaks extended

Asia In Brief PLUS: Indonesia's digital success under the radar; Singapore picks Google AI; India claims streaming record

Offbeat05 Jun 2023 | 8

Bookings open for first all-electric flights around Scandinavia … in 2028

You'll need to be fast to score one of 30 tickets for planes that don't go very far

Offbeat02 Jun 2023 | 50

On the bright side, solar investment finally set to surpass oil spending

But fossil fuels won't go down without a fight

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 May 2023 | 8

Ford in reverse gear over AM radio removal after Congress threatens action

Surprise: Electronics was always there. Cars lacking button for the band just need a software update, says CEO

Offbeat24 May 2023 | 58

Electric two-wheelers are set to scoot past EVs in road race

Video Micromobility vehicles don't carry any baggage – and that's a good thing

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 80

NASA's electric plane tech is coming in for a late, bumpy landing

Internal audit finds cost overruns and delays that mean more sustainable flight is nowhere near a runway

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 77

Tesla batteries went from fully charged to fully disabled after botched patch, lawsuit claims

Electric automaker has twice settled similar suits before they made it to trial

Software16 May 2023 | 104

EV truck maker Nikola stalls in 2023, pulls out of Europe, hits brakes on production

If Q1 was 'very solid,' what does a bad quarter look like?

Personal Tech09 May 2023 | 23

The future of cars may be self-driving EVs gossiping about their humans and traffic

Which might explain what Qualcomm wants with Autotalks

Networks08 May 2023 | 23

Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductor with a view to EV chip fab retrofit

Of course the German conglomerate expects Yankee cash for its trouble

Systems27 Apr 2023 |

US EV latest: GM, Hyundai compete – in battery plant announcements

Qualifying for tax credits will only get tougher, so better plan that state-side manufacturing push now

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 Apr 2023 | 8

Chinese company claims it's built batteries so dense they can power electric airplanes

But Dr Rachid Yazami, one of the key minds behind lithium-ion batteries, thinks this could be hot air

Science20 Apr 2023 | 146

US changes rules on tax credits for electric cars to cover American-made only

Everyone else, tough luck

Personal Tech17 Apr 2023 | 22

America ain't exactly outlawing gas cars but it's steering hard into EVs

Maybe soon all our friends are electric

Personal Tech12 Apr 2023 | 96

Chinese state media hails Tesla megafactory in Shanghai as sign foreign business is on board

ASIA IN BRIEF Also: India gets an Apple store; ZTE sells next-gen servers outside China; Foxconn invests in EVs; and more

Personal Tech11 Apr 2023 | 6

Parisians say au revoir to shared e-scooters

89% of citizens want them gone – at least among the 7.46% who showed up to vote

Offbeat03 Apr 2023 | 56

China debuts bonkers hybrid electric trolley-truck

Mutant offspring of a semi and a trolleybus suggested as emission-cutting future of commercial transport

Science15 Mar 2023 | 82

Microsoft and GM deal means your next car might talk, lie, gaslight and manipulate you

'ChatGPT is going to be in everything' says automaker

Offbeat14 Mar 2023 | 147

Rivian wants out of Amazon electric van lock-in

10k delivery vehicles this year isn't going to cut it and upstart really needs the cash

Personal Tech13 Mar 2023 | 12

Infosys president leaves to join rival Tech Mahindra as CEO

Asia In Brief PLUS: Singapore tests AWS quantum network; Honda bulks autonomous truck; India tightens crypto laws; and more

Software12 Mar 2023 | 1

Huge lithium discovery could end world shortages ... Oh, wait, it's in Iran

Good thing we've got a great rapport with Tehran, no?

On-Prem04 Mar 2023 | 86