Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup
Emad Dlala, a top executive at EV-maker Lucid Motors, has left the company just months after being promoted to a leading role, TechCrunch has learned. Dlala’s exit is the first…
This adapter adds Android Auto to GM EVs, but there’s a catch
TL;DR The EV Play LT is a nearly $200 adapter that adds Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support to electric cars from General Motors. Most Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac electric…
As VC-backed e-bike startups went bankrupt, bootstrapped Lectric grew
Lectric eBikes, a Phoenix, Arizona-based company known for its practical and affordable XP series electric bikes, has launched three new brands so far this year — a Juiced Bikes relaunch,…
Slate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24
Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos and LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter, will announce pricing and start taking non-refundable preorders for its low-cost electric vehicle on…
Rivian under investigation over rear suspension failures on R1 models
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating how electric car maker Rivian services its vehicles’ rear suspension components, after receiving two reports from owners who lost control of their…
Ferrari’s first EV is not for you
Everyone seems to be mad about Ferrari’s first electric vehicle. Called Luce, and revealed on Monday, the design of the five-seater (gasp!) was led in large part by Jony Ive…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is creeping into Europe
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software is now available in Lithuania, the second European country to approve its use, as the company pushes to position itself as an AI…
Global EV market goes K-shaped as the U.S. gets left behind
All that doom and gloom about the state of the electric vehicle market? That’s just an American problem. The rest of the world can’t get enough EVs, according to a…
RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more
Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his EV company Rivian, has raised more…
Lucid Motors doesn’t know how many EVs it will build this year
Lucid Motors said Tuesday that it’s no longer sure how many EVs it will build or sell this year, as it navigates a transition to a new CEO and a…