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Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (214+ words) Life Electric Vehicles Holdings, also known as Life EV, officially owns the intellectual property, inventory, and certain operating assets of Rad Power Bikes. Life EV acquired Rad Power for $13.2 million. Rad Power Bikes, a buzzy electric bike company that raised…...
BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging.' But there's a catch.
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (561+ words) Chinese automaker BYD unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the company says is capable of charging from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Taking it to almost 100% takes about four minutes more. There is a critical caveat to this eye-popping figure....
Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (850+ words) Founder Summit 2026 in Boston: Don't miss ticket savings of up to $300. Register Now. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. REGISTER NOW. Rivian is planning one of the fastest launches of a new all-electric car in the…...
Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (645+ words) Founder Summit 2026 in Boston: Don't miss ticket savings of up to $300. Register Now. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. REGISTER NOW. The EV transition might have hit a hurdle in the U.S., but it's not slowing down…...
Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte
1+ week, 3+ day ago (335+ words) Rebecca Bellan is a senior reporter at TechCrunch where she covers the business, policy, and emerging trends shaping artificial intelligence. Her work has also appeared in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and other publications. You can contact or…...
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI
1+ week, 3+ day ago (432+ words) Electric trucking startup Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving software company Phantom AI, in an effort to vertically integrate more technology and create new revenue streams for the young company. The acquisition, which is Harbinger's first, is part of the startup's…...
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the U.K. startup, which is now valued at $8.6 billion. The funding round illustrates the eagerness among Big Tech, legacy automotive, and the investor community to profit from the burgeoning automated driving industry." Wayve provides…...
Exclusive: It’s time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids
1+ week, 4+ day ago (711+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Plug-in hybrid vehicles are often touted as a bridge to battery-electric vehicles, promising to slash emissions…...
Tesla's battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles isn't over after all
1+ week, 5+ day ago (262+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles in an attempt to…...
Uber's new autonomous vehicle division is about survival and opportunity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (492+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Uber has a pitch for autonomous vehicle makers: we got this. The ride-hailing and food delivery…...