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Canoo reportedly places remaining employees on “mandatory unpaid break”

Canoo Crew Transportation Vehicle for NASA Artemis programElectric vehicle startup Canoo has placed its remaining employees and what it calls a "mandatory unpaid break" through at least the end of the year, TechCrunch reports. The report cites an email sent to employees, which said they would be locked out of Canoo's systems at the end of the day Friday, and that benefits would last through the end of...
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Honda and Nissan merger planned by 2026 to fend off Tesla and Chinese EVs

CEOs of Honda and Nissan study EV partnership  -  March 2024Merger talks have begun between Honda and Nissan The merger will put the automakers under a join holding company by August 2026 EVs, hybrids, platforms, and software will be at the core of overlap Honda and Nissan have begun talks aimed at fending off electric-vehicle competition, the automakers confirmed on Monday. The automakers signed a...
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Electric Rolls-Royce conversions makes classic luxury silent

Prototype Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow EV by EviceRolls-Royce has always prided itself on the quietness of its luxury cars, hence its use of names like Phantom, Ghost, and Spectre. So a near-silent electric powertrain would seem like a good fit. U.K.-based Evice certainly thinks so. It's the latest in a crop of companies marketing electric conversions of classic cars, and its first project is a...
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Electric Rolls-Royce conversions make classic luxury silent

Prototype Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow EV by EviceRolls-Royce has always prided itself on the quietness of its luxury cars, hence its use of names like Phantom, Ghost, and Spectre. So a near-silent electric powertrain would seem like a good fit. U.K.-based Evice certainly thinks so. It's the latest in a crop of companies marketing electric conversions of classic cars, and its first project is a...
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2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV recalled because it’s too quiet

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EVGeneral Motors is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EVs because their federally mandated pedestrian warning systems may not be loud enough. The recall includes 7,606 vehicles, which may have incorrect software and thus not produce warning sounds at sufficient volume to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141...
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Tesla Cybertruck recalled for the seventh time

Tesla CybertruckThe Tesla Cybertruck is being recalled again, this time because its tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light may not stay on, preventing drivers from seeing warnings of low tire pressure. This recall includes not only the 2024 Cybertruck but also 2017-2025 Tesla Model 3 sedans and 2020-2025 Tesla Model Y crossovers, for a total of 694,304...
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AC Future debuting zero-emissions RV at CES in Jan

Rendering of AC Future AI-TH electric RVA pair of California-based companies plan to unveil a prototype electric RV at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month. The vehicle, officially styled as an "AI Transformable Home" (AI-TH), was announced at CES 2024 this past January by startup AC Future. That firm has since partnered with Hydra Design Labs which, says it specializes...
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Toyota seeks robots to sort EV batteries for reuse, with federal loan

2023 Toyota bZ4X Limited AWDToyota is due to receive $4.5 million in federal funding for research into automating the teardown and rebuilding of used electric vehicle battery packs for eventual reuse. The funding comes from the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived...
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GM and ChargePoint deploying 500-kw fast-chargers with Omni Port

General Motors and ChargePoint EV fast chargingGeneral Motors and ChargePoint on Wednesday announced plans to deploy up to 500 DC fast-chargers before the end of 2025. Using GM Energy branding, the chargers will be supplied by ChargePoint, according to the companies. Many of the chargers will use ChargePoint's Omni Port to allow electric vehicles with Combined Charging Standard (CCS) or North...
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EPA approves California EV mandate, before likely Trump reversal

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT PerformanceOne waiver allows California to set stricter rules for new vehicles—progressively mandating EVs A second EPA waiver green-lights the state's heavy-duty vehicle emissions rules Trump may attempt to withdraw the waiver, continuing the regulatory ping-pong The EPA on Wednesday granted two requests from the California Air Resources Board (CARB)...