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Bentley Torcal: First Drive in the Brand’s New EV

Bentley is launching its first fully battery-electric vehicle, the Torcal SUV, which marks a significant departure from combustion engines and…

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Rivian CFO Departs: What It Means for the EV Maker

Rivian CFO Claire McDonough is stepping down at the end of October to relocate near family and take a new…

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Robotaxi Injuries Rise as Waymo and Zoox Expand Testing

Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox suffered over two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 due to sudden stops and…

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Is Top-of-Funnel Content Still Worth It in 2027?

Organic search clicks have dropped by 42% since the expansion of AI Overviews, creating a paradox where publishers generate more…

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Volvo Cars Warn Each Other of Road Hazards

Volvo is enhancing driver safety by replacing third-party crowdsourced data with a direct vehicle-to-vehicle communication system that provides real-time hazard…

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Dreame Cancels Rocket-Powered Car Project

Chinese technology firm Dreame is terminating its automotive division, known as Project Starry Sky, after government funding was withdrawn amid…

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Polestar Says It Was Unaware of Sales Ban

Polestar claims it was misled by the Trump administration, which encouraged its application approval based on its similarity to Volvo…

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Europe EV Sales Surge 51% in July; Market Share Hits 25%

Electric vehicle sales in Europe surged 51% year-over-year in July, capturing a record 25% market share and significantly outpacing the…

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Gatik Raises $200M After Securing PepsiCo Deal

Gatik secured a $200 million funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing its total…

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Greenworks MaximusZ Electric Mower: 5 Motors, Some Tradeoffs

The Greenworks MaximusZ is a high-performance, five-motor electric zero-turn mower priced at $8,799 that offers four acres of runtime per…

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Rivian EVs Get Update to Warn Drivers of Road Hazards

Rivian is rolling out OS 2.0 to its R1 and R2 lineup, integrating Waze real-time alerts while maintaining a strict…

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Waymo’s Custom Chip Powers Robotaxi Ambitions

Waymo launched its sixth-generation Ojai robotaxi powered by a proprietary 5 nm ASIC chip, aiming to boost computational efficiency and…

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Robotaxis Launch as Public Pushback Grows

Robotaxi expansion is outpacing regulatory frameworks, creating intense political and legal conflicts between tech companies, labor unions, and policymakers over…

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XPENG Robotics Raises $900M Ahead of Humanoid Launch

XPENG Robotics secured $900 million in funding to accelerate the mass production of its IRON humanoid robot by the end…

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Genesis GV90 debuts, enters large electric SUV market

The Genesis GV90 production electric SUV closely realizes the Neolum concept's design, featuring clean lines and a pillarless cabin with…

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US battery startups pivot to defense for survival

The Pentagon has emerged as a major new customer for U.S. battery startups after federal EV incentives were removed, with…

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America’s newest battery plant: solid-state cars still a decade away

LG Energy Solution's North America president Robert Lee warns that solid-state batteries face a manufacturing bottleneck, not a chemistry one,…

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Waymo doubles lobbying spend in robotaxi fight with Uber

Waymo spent over $1 million on federal lobbying in Q2, more than doubling its expenditure from the same period last…

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AI data centers drain capacitors carmakers need

Chinese automakers face a 20-30% global shortage of PCBs and MLCCs, driven by AI data center demand, with prices more…

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Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.71 Adds Major Physics Overhaul & Fanatec FullForce

Gran Turismo 7 update 1.71 adds four affordable cars (Caterham, Hyundai Ioniq 6N, and two Toyota touring sedans) for under…

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