3 important mobility tech trends from CES2021

3 important mobility tech trends from CES2021

CES went digital for obvious reasons this year. I missed the serendipity associated with strolling up...

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Foxconn’s 3 EV prototypes are here — and damn, their range is loooong

Foxconn’s 3 EV prototypes are here — and damn, their range is loooong

Remember Foxconn, Apple’s iPhone assembler? The Taiwanese company is now officially expanding its bu...

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With Lyft selling its self-driving division, the market will be dominated by a few rich companies

With Lyft selling its self-driving division, the market will be dominated by a few rich companies

News broke this week that Woven Planet, a Toyota subsidiary, will acquire Level 5, Lyft’s self-driv...

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Tesla’s biggest Cybertruck competitor just rolled out the largest IPO this year

Tesla’s biggest Cybertruck competitor just rolled out the largest IPO this year

Rivian today showed that people “will come” even before you build it. Today, the electric truck manu...

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Researchers use water to create a safer and more durable EV battery cell

Researchers use water to create a safer and more durable EV battery cell

Lithium-ion batteries are the catalyst for our EVs, but they’re not perfect. Specifically, one of th...

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France says ‘au revoir’ to CHAdeMO, the EV charging standard

France says ‘au revoir’ to CHAdeMO, the EV charging standard

Is this the beginning of the end for the CHAdeMO electric vehicle charging standard? Its days certainl...

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We have Tesla’s new supercomputer to blame for its Autopilot tech switch

We have Tesla’s new supercomputer to blame for its Autopilot tech switch

Tesla announced last month that it’s ditching radar sensors f rom its Model 3 and Model Y EVs for a...

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Tesla’s AI chief: Self-driving cars don’t need LiDAR

Tesla’s AI chief: Self-driving cars don’t need LiDAR

What is the technology stack you need to create fully autonomous vehicles? Companies and researchers...

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This vintage electric motorcycle is actually… an ebike

This vintage electric motorcycle is actually… an ebike

Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall ? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will...

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Your car is a computer on wheels — and its code can be hacked

Your car is a computer on wheels — and its code can be hacked

We aren’t joking when we talk about cars as big fat data generating computer centers on wheels. If y...

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Renault’s Megane E-Tech has cool new features for quenching battery fires

Renault’s Megane E-Tech has cool new features for quenching battery fires

Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall ? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will...

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Rimac’s selling its hypercar EV tech to other automakers

Rimac’s selling its hypercar EV tech to other automakers

We’ve already been blown away by Rimac’s breathtaking Nevera , the all-electric hypercar that goes 0...

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Vvolt launches $1399 ebikes with a motor made by… Acer?

Vvolt launches $1399 ebikes with a motor made by… Acer?

Here at TNW, we’ve written a lot about ebikes and a lot about Acer, but not about any ebikes powered...

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All EVs have automatic transmission… but Toyota begs to differ

All EVs have automatic transmission… but Toyota begs to differ

This is something you might not know: almost all EVs are automatic.You’ll be hard pressed to find on...

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COVID-19 increased reckless driving in the US — road traffic deaths up 7% last year

COVID-19 increased reckless driving in the US — road traffic deaths up 7% last year

Last year, 38,680 people died on the US roads, according to preliminary estimates of the National Hi...

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The MG electric coupe is the British brand’s first desirable car in decades

The MG electric coupe is the British brand’s first desirable car in decades

At one point in history, the British automotive marque MG was one of the most revered names in the world...

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Cummins won’t let diesel die: New emission lowering tech throws fuel a lifeline, for now

Cummins won’t let diesel die: New emission lowering tech throws fuel a lifeline, for now

This article was originally published by Michael Coates on Clean Fleet Report , a publication that gives...

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Move over, batteries: green hydrogen is the key to getting flying taxis off the ground

Move over, batteries: green hydrogen is the key to getting flying taxis off the ground

VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft are rapidly growing from prototypes to commercial vehi...

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Yes, there’s an EV charging ‘etiquette’ — so listen up

Yes, there’s an EV charging ‘etiquette’ — so listen up

Charging your EV seems like a pretty straightforward process, right? Find a station, plug-in, plug-o...

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Hey America, stop buying hybrids: They’re BAD

Hey America, stop buying hybrids: They’re BAD

Last week, with the help of Will Ferrell and GM , America threw down the gauntlet to electric vehicl...

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