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Uber offers option of only full-electric vehicles, launches AI chatbot

Uber offers option of only full-electric vehicles, launches AI chatbot

John Ray

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Tuesday announced that the company is updating its platform with new sustainability-minded features, including an ...

Hurricane Helene Destroyed Roads. Here’s How to Rebuild—and Flood-Proof Them for Next Time

Hurricane Helene Destroyed Roads. Here’s How to Rebuild—and Flood-Proof Them for Next Time

Mickey Vernon

Typically, Muench says, the solution isn’t something too complicated: Just build infrastructure higher. But engineers can’t build roads and bridges ...

Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Mickey Vernon

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel ...

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

John Ray

Tesla posted its third-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Wednesday. The stock fell as much as 3.7% after the report. ...

Coolcations had another big summer. Here are the places travelers went

Coolcations had another big summer. Here are the places travelers went

Bob Elliott

Extreme temperatures are driving travelers to seek cooler destinations. And there’s a term for the trend: “coolcations.” Heat waves — ...

Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island and sell the power to Microsoft

Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island and sell the power to Microsoft

Albert Wagner

Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the ...

Porsche-backed Cylib breaks ground on huge EV battery recycling plant

Porsche-backed Cylib breaks ground on huge EV battery recycling plant

John Ray

Cylib, a startup backed by Porsche and Bosch, is building a huge electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Dormagen, a ...

GM folding its all-electric BrightDrop vans into Chevrolet brand

GM folding its all-electric BrightDrop vans into Chevrolet brand

Ev Richard

Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT – General Motors is folding its all-electric BrightDrop commercial vans into the Chevrolet brand ...

How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico

How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico

Ev Richard

Blocked from the U.S. by tariffs, Chinese electric vehicle makers have looked elsewhere to sell their high-tech cars. But as ...

Wineries in Italy, Greece, Spain battle extreme heat, lower production

Wineries in Italy, Greece, Spain battle extreme heat, lower production

Bob Elliott

This year’s wine harvest is in full swing on the perennially popular Greek island of Santorini, but for local winemaker ...