Speaking at the global reveal of the updated 2024 bZ4X, a Toyota executive claimed electric vehicles don’t make sense in countries like Australia. Meanwhile, as the bestselling EV in the region, Tesla’s Model Y is proving that idea wrong. “Right now, hybrid-electric vehicles are a better fit than BEVs for most consumers,” the Toyota Australia […]
The perfect fall discount has arrived for taking care of those pesky leaves, as the WORX Nitro Leafjet cordless electric blower drops to $95. It comes joined by Schumacher’s Level 2 EV wall charger, which can pump out 50A of power output to your Tesla at $481. Not to mention, ECOFLOW’s RIVER 2 Power Station […]
Senior care technology platform Sage raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Maveron. Distributed Ventures, ANIMO Ventures and Goldcrest Capital also participated in the round. Natalie Dillion, partner at Maveron, will join Sage’s board of directors. Sage offers a coordinated-care platform for senior living communities that allows residents and their caregivers to connect […]
Autonomous robotaxi startup Pony.ai continues to expand the reach of its autonomous operations – this time venturing outside of China into the NEOM development of northwest Saudi Arabia. The company announced a new joint venture with NEOM today that includes an $100 million investment to establish a local presence and implement robotaxi rides across the […]
An employee handles a pump at a hydrogen refueling point at a Royal Dutch Shell gas station in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2021. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell will cut 200 positions within its low-carbon solutions unit in 2024, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday. The company’s low-carbon division helps spearhead […]
After deliveries reached 27,885 through the first nine months of 2023, Porsche says the Taycan EV “is and will remain a success story.” Meanwhile, with nearly 243,000 total vehicles delivered, Porsche’s ICE vehicles continue carrying the bulk of sales. Porsche delivered 242,722 vehicles in the first nine months of the year, up 10% compared to […]
At every party, no matter the occasion, my drink of choice is soda water with lime. I have never, not once, been drunk—or even finished a full serving of alcohol. The single time I came close to doing so (thanks to half a serving of mulled wine), my heart rate soared, the room spun, and […]
There are plenty of low-cost electric bikes out there, but the lowest-priced options can sometimes be more trouble than they’re worth. Two main sub-$1,000 folding electric bikes have risen to the top of the bang-for-your-buck list, the Lectric XP 3.0 and the Ride1Up Portola. So which one is right for you? Lectric XP 3.0 Vs […]
Less than ten days after announcing an agreement to implement air taxi operations in the United Arab Emirates, eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has finally taken its Midnight Aircraft to the skies. Following its first flight, Archer can begin the process of certification to begin commercial air taxi operations. Archer Aviation ($ACHR) is an electric vertical takeoff and […]
Mental health is a universal human right, as the theme for the 2023 World Mental Health Day so rightly pointed out. Yet for many, there are still huge barriers, and the landscape is far from equal. Some startling facts: Of the 45,599 Muslims who entered talking therapies in 2021-22 only 2.6% finished their course of […]
