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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

Green Car Congress

The $300-million investment will build on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expand into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly.

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E-lixr pivots business model to enable a globally unified electric water taxi network

Baua Electric

Young electric water taxi service E-lixr is pivoting its previous business strategy to become the USs first operator of all-electric vessels. Together, theyformed ARKHAUS, an innovative new social club on the waters of Miami, which we have covered on Electrek in the past.

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Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving Cars

Cars That Think

The self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski , who cofounded Waymo, has retreated to building autonomous trucks constrained to industrial sites. Two autonomous taxis, from Pony.ai So far, around three in every 100 taxis there are robotaxis, developed by Baidu s autonomous car division, Apollo Go. What about the economics?

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Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

Cars That Think

Ten years ago, at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trial event near Miami, I watched the most advanced humanoid robots ever built struggle their way through a scenario inspired by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. We’re trying to build something that works with people,” Hurst adds. “We

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eVTOLs incoming: Market outlook reports 1,044 vertiports being planned globally by 2028

Baua Electric

billion to build and equip them with the necessary AAM-focused technology, including chargers. We’ve seen regions like the United Arab Emirates, China, and Korea put funding and research into commercial eVTOL operations , such as air taxi networks. What do you think?

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Automakers have entered this market with mixed results, building substantial membership levels in only a few years, but they are also challenged with the new MaaS business model. In the U.S.

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