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Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal
Electric Car, Electric Fleet July 17, 2025 Andrew J. Hawkins Comments: 0

Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal

Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomous technology developed by Nuro, and available exclusively on Uber’s app. The fleet will be owned by Uber or a third-party fleet management partner and the first ve...
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Tesla says it delivered its first car autonomously from factory to customer
Electric Car, Electric Fleet June 28, 2025 Andrew J. Hawkins Comments: 0

Tesla says it delivered its first car autonomously from factory to customer

Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. This might be a bigger deal than the robotaxis. Tesla said it completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery from factory to customer. A video posted on X shows the vehicle — a Tesla Model Y — leaving the company’s Austin Gigafactory, driving on the highway, passing through suburban sprawl...
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Redwood Materials is giving old EV batteries a second life as microgrids
Battery, Electric Car, Electric Fleet June 27, 2025 Andrew J. Hawkins Comments: 0

Redwood Materials is giving old EV batteries a second life as microgrids

Redwood Materials is repurposing old EV batteries into energy storage systems that cost “substantially less” than brand new storage projects, the company said Thursday. The electric vehicle battery recycling and manufacturing venture, which was founded by Tesla’s former chief technologist, has created a new division called Redwood Energy to manage these projects. The aim is to divert “depreciated but functional” EV batteries from the recycling stream and repurpose them into “low-cost...
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Trump signs executive order to reverse Biden’s electric vehicle policies
Commercial EV, Electric Car, Electric Fleet January 21, 2025 Andrew J. Hawkins Comments: 0

Trump signs executive order to reverse Biden’s electric vehicle policies

President Donald Trump signed an executive order signaling his intention to eliminate the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policies, which he has falsely labeled a “mandate.” Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment. The orders were among a barrage of executive actions taken by Trump in the immediate aftermath of his inauguration on Monday, as he set to work undoing some of the accomplishmen...
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Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles
Commercial EV, Electric Car, Electric Fleet August 26, 2024 Andrew J. Hawkins Comments: 0

Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles

A fire broke out in a parking lot at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, factory over the weekend, damaging several electric vehicles, local media is reporting. No injuries are being reported at this time. A spokesperson for the Normal Fire Department told The Verge that a report of a fire was called in at 9:43PM CT on Saturday at the Rivian factory. That said, Rivian is now leading the investigation into the nature of the blaze, along with the company’s insurance company, with the town’s fire offi...
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