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Uber is bringing Pony.ai’s Chinese robotaxis to four European cities. Neither company has named the cities or set a launch date yet. The Middle East is next on the expansion map after Europe. Thousands of fully autonomous robotaxis built by Chinese company Pony.ai are headed for European roads under a new partnership with ride-hailing juggernaut Uber, a deal that gives the Chinese firm a distribution network it would have spent years assembling on its own. Europe isn’t the end of it, either, as the Middle East is next on the list. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function()…
Karma Automotive’s new extended-range four-door grand tourer is officially going on sale. The 2027 Karma Gyesera Grand Coupe replaces the discontinued Revero. It’s powered by a 28 kWh battery and a single rear electric motor, but there’s also a gas engine under the hood, which acts as a generator. Karma Automotive, the California startup that picked up the pieces after Fisker’s first bankruptcy, is now selling a new extended-range four-door grand tourer. The 2027 Karma Gyesera Grand Coupe will land at dealerships in December with a starting price of $139,995—that’s $35,000 less than the Revero it replaces. Karma claims the…
Photo: IONNA IONNA has been operating public fast chargers for less than two years, but EV drivers already rank it higher than every other eligible US fast-charging network. The automaker-backed network earned a score of 807 out of 1,000 in the just-published 2026 JD Power US Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study. That puts IONNA (with 1,375 ports and 150 charging stations as of yesterday) comfortably ahead of the Mercedes-Benz Charging Network at 797 and the Rivian Adventure Network at 755. It’s the first year that all three networks were eligible for JD Power’s awards, and all three took the…
The world’s largest all-electric aircraft took to the skies for the first time in the U.S. Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator made its maiden voyage in upstate New York as part of a test mission. Weighing more than 25,000 lbs at takeoff, the X1 needed just $5 worth of electricity to fly for almost half an hour. An American startup made history earlier this week, as its experimental plane took off for the first time. Heart Aerospace’s X1 is the world’s largest all-electric aircraft to take to the skies, with the first test flight happening on August 12 at Plattsburgh International…
It may not be 15 minutes like Geico’s, but Volvo’s new Safety Coach app is designed to help you drive safely while also lowering your car insurance premiums. Volvo launches new app to help lower insurance costs The optional app, launching this month, will give you access to real-time driving insights and tips directly on the vehicle’s infotainment screen and in the Volvo Cars app. Once installed, you will get a personal “Safety Coach score” based on habits such as braking, acceleration, and turning. You will also receive tips to help you become a better, safer driver and improve your…
Tesla has officially begun winding down production of the Model S and Model X, sending farewell emails to U.S. customers on March 27 and updating the website to reflect the end of the line. Shoppers visiting Tesla.com now find only a limited set of Model S and Model X inventory units available for purchase, with no option to configure a new factory build. The move formalizes what CEO Elon Musk announced on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call in January, when he said it was “time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an…
When the BMW M6 (F13/F06) was introduced in 2012, it marked the return of BMW’s high-performance grand tourer, succeeding the E63 M6. Available in Coupé (F13) and Convertible (F12) body styles, with the Gran Coupé (F06) joining in 2013, this generation of the M6 represented the pinnacle of BMW’s M Division.Photo by BMWAt the heart of the M6 is a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, codenamed S63, producing 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque in standard form. This engine, shared with the F10 M5, featured BMW’s innovative Valvetronic and Double-VANOS technology, enhancing efficiency and throttle response.Power was sent exclusively to…
Rivian’s flagship R1T and R1S are sticking around for the 2027 model year. The R1S electric SUV is now available with a new interior feature that customers have long been asking for. A new trim-based structure replaces the old motor-based differentiation, and there’s a new standard color across the board. Rivian has updated the flagship R1S and R1T for the 2027 model year, with the biggest news being a fresh take on the interior layout of the R1S SUV, as well as a revamped trim structure that aligns with the recently launched R2. For the first time in Rivian’s history,…
A new report shows Elon Musk as the highest-compensated CEO, making as much money as 2,522,203 average Tesla workers in 2025. This happened as the Tesla CEO presided over a significant drop in profits which he was largely personally responsible for. The report is the AFL-CIO’s annual executive paywatch. The AFL-CIO is the largest labor union federation in the US, and compiles a report on CEO pay, tracking the average difference between CEO pay and worker pay at S&P 500 companies in the US. The number usually stands somewhere in the ~300:1 range, meaning the average CEO is paid 300…
The Geely EX2 (Xingyuan, as it’s known in China) is China’s best selling car. In 2025, Geely sold about 470,000 units in China alone. Geely plans to bring the EX2 to markets outside of China, like Australia, Mexico and the UK. It is already on sale in places like Malaysia and Brazil. Years ago, non-Chinese brands dominated the top of the country’s sales charts. Eventually, China got its act together and started making good cars, especially electrified ones. And now it’s largely Chinese EVs that are battling for supremacy in their home market. Last year, China’s best-selling car was this: the…