R1T trucks on the assembly line at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal on April 11, 2022. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Once-hot electric vehicle startups — years ago fueled by low interest rates, free cash and Wall Street bullishness — are now scrambling to prove they can survive in … Read more
A Rivian electric truck sits parked in front of a Rivian service center on August 08, 2023 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid plummeted Thursday after the companies reported disappointing results and stagnant production in their fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. Rivian … Read more
Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and ride it to a nearby WeWork office, home to the hottest new crypto startup. Then came Covid. Electric scooters and coworking spaces were no longer important, … Read more
Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., exits court in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Stephen Yang | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nikola Founder Trevor Milton is set to be sentenced Monday in a New York courtroom on three charges related to defrauding investors of the embattled electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker. Milton … Read more
DETROIT — General Motors‘ plans to diversify its business through trendy industries such as ridesharing and other “mobility” ventures or startups have largely fallen flat since the automaker started investing in such growth areas in 2016. Cruise, its majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is increasingly looking like it might be next. The unit has quickly gone … Read more
