Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs

May 25, 2023

Ford has reached an agreement with rival Tesla that will give owners of Ford’s EVs access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada. The deal was announced during a Twitter Spaces between Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley. However, this agreement reaches far beyond providing access to […]

Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M

May 25, 2023

Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that recently cut 70% of its workforce, is being acquired by Applied Intuition, a simulation and software provider for autonomous vehicle development. The all-cash transaction has an equity value of about $71 million, according to the companies. Embark went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose […]

Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Following successful mission, Virgin Galactic targeting June for first commercial spaceflight

May 25, 2023

Following a successful flight to the edge of space on Thursday, space tourism company Virgin Galactic says it is ready to enter commercial service in June. Virgin Galactic’s aircraft, VMS Eve, departed the New Mexico launch site carrying a crew of six (plus two aircraft pilots) at around 9:15 AM MT. The VSS Unity spaceplane […]

Following successful mission, Virgin Galactic targeting June for first commercial spaceflight by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Electric truck maker Nikola at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq

May 25, 2023

Nikola, the beleaguered electric truck developer, is at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq, the company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing. Nikola said it received May 24 a delisting notice from the public exchange because its share price has been below $1 for the past 30 days. The company has until November 20, to […]

Electric truck maker Nikola at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch