Automobile

Car-maker startup Jidu seeks $400m in Funding

Jidu, an autonomous electric vehicle startup backed by Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. is considering…

Volkswagen CEO fired after EV software failure

After significant software delays postponed the planned release of new Porsches, Audis, and Bentleys, Volkswagen…

Dubai to become 1st city outside of US to operate 2 Chevrolet Bolt EVs

Two Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) will begin operation this month as part of Cruise,…

Global EV demand rises by 79% in Q1 of 2022, Counterpoint Research

According to a report by Counterpoint Research, global exports of electric vehicles increased 79% annually…

EV maker Rivian to lay off 700 staff members

According to a Bloomberg article, 700 out of Rivian’s 14,000 employees, or around 5 percent,…

autonomous car startup Argo AI dismisses 150 employees

As previously reported by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, Ford and Volkswagen-backed autonomous car…

Wheels 

Lotus Emira 2022 2.0T You won’t believe it but, Lotus has disclosed the first four-cylinder…

Chevrolet’s first NFT auction receives zero bids

Chevy’s initial attempt at non-fungible tokens failed miserably. Even though the digital drawing came with…

Sharjah Research, Technology & Innovation Park teams up with Lightyear to develop world’s first solar-powered car

The world’s first solar-powered vehicle is being created by the collaboration of the Netherlands-based Lightyear…

UAE teams up with Siemens and Audi amid e-mobility push

For the purpose of boosting the adoption of EVs throughout the nation and expanding the…