Transportation
FAA requires SpaceX to make environmental adjustments to move forward with its Starship program in Texas
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday concluded a long-awaited assessment of SpaceX’s Starship rocket program in Texas, requiring Elon Musk’s company to make environmental adjustments in order to move forward with its plans. FAA released two key documents […]
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CEOs of GM, Ford and other automakers urge Congress to lift electric vehicle tax credit cap
The all-electric Chevrolet Silverado at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – The CEOs of General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler parent Stellantis and Toyota Motor North America are urging Congress to lift the federal government’s cap on the number of vehicles that are eligible for a tax credit […]
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EV start-up Electric Last Mile Solutions plans to declare bankruptcy a year after going public
The ELMS Urban Delivery, anticipated to launch later this year, is expected to be the first Class 1 commercial electric vehicle available in the U.S. market and will be produced at the Company’s facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. Electric Last Mile Solutions EV start-up Electric Last Mile Solutions said late Sunday it plans to file for bankruptcy […]
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Tesla fires Singapore country manager after Elon Musk warns of job cuts
Christopher Bousigues, the Singapore country manager from Tesla, said that his role has been cut as part of a global reduction in the electric carmaker’s workforce. Bousigues said he was responsible for launching the Model Y in Singapore. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla has laid off its Singapore country manager just over […]
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People have talked about ‘flying cars’ for decades. Now they may actually happen
German company Lilium produces flying electric passenger drones. CNBC looks at the company’s testing site in Spain and whether so-called electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) — popularly dubbed flying cars can take off. From electric cars to scooters, the world is looking for cleaner and more efficient ways of getting around. Most of […]
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QuantumScape promised a revolutionary EV battery. Here’s why investors are still waiting
A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape The electric vehicle space has seen a handful of impressive stock market debuts in recent years, but battery start-up QuantumScape’s first few weeks of trading were remarkable even by EV stock standards. QuantumScape, which was founded in 2010, went public via a merger with a special-purpose […]
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Union announces daytime work stoppage at congested Port of Oakland
In an aerial view, a container ship sits docked at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A crucial port workers union is shifting a planned work stoppage to daytime hours June 20 at the already-congested Port of Oakland in California, just days before the expiration […]
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Biden administration to drop Covid testing requirements for international air travel
A man checks in at a Covid-19 testing site in the international arrivals area of Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is dropping Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound air travelers from abroad, the White House said Friday. Airlines […]
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It’s not Apple or Tesla, but Inrix has data from 500 million vehicles taking transportation into the future
Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies […]
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GM and Lockheed are taking their lunar rover project to the commercial space market
MILFORD, Mich. — General Motors and Lockheed Martin said Thursday they plan to produce an array of moon-roving vehicles for commercial space missions and services powered by the automaker’s electric vehicle battery technology. The companies said they plan to test the batteries in space later this year, with the goal of having their first vehicle […]
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