Check out Canoo’s rugged new ‘American Bulldog’ electric pickup truck

EV maker Canoo unveiled its latest model, the “American Bulldog” electric pickup truck, on Friday. Canoo says its new electric truck is “woven into the American spirit” with grit and innovation.

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Check out Canoo’s rugged new ‘American Bulldog’ electric pickup truck

EV maker Canoo unveiled its latest model, the “American Bulldog” electric pickup truck, on Friday. Canoo says its new electric truck is “woven into the American spirit” with grit and innovation.

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Renault hopes to chase down Tesla with EV unit Ampere

In a big, hopeful move to catch up to Tesla and Chinese manufacturers, French automaker Renault has officially separated its newly formed EV unit Ampere from the rest of the business. The company has announced its executive team, launched a new logo, and set up some highly ambitious goals as it readies its IPO – although tough market conditions won’t make this an easy affair.

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NIO slightly backtracks plans to enter North America by 2025, will seek ‘any kind of partnerships’

Less than a week after NIO USA’s CEO shared intentions for the Chinese automaker to enter North America by mid-decade, he has spoke again saying the company is still actually “debating” market entry. NIO EVs coming to the US still feels imminent, but the executive relayed that the automaker will need plenty of help to do so, adding uncertainty to that 2025 timeline.

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ZEEKR files for US IPO, shares first exterior images of its 007 sedan ahead of pre-orders

Lots of news out of China today, as Geely-owned EV brand ZEEKR has officially put the wheels in motion to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, ZEEKR is also offering the public the best look at its first ever sedan – the 007 – following exterior images shared below.

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Cruise robotaxis in crisis: layoffs, recall, and algorithm found to have blind spot for kids

The news has been epically bad for Cruise robotaxis these past few weeks. GM’s driverless car subsidiary has announced a round of layoffs this week, with the CEO Kyle Vogt reportedly telling employees in an all-hands meeting. Plus investigations have dredged up some incriminating news that the software’s algorithm had trouble detecting children.

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Cruise robotaxis in crisis: layoffs, recall, and algorithm found to have blind spot for kids

The news has been epically bad for Cruise robotaxis these past few weeks. GM’s driverless car subsidiary has announced a round of layoffs this week, with the CEO Kyle Vogt reportedly telling employees this week in an all-hands meeting. Plus investigations have dredged up some incriminating news that the software’s algorithm had trouble detecting children.

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Cruise robotaxis in crisis: layoffs, recall, and algorithm found to have blind spot for kids

The news has been epically bad for Cruise robotaxis these past few weeks. GM’s driverless car subsidiary has announced a round of layoffs this week, with the CEO Kyle Vogt reportedly telling employees this week in an all-hands meeting. Plus investigations have dredged up some incriminating news that the software’s algorithm had trouble detecting children.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted climbing stairs off-road – showing great ground clearance

A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted climbing stairs off-road, and it gave us our best look at the electric pickup truck’s ground clearance.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted climbing stairs off-road – showing great ground clearance

A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted climbing stairs off-road, and it gave us our best look at the electric pickup truck’s ground clearance.

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