Exclusive: Anker-backed Evotrex raises $30M to build its off-grid RV |

Evotrex has been around for just two years, but the startup is already planning to build and sell its first hybrid RV travel trailers next…

Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts |

Before Zack Eakin sold investors on his new startup, he practiced on Palmer Luckey. When Eakin left Luckey’s defense startup, Anduril, in 2024 to start…

This startup raised $43M to build a hive mind for ships |

Oceans — to state the obvious — are big. That makes it hard for governments, shipping companies, and insurance providers to know exactly what’s happening…

Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind |

Oceans — to state the obvious — are big. That makes it hard for governments, shipping companies, and insurance providers to know exactly what’s happening…

Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes |

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Avride, a robotaxi company that has partnered with Uber, after identifying more than…

Lucid Motors doesn't know how many EVs it will build this year |

3:31 PM PDT · May 5, 2026 Lucid Motors said Tuesday that it’s no longer sure how many EVs it will build or sell this…

Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory |

Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia,…

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting |

Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling…

Exclusive: Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring |

3:44 PM PDT · April 23, 2026 Redwood Materials chief operating officer Chris Lister is leaving the battery recycling company to retire, TechCrunch has learned…

Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory |

8:47 AM PDT · April 22, 2026 Rivian has rolled the first customer-ready R2 SUVs off the production line at its factory in Normal, Illinois,…