Slate Auto, the EV startup backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has finally revealed the starting price of its electric truck: $24,950. That’s excluding taxes, title,…
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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…