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Automakers Face Roadblocks in Switching to Electric Vehicles
Automakers Face Roadblocks in Switching to Electric Vehicles
July 28, 2024  |  Transportation

The automotive industry is facing an obstacle in switching to electric vehicles: traditional cars. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 28), pressures...

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Starbucks Launches EV Charging Partnership With Mercedes
Starbucks Launches EV Charging Partnership With Mercedes
July 17, 2024  |  Retail

Starbucks has teamed with Mercedes-Benz to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging to its stores. The collaboration with Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging, announced Wednesday (July 17), will...

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Malls Add EV Chargers to Woo Affluent Shoppers With Spare Time
Malls Add EV Chargers to Woo Affluent Shoppers With Spare Time
July 12, 2024  |  Retail

Around the world, malls are adding new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to attract the high-income shoppers who own them and to get them to...

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Carvana Adds New Features for Buying and Selling EVs
Carvana Adds New Features for Buying and Selling EVs
July 10, 2024  |  eCommerce

Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying...

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EV Sales Tick Up as Payment Challenges Define the Road Ahead
EV Sales Tick Up as Payment Challenges Define the Road Ahead
July 05, 2024  |  Transportation

As U.S. consumers take to the road this summer, the state of electric vehicles hangs in the balance and the payments industry grapples with the...

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Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market
Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market
April 07, 2024  |  Transportation

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will debut a robotaxi this summer. “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” Musk wrote on X Friday (April 5). The...

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Declining Sales, Production Setbacks Add Miles to Bumpy EV Journey
Declining Sales, Production Setbacks Add Miles to Bumpy EV Journey
April 05, 2024  |  Transportation

Barely a week following the launch of Xiaomi’s highly anticipated electric car, which catapulted the electric vehicle (EV) market into the limelight, other original equipment manufacturers...

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Hertz CEO Departs Following EV Troubles
Hertz CEO Departs Following EV Troubles
March 17, 2024  |  Transportation

Hertz’s CEO is stepping down following the company’s major shift on the electric vehicle front. Stephen Scherr, who joined the rental car giant in 2022,...

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Hertz Weighs Layoffs Amid Pivot Away from EVs
Hertz Weighs Layoffs Amid Pivot Away from EVs
February 06, 2024  |  Earnings

Hertz is reportedly considering layoffs after selling part of its electric vehicle fleet. The car rental giant on Tuesday (Feb. 6) reported quarterly and year-end earnings showing that...

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