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This flying-car startup that's backed by SpaceX has almost 3,000 preorders

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 13:15

Tech Insider

Alef Aeronautics Model A — The Aeronautics is designed to take off vertically and "fly over traffic."
Alef Aeronautics

Tech, spacex, flying-car, alef-aeronautics, cars

Biden is worried China will use its cars to spy on Americans

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 19:41

Tech Insider : Politics

A futuristic, silver sedan drives down a road in front of green trees. — The BYD Seal.
BYD

Transportation, politics, Biden, China, cars, electric-vehicles, byd

A beginner's guide to mastering your first ski trip, from packing to getting there safely

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:22

Tech Insider : Travel

Blue Toyota Rav4 driving through snowy mountain road — NorCal Toyota

Transportation, sponsor-post, studios-consumer, studios-lifestyle, Lifestyle, Transportation, cars

Mercedes Benz ditches plan to sell only EVs by 2030

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 12:46

Tech Insider

An electric Mercedes-Benz car — Mercedes-Benz is moving away from its ambitious plans for EVs by 2030.
Reuters

Transportation, cars, EV, EVs, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, electric-vehicle

More pedestrians were killed on Los Angeles' Vermont Avenue than in the state of Vermont in 2022 — and it's become an ad for a measure to make streets safer

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 06:00

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

A billboard funded by a street safety non-profit, Streets for All, calls attention to pedestrian fatalities in Los Angeles.
Courtesy of Healthy Streets LA - Yes on HLA campaign

economy, Transportation, politics, Roads, Traffic, traffic-accident, Pedestrians

A San Francisco Lyft driver shares how Waymo's self-driving taxis are competing with his top earnings strategy: short rides

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 13:43

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Nick Boenzi, A San Francisco Lyft driver, said focusing on short trips has helped him boost his ride-hailing profits.
Nycholas Boenzi

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, gig-economy

How millennials could give the suburbs a much-needed makeover

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 06:23

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Modern row houses in the suburbs of Delaware.
Joe Sohm/Getty Images

economy, politics, Real Estate, suburbs, Cities, exurbs, Millennials

The 10 cheapest electric cars you can buy in 2024

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 05:57

Tech Insider

Cars parked in a row. — There are some inexpensive electric cars, you just need to know where to look for them.
Baona/Getty Images

Transportation, EVs, electric-vehicles, Lists, cars

The true cost of mining electric car-battery metals

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:02

Tech Insider : Environment

Your average EV has six times more mineral content than a petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle. All those metals need to be dug, scraped, blasted, or leached out of the earth. There is massive demand for batteries as countries eye up ambitious zero-emissions targets. But what's the cost?