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Momenta Hong Kong IPO Filed: Why Toyota’s Self-Driving Partner Abandoned Wall Street
Momenta, the autonomous driving startup powering self-driving systems for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO
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C-Class EQ, GLC, G 580 and the solid-state roadmap — Stuttgart’s electric line, decoded.
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Zeekr Launches In Germany With Three EVs That Undercut BMW And Mercedes
Chinese premium EV maker Zeekr officially began sales in Germany on Monday, bringing three electric models priced from €37,990 ($44,065) to the doorstep of BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen. We’ve been tracking China’s EV invasion of Europe for years, and this launch marks a pivotal escalation: a Geely-owned brand is now competing head-to-head with German automakers…
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FedEx Bets $160M on EV Startup Founded by Veterans of Failed Companies
The founders of Harbinger Motors have watched EV startups collapse from the inside. Now FedEx is betting they learned the right lessons. Harbinger Motors, a medium-duty electric truck chassis maker led by veterans of failed EV companies Faraday Future, Canoo, and CODA, just closed a $160 million Series C funding round co-led by FedEx. The…
Fiat
European Automakers Push For 2035 Combustion Engine Ban Reprieve As EV Transition Stalls
Europe’s embattled carmakers are hoping for regulatory relief when Brussels unveils an auto sector package on December 10, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially slated for 2035. The continent’s automakers from Volkswagen to Renault had high hopes for the electric vehicle shift when they set ambitious targets at the…
Europe
Diesel’s Death Spiral: PHEVs Outsell Oil-Burners in Europe for the First Time
Plug-in hybrids have officially buried diesel in Europe’s powertrain hierarchy. For the first time in automotive history, PHEVs outsold diesel vehicles across the continent through October 2025, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The milestone marks another grim chapter in diesel’s decade-long collapse, a downfall that began with Volkswagen’s emissions-cheat
Lucid
Lucid Beats Tesla and Porsche for Best Luxury EV Brand With Just Two Models
A four-year-old startup with only two vehicles just embarrassed the entire luxury EV establishment. U.S. News & World Report named Lucid Motors the Best Luxury Electric Vehicle Brand for 2025, ranking the American upstart above Tesla, Porsche, BMW, and Rivian. The recognition validates what Lucid has been claiming since its founding: engineering excellence can trump…
Tesla
German EV Sales Are a Statistical Illusion: 1 in 4 ‘Sold’ Cars Never Reached Real Buyers
Germany’s electric vehicle boom is built on a foundation of corporate accounting tricks, not genuine consumer demand. A German industry association warned Monday that nearly one in four newly registered EVs in 2025 were “self-registered” by manufacturers and dealers rather than sold to actual customers. The revelation exposes a troubling gap between official registration statistics…
Lucid
Lucid Launches $79,900 Gravity Touring: A Price Drop That Missed The Tax Credit
Lucid Motors just dropped the price of its critical SUV to under $80,000, but for buyers hoping for a federal subsidy, the timing couldn’t be worse. Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) officially launched the Lucid Gravity Touring on Thursday with a starting price of $79,900, a strategic move to broaden the luxury SUV’s appeal as demand…
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