electric vehicles

Comdata Debuts Contactless Payments for EV Charging

Comdata Debuts Contactless Payments for EV Charging
Comdata Debuts Contactless Payments for EV Charging
April 09, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Commercial payments firm Comdata has launched a contactless feature for its electric vehicle focused Chargepass Mastercard. As the company noted in a Tuesday (April 9) news release, 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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Report: Apple Cuts 614 Jobs in Largest Reduction Since Pandemic
Report: Apple Cuts 614 Jobs in Largest Reduction Since Pandemic
April 05, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple is reportedly laying off 614 employees. The company gave notice of the job cuts on March 28 and those cuts will take effect on...

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Xiaomi’s EV Debut Shifts Connected Economy Into High Gear
Xiaomi’s EV Debut Shifts Connected Economy Into High Gear
April 01, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Following recent reports of Apple discontinuing its decade-long Project Titan, its rival, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has swiftly entered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the formal launch of...

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Electric Vehicle Maker Canoo Discloses ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Its Future
Electric Vehicle Maker Canoo Discloses ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Its Future
April 01, 2024  |  Transportation

Electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo disclosed in a Monday (April 1) annual report that its management has identified “substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern....

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Apple’s CarPlay Gains New Weight as EV Plan Stalls
Apple’s CarPlay Gains New Weight as EV Plan Stalls
March 17, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

Last month, Apple announced it was sunsetting its plans to enter the electric vehicle space. Now, the company’s CarPlay offering has become the tech giant’s sole hope...

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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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