Electric Cars news and trends

Polestar Secures $200 Million Equity Investment and Prepares to Launch New Electric Vehicles

June 20, 2025
Polestar, electric vehicles
Tesla Enters Dining Business with Drive-In Restaurant
ResTech // March 24, 2025

Tesla is entering the dining business, preparing to open a drive-in restaurant in Los Angeles. This new location would allow diners to eat and watch movies on an outdoor screen while they charged their electric vehicles. But as the New York Times (NYT) reported Friday...

Why the EV Dream May Be Crashing in America
Innovation // March 17, 2025

I have bad news for all of you on the waiting list for the all-electric Maserati MC20 Folgore. It’s been sunset before even seeing daylight. After five years of development, Stellantis (which owns Maserati) decided there wasn’t enough demand to justify production. Even with its...

NEVI Program Pause Won’t Derail EV Charging Expansion
Transportation // February 19, 2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation has moved to halt the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, forcing states to cancel their plans for building electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. However, it seems unlikely this change in policy will have a major impact on...

WEX and Qmerit Bring EV Charging to Fleet Drivers’ Homes
Transportation // December 05, 2024

Commerce platform WEX has launched a partnership with electric vehicle (EV) charger installation provider Qmerit. This collaboration is designed to streamline the installation of EV chargers at commercial fleet drivers’ homes, the companies said Thursday (Dec. 5). “With electricians and other tradespeople in increasing demand,...

Interviews & Exclusives
EV Sales Tick Up as Payment Challenges Define the Road Ahead

July 05, 2024
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 issues that will provide the right platform for its growth. First, the sales update. As the major car companies report their second-quarter 2024 sales, the results for overall electric vehicle […]

Using Cars To Build A Better Billboard

January 08, 2018
Some innovations are brilliant – and obviously so – from the start. Others take a little more convincing. Such was the story of the early founding days of WaiveCar, when founder Isaac...

Quick Reads
Polestar Secures $200 Million Equity Investment and Prepares to Launch New Electric Vehicles

June 20, 2025
Swedish electric vehicle brand Polestar has gained a $200 million equity investment from PSD Investment, which is an existing investor and is controlled by Geely Holding Group Founder and Chairman Shufu Li. “Polestar intends to use the proceeds from the equity investment for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes,” the automaker said in a Monday (June 16) press release. The company manufactures […]

Tesla Enters Dining Business with Drive-In Restaurant

March 24, 2025
Tesla is entering the dining business, preparing to open a drive-in restaurant in Los Angeles. This new location would allow diners to eat and watch movies on an outdoor screen...

WEX and Qmerit Bring EV Charging to Fleet Drivers’ Homes

December 05, 2024
Commerce platform WEX has launched a partnership with electric vehicle (EV) charger installation provider Qmerit. This collaboration is designed to streamline the installation of EV chargers at commercial fleet drivers’...

Automakers Face Roadblocks in Switching to Electric Vehicles

July 28, 2024
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 on car company profits only...