Tesla settles another fatal Autopilot crash before it gets to trial

Tesla has agreed to settle another wrongful death lawsuit from a fatal crash involving Autopilot before the case could get to trial later this year.

It’s one of many lawsuits involving several crashes involving Tesla’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised), after the floodgates were open following a watershed trial.

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Lucid (LCID) launches major Gravity update which makes towing ‘a breeze’ and more

Lucid (LCID) rolled out a software update for the Gravity, which makes towing “a breeze” with helpful new features. Plus, Lucid is giving Gravity buyers the chance to try out exclusive new features still in development.

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California just greenlit the future of curbside V2G EV chargers

California just awarded $1.1 million to Brooklyn-based EV charging company it’s electric to develop what would be the world’s first curbside vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charger.

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Tesla Cybertruck and new Model 3 miss the top marks in latest crash tests

Tesla Cybertruck and the new Model 3 have both fallen short of the top marks in IIHS’ latest round of crash tests.

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Kia’s new PV5 electric van enters the taxi game

Is it an electric van? A mobile pop-up shop? Taxi? The PV5, Kia’s first electric van, does it all. After launching an exclusive new variant, the Kia PV5 is set to shake up the taxi game.

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Tesla launches Cybertruck in UAE after commercial flop in the US

Tesla has launched the Cybertruck in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a second international market in as many months, following the electric pickup truck’s commercial flop in the US.

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Segway’s E3 Pro e-scooter with Apple Find My launches at $600, Jackery HomePower 3000 station + bundles from $1,499 low, more

Headlining today’s Green Deals is Segway’s newly launched E3 Pro Electric Scooter that sports a solid array of upgraded features – including Apple Find My integration – all at $600 right now. Behind it, we have a bunch of great power station deals, including Amazon dropping the new Jackery HomePower 3000 station to its $1,499 low for the first time (as well as bundle options), and Bluetti’s best power station/solar bundles to power your outdoor adventures, like the latest Elite 100 V2 bundled with a 200W solar panel at a new $699 low. We also have an exclusive Jackery solar bundle, two one-day only deals on the most powerful Greenworks pressure washer and a trimmer/edger/blower bundle, and more waiting for you below. Plus, there are all the hangover deals collected at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Anker SOLIX power station clearance sale deals, or the brand’s popular PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh station back at $80, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Rivian’s super secret e-bike startup keeps dropping strange, cryptic teasers

We’ve been following Rivian’s quest to develop an in-house electric two-wheeler for years now, dating back to 2022 when we spotted them poaching top electric bicycle talent from companies like Specialized. But despite years of development work, no one on the outside really knows what the company’s micromobility startup ALSO is truly working on. And thanks to several strange teaser videos shared by the apparent skunkworks program, we still don’t know.

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Rivian breaks ground on the Georgia factory where it plans to build R2 and R3

Rivian broke ground on its long-planned Georgia factory today, with the goal of getting cars off the line in 2028. The company plans to build its highly anticipated R2 and R3 vehicles there, though it will start initial production of the R2 in its existing Illinois plant in the interim.

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Ford blames EVs as it plans to cut a bunch more jobs in Germany

Ford blamed slowing demand for electric vehicles after announcing plans to slash another 1,000 jobs at its Cologne EV plant in Germany.

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