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 add to the challenge of embracing electric vehicles (EVs), with several major automakers recently releasing...
Starbucks has teamed with Mercedes-Benz to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging to its stores. The collaboration with Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging, announced Wednesday (July 17), will place chargers at more than 100 Starbucks stores across the country, starting along Interstate 5, “a critical west coast travel...
Around the world, malls are adding new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to attract the high-income shoppers who own them and to get them to spend more time on site. BP, for instance, announced Wednesday (July 10) that Simon Property Group, the largest mall owner...
Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit in the search experience and lets eligible customers apply the up to $4,000 in...
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 […]
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...
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 add to the challenge of embracing electric vehicles (EVs), with several major automakers recently releasing earnings that missed market expectations. Among the issues: warranty expenses, […]
July 10, 2024
Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax...
April 07, 2024
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 multibillionaire had predicted in 2019...
March 17, 2024
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, has announced his resignation, Hertz...
