These Are The Most Stolen Cars In The U.S., Data Shows

Vehicle thefts are down dramatically, but one is stolen every 48 seconds in the U.S., especially in the nation’s “hot spots.”

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes

He told the Wall Street Journal he thinks autonomous planes will be “10 times harder than Nikola ever was.”

The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays
The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays

The auto industry bet big on electric vehicles, but now those ambitious goals are falling apart. Demand was already slowing down when Donald Trump took office and took an ax to pro-EV policy: the elimination of the federal EV tax credit, kneecapping clean energy, and bulldozing emissions rules. Tariffs have been taking their toll as […]

BMW brings back the i3 as a funky four-door EV
BMW brings back the i3 as a funky four-door EV

BMW’s new class of EVs begins with the iX3 SUV, but you had to know it wouldn’t end there. The company’s engineers didn’t spend all that time working up a completely redesigned and substantially more efficient EV platform just for one crossover, and now it’s time for the second wave. Meet the new i3, which […]

Formula One Discovers Problems With Global Ambitions

Formula One, with its global business model, finds itself with difficulties after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran

Advance Auto Parts Supply Chain Transformation Leads The Turnaround

Advance Auto Parts’ financial results are improving. Their supply chain transformation is at the heart of the nascent turnaround.

Two more EVs for the trash heap: Volvo EX30 and Honda Prologue
Two more EVs for the trash heap: Volvo EX30 and Honda Prologue

The steady stream of news about automakers cancelling or discontinuing electric vehicles continues apace. This week it’s Volvo’s small, quirky EX30 and Honda’s solo electric offering in the US, the Prologue. Both are the latest victims of stagnating EV sales in the US thanks to the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate tax incentives. First, the […]

Construction Moves Beyond Oil & Metal, To Silicon, Bits & AI

Construction is not only about metal, oil, smoke and dust anymore. It is also about silicon and bits, used with data and AI to move atoms and Things autonomously.

Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform
Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform

Nvidia added two leading Chinese automakers, BYD and Geely, to its robotaxi program, as the chipmaker seeks to put its stamp on the growing autonomous vehicle market worldwide. At its GTC conference today, Nvidia announced that BYD and Geely, as well as Isuzu and Nissan, would use the chipmaker’s Drive Hyperion platform, which combines the […]

U.S. Cleantech Rollbacks Hurt Both The Climate And Your Wallet

his week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s best business bet and accelerating the shift from fossil fuels for stability and energy security