Secure Supply Chains For Navigation In GNSS-Denied Environments

GPS is critical and so is GPS denial creating major security risks. Emerging solutions are focused on establishing secure manufacturing and supply chains in the U.S.

GM is embracing hybrids now

GM eschewed hybrids in favor of battery-electric vehicles. Now it’s gearing up to offer hybrid versions of its SUVs.

Re:Build, which spun out Slate Auto, raises $2.1B

The manufacturing accelerator bills itself as “America’s answer to Shenzhen.”

Volvo Shares Steady After Plunging, Positive EX60 News Awaited

Volvo shares crashed more than 30% last week as investors worried about China, EV strategy and problems with the launch of the new EX60. The shares steadied Tuesday.

Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house

Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2X capability.

Ford’s sub-$30K electric truck puts the home backup inverter right inside the vehicle
Ford’s sub-$30K electric truck puts the home backup inverter right inside the vehicle

We’re still a few months away from the official reveal of the Ford Fathom, the automaker’s first next-generation electric vehicle. While we wait, Ford has been whetting our appetite with news about the sub-$30,000 pickup – including today’s announcement about the Fathom’s bidirectional charging capabilities. With an increasing number of EVs coming out with bidirectional […]

New Sub-$30K Ford EV Pickup To Make Two-Way Power Easier

The upcoming Ford Fathom midsize electric pickup will be the only EV at its price point with special equipment to make it easier to provide power to a hom or the grid.

Sterling Anderson doesn’t think humanoid robots should be building cars
Sterling Anderson doesn’t think humanoid robots should be building cars

At a splashy event in New York City last week, General Motors unveiled its new tech roadmap centered on AI-driven vehicle development, advanced battery tech, high-powered car computers, and autonomous driving. Some of this was old news: We already knew the automaker was developing hands-free, eyes-off driving automation and had been prototyping new battery chemistries. […]

This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding

Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.

Virtual Power Plants To The Rescue

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a new push to restore federal funds for electric buses and Corning’s CEO on solar business and carbon capture tech.