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Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research

Kirsten Korosec

Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research Six months ago, Ford laid out an ambitious plan to expand its GoRide Health transportation service with an aim at delivering thousands of rides every day to hospitals, doctor offices and other health care facilities by the end of the year. In a few weeks, the service, which provided transportation for non-emergency care, will no longer exist — at least in its current form. GoRide Health is pivoting. The automaker will shut down GoRide Health services in five…

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The Station: Canoo hits the road, Coup shutters and Samsung shifts

Kirsten Korosec

The Station: Canoo hits the road, Coup shutters and Samsung shifts Welcome back to The Station, the go-to newsletter for keeping up-to-date on what the heck is going on in the world of transportation. I’m your host, Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. Portions of the newsletter are published as an article on the main site after it has been emailed to subscribers (that’s what you’re reading now). The Station is emailed every Saturday morning. To get everything, you have to sign up. And it’s free. To subscribe, go…

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Ford says it has nothing to prove to Tesla in F-150 vs Cybertruck tow battle

Kirsten Korosec

Ford says it has nothing to prove to Tesla in F-150 vs Cybertruck tow battle It was the challenge heard around the electric vehicle world. And now it seems, the Ford F-150 versus Tesla Cybertruck tow battle that we were all ready for, probably won’t happen. A quick recap: Tesla CEO Elon Musk poked the figurative Dearborn, Michigan bear in the middle of the company’s Cybertruck unveiling when he played a video of the futuristic electric truck pulling an F-150 in what was pitched as a head-to-head contest. Many were…

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Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 146,000

Kirsten Korosec

Tesla Cybertruck reservations hit 146,000 Tesla has received 146,000 reservations to order the Tesla Cybertruck, pulling in some $14.6 million in deposits just two days after the company’s CEO Elon Musk unveiled the futuristic and angled vehicle. Reservations require a $100 refundable deposit. How many of those deposits will convert to actual orders for the truck, which is currently priced between $39,900 and $69,900, is impossible to predict. And there will likely be plenty of speculation over the next two years. Production of the tri-motor variant of the cybertruck is…

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What we learned on our Tesla Cybertruck ride

Kirsten Korosec

What we learned on our Tesla Cybertruck ride After Elon Musk had left the stage Thursday evening, the crowd — still excited and a little stunned from the Tesla Cybertrunk reveal — converged to the back doors that led outside where a gigantic queue quickly formed. Media got their own area, the VIPs another, and finally, the other invited guests were in the main, and much longer line. Everyone was waiting for a ride in the Tesla Cybertruck, and TechCrunch was among those who captured the ride. The ride was…

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Behold, the Tesla Cybertruck is here

Kirsten Korosec

Behold, the Tesla Cybertruck is here Elon Musk revealed Thursday evening the Tesla Cybertruck, a futuristic pickup truck made of cold-rolled steel that will start at $39,900. Tesla will offer three variants of the cybertruck. The cheapest version, a single motor and rear wheel drive model, will cost $39,900, have a towing capacity of 7,500 pounds and more than 250 miles of range. The middle version will be a dual-motor all-wheel drive, have a towing capacity of more than 10,000 pounds and be able to travel more than 300 miles…

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Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 piles on the power and fuel efficiency

Kirsten Korosec

Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 piles on the power and fuel efficiency Toyota gave its first plug-in hybrid RAV4 more than just a plug. It piled on the power as well. The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, which was unveiled this week at the LA Auto Show, will achieve two seemingly conflicting goals. The vehicle will be its most fuel efficient and one of its most powerful. This variant of the RAV4 will have an all-wheel drive, sport-tuned suspension. It has a tuned 2.5-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine and when combined with the…

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BMW locks up 10.2 billion euro battery order ahead of EV onslaught

Kirsten Korosec

BMW locks up 10.2 billion euro battery order ahead of EV onslaught BMW announced Thursday it will spend more than 10 billion euros ($11.07 billion) on battery cells from Chinese battery cell manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co and Samsung SDI. The deal comes just days after BMW unveiled its first purely electric premium mid-size sedan called the i4. The all-electric sedan, which won’t be available until 2021, is powered by the company’s fifth-generation eDrive platform and part of the company’s upcoming onslaught of EVs. BMW’s original deal with CATL, which was announced…

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Mercedes prices its all-electric EQC SUV at $67,900

Kirsten Korosec

Mercedes prices its all-electric EQC SUV at ,900 The Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4MATIC, the German automaker’s first all-electric vehicle under its new EQ brand, will start at $67,900 when it arrives in the U.S. early next year. Mercedes-Benz announced Wednesday the price of the EQC 400 at the LA Auto Show. The price, which doesn’t account for the $7,500 federal tax credit, is notable because it’s below competitors like the Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-tron and Tesla Model X. It’s been a year since Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQC, an all-electric SUV that…

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Volkswagen’s new all-electric concept wagon could be coming to the U.S. by 2022

Kirsten Korosec

Volkswagen’s new all-electric concept wagon could be coming to the U.S. by 2022 Volkswagen revealed Tuesday evening a new concept vehicle called the ID Space Vizzion, and despite the crazy Frank Zappaesque name, this one might actually make it into production in Europe and North America. The ID Space Vizzion is the seventh concept that VW has introduced since 2016 that uses its MEB platform, a flexible modular system — really a matrix of common parts — for producing electric vehicles that VW says make it more efficient and cost-effective. The first…

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