$25,000 bare-bones EV pickup truck will be profitable

LOS ANGELES — Electric vehicle startup Slate Auto expects to defy challenging market conditions and avoid the losses its peers have seen by profitably selling a highly customizable EV that starts at just under $25,000. Slate CEO Peter Faricy said every vehicle produced by the Michigan-based EV startup — which is backed by Amazon founder…

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Lucid (LCID) Q4 2025 results

A Lucid Gravity coming off the line at the company’s factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid Group reported mixed fourth-quarter results Tuesday as the electric vehicle maker continues to face challenging market conditions and internal struggles. The company widely missed Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations, while beating average revenue estimates by roughly 12%. It also…

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Rivian announces new AI tech, chip and robotaxi ambitions

Rivian debuted new tech at its first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Thursday in Palo Alto, California. Credit: Rivian Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive has developed a custom chip, car computer and new artificial intelligence models that will enable it to bring self-driving features to its forthcoming vehicles, the company revealed at its first “Autonomy…

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