<p>Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Before we move into the news of this week, we have one more roundup of transportation tech at CES 2025. As I noted last week, autonomous vehicle [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Before we move into the news of this week, we have one more roundup of transportation tech at CES 2025. As I noted last week, autonomous vehicle [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Volvo spinoff Polestar had a rough 2024, and 2025 looks like it could be just as difficult. The EV maker announced Thursday that it expects to generate less revenue in fiscal year 2024 than it did in 2023, after previously estimating sales would stay the same. That&#8217;s thanks to &#8220;fewer than expected Polestar 3 and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Volvo spinoff Polestar had a rough 2024, and 2025 looks like it could be just as difficult. The EV maker announced Thursday that it expects to generate less revenue in fiscal year 2024 than it did in 2023, after previously estimating sales would stay the same. That&#8217;s thanks to &#8220;fewer than expected Polestar 3 and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tesla, along with three other industry partners, quietly backed an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency application that won $100 million in funding to build electric truck charging stations across the state, TechCrunch has learned. The award was the biggest given out by the Biden administration&#8217;s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week in the second round of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tesla, along with three other industry partners, quietly backed an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency application that won $100 million in funding to build electric truck charging stations across the state, TechCrunch has learned. The award was the biggest given out by the Biden administration&#8217;s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week in the second round of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, thinks owners of electric vehicles should pay to use roads.&nbsp; “How to do that, I think, is a little more challenging,” Duffy said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.&nbsp; The former Republican lawmaker is correct that it would [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, thinks owners of electric vehicles should pay to use roads.&nbsp; “How to do that, I think, is a little more challenging,” Duffy said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.&nbsp; The former Republican lawmaker is correct that it would [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Accel has backed Indian startup Sarla Aviation for its aim to develop flying taxis for mass mobility in the country.</p>

<p>The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a final rule Tuesday that would ban the sale or import of connected vehicles from China and Russia due to national security concerns. The rule would also bar Chinese car companies, such as WeRide and Pony AI, from testing self-driving cars on U.S. roads.&nbsp; “China is trying to dominate [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aurora Innovation is taking federal safety regulators to court in a case that could have far-reaching implications for self-driving truck companies operating in a regulatory environment designed around humans. The fight centers around the rather commonplace practice of placing physical warning triangles around semi trucks stopped along highways. The court denied Aurora’s request to be [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s not an easy time to raise money for an electric vehicle startup, especially given how many have failed or are close to failing. But Los Angeles-based Harbinger has pulled it off by taking a hyper-focused approach to electrifying commercial trucking.  The reward is a $100 million Series B, co-led by early Tesla investor Capricorn [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Department of Transportation announced Friday another $636 million in funding that will be awarded to 49 applicants for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure &#8212; and Tesla&#8217;s application for nearly $100 million to fund a big-rig charging corridor was once again passed over. Tesla&#8217;s name was not among the list of recipients released, and its partner on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Department of Transportation announced Friday another $636 million in funding that will be awarded to 49 applicants for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure &#8212; and Tesla&#8217;s application for nearly $100 million to fund a big-rig charging corridor was once again passed over. Tesla&#8217;s name was not among the list of recipients released, and its partner on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>E-commerce giant eBay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction — including verification, financing, paperwork, ownership transfer, insurance, and more. As eBay has grown through the years, it has had to evolve to remain competitive — last year, for instance, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>E-commerce giant eBay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction — including verification, financing, paperwork, ownership transfer, insurance, and more. As eBay has grown through the years, it has had to evolve to remain competitive — last year, for instance, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared.&nbsp; All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers filled that void, notably Zeekr, the EV brand owned by China’s Geely Holdings. Wey, a premium [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared.&nbsp; All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers filled that void, notably Zeekr, the EV brand owned by China’s Geely Holdings. Wey, a premium [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I did not go to CES 2025 with the goal of getting drenched by Lake Mead’s chilly January waters. But when I discovered Los Angeles-based boat startup Arc had brought its new sport boat to Las Vegas, I figured it was worth the risk. It was. The Arc Sport was a joy to drive, even [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I did not go to CES 2025 with the goal of getting drenched by Lake Mead’s chilly January waters. But when I discovered Los Angeles-based boat startup Arc had brought its new sport boat to Las Vegas, I figured it was worth the risk. It was. The Arc Sport was a joy to drive, even [&hellip;]</p>