<p>Protests against Elon Musk and Tesla have been spreading around the world thanks to the CEO&#8217;s involvement in the Trump administration. Now those protests are listed as an official &#8220;risk factor&#8221; in paperwork Tesla is required to file with federal regulators. The new language, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday morning, shows [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tesla’s flailing sales figures have put the company closer to the red than it has been in years, according to financial results released Tuesday, threatening one of its biggest advantages over other EV players. The electric automaker reported $409 million in net income on $19.3 billion in revenue after delivering almost 337,000 EVs in the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he may keep doing work with the Department of Government Efficiency through the remainder of President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term, amid calls for him to step away from politics. Musk said he plans to reduce his role with DOGE to a &#8220;day or two&#8221; per week starting next month, &#8220;or [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This might be the most hyped Tesla earnings in recent memory. And not for all the right reasons. Tesla has taken many hits this year as its CEO Elon Musk leans further into right-wing politics and oversees DOGE, the advisory body that President Trump has bestowed the power to slash federal spending.&nbsp; For Tesla, that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ather Energy, the Indian startup manufacturing electric two-wheelers, has cut the size of its initial public offer by 18% to 26.26 billion Indian rupees ($308.3 million), according to a new draft prospectus filed Tuesday. The Bengaluru-based startup confirmed to TechCrunch that it&#8217;s targeting a post-money valuation of $1.4 billion. Last September, the startup sought a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Delta SkyMiles members in the United States can now start earning points when they ride with Uber or order delivery through Uber Eats as part of a recently announced exclusive partnership between the two companies.&nbsp; The tie-up with Delta is designed to further align the ride-hail giant with airport travel, which has historically been a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has joined the board of EV maker Rivian, according to a regulatory filing. The appointment is the latest sign that Rivian sees promises in applying AI to its own venture while positioning itself as a software leader — and even provider — within the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against Uber, alleging the ride-hail and delivery giant charged customers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent. The lawsuit also claims Uber failed to deliver the savings promised in its subscription service and made it unreasonably difficult for users to cancel despite its “cancel anytime” [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It&#8217;s a marketing tactic that teases the secretive startup&#8217;s strategy to sell a &#8220;Transformer&#8221;-like vehicle, people familiar with the company&#8217;s internal discussions told TechCrunch. This unconventional real-world tease comes days before Slate&#8217;s April 24 launch event at Long [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tesla is pushing back the promised launch of a more affordable EV by months, according to a report from Reuters. The new model, which is supposedly a very stripped-down Model Y, was supposed to debut in the first half of this year but now might not come until late 2025 or early 2026, states the [&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! Enough with my typical small talk. Let’s jump into the news right away this week. And there’s plenty of it, including Lyft’s entry into Europe, AV startup [&hellip;]</p>

<p>China is cracking down on how automakers advertise driver-assistance features, banning terms like &#8220;autonomous driving,&#8221; &#8220;self-driving,&#8221; and &#8220;smart driving,&#8221; Reuters reported, citing a transcript of a meeting between the government and industry representatives. The updated rule will also prohibit automakers from rolling out improvements via software updates to advanced driver-assistance systems in vehicles already in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>New York City is one of those places in the world where you can get a dollar slice at 2 a.m. or have a burger delivered in less than 30 minutes, but you&#8217;ll still spend two hours crawling down the highway to catch a flight. Archer Aviation wants to change that with air taxis that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meal-kit company HelloFresh has added 70 all-electric Rivian vans to its fleet, the first major customer to buy the commercial EVs since the automaker ended its exclusive deal with Amazon. The 70 all-electric commercial vans represent nearly one quarter of HelloFresh&#8217;s fleet, which has already helped the company save an estimated 20,000 gallons of gasoline, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>BluSmart, India&#8217;s all-electric cab-hailing startup that was once seen as an emerging rival to Uber, appears to have suspended service in some cities just as the country&#8217;s market regulator launched a probe into Gensol Engineering, the publicly listed company that shares two of its co-founders. The cab service, which had been operating in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Kia debuted its 2026 EV4 sedan at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, its first global electric sedan and one designed for customers looking for an affordable EV. Whether U.S. customers will gravitate toward a sedan is an open question — and one Kia isn&#8217;t necessarily betting on. The company launched sales of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Subaru is back with a new EV, and like its predecessor the Solterra, the all-electric Trailseeker SUV includes a bit of Toyota handiwork. Subaru of America revealed the 2026 Trailseeker SUV on Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show. The EV, the second in the Japanese automaker&#8217;s portfolio, looks familiar in a hey-that-looks-like-a-Subaru sort [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ride-hailing giant Lyft said it has agreed to acquire FREENOW, a German multi-mobility app with ride-hail at its core, from BMW and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for about $197 million in cash.&nbsp; The acquisition opens up the European market to Lyft for the first time. The company has only operated in the U.S. and Canada since it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>India&#8217;s market regulator launched a probe Tuesday into Gensol Engineering after finding alleged misuse of electric vehicle loans. BluSmart, a ride-hailing startup connected to Gensol that was once seen as an emerging Uber rival in the South Asian market, has also been swept up into the investigation. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Lucid has spent years working on its second EV — a plush van-like SUV designed to be the category killer that could take market share from the likes of other luxury EV and internal combustion people haulers like the Rivian R1S, Cadillac Escalade IQ, BMW X7, and Audi Q8. The Saudi-backed company&#8217;s aim was to [&hellip;]</p>