Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos-backed mining startup KoBold raises $537M

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos-backed mining startup KoBold raises 7M

KoBold, a US mining startup backed by billionaire investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, raised $537 million in its latest funding round, the company said. The funding round, co-led by investors Durable Capital Partners LP and T. Rowe Price, valued KoBold at $2.96 billion, according to the company. Existing backers including venture capital firm … Read more

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV review: a great Bolt EV substitute

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV review: a great Bolt EV substitute

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV review: An affordable EV without compromise MSRP $34,995.00 “The Equinox EV is the rare car that lets you ignore the options list.” Pros Max range available in base model Handsome design Pleasant to drive Impressive interior quality Cons Merely adequate fast charging hardware Table of Contents Table of Contents 2025 Chevrolet … Read more

Startup It’s Electric is changing the way NYC charges EVs

Startup It’s Electric is changing the way NYC charges EVs

Brooklyn-based startup It’s Electric is revving up NYC’s electric vehicle charging game — installing public curbside chargers in front of commercial and residential properties and compensating owners for the electricity they provide. This comes as the US aims for half of all cars sold to be electric by 2030. New York City alone expects EV … Read more

Honda, Nissan plan to start merger talks in light of EV competition

Honda, Nissan plan to start merger talks in light of EV competition

Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are reportedly in the process of merging their companies and are set to start negotiations soon, according to Japanese media. The news, which was first reported by the Nikkei newspaper on Tuesday, comes as both auto giants struggle to compete with the largest global electric vehicle (EV) makers, including Tesla … Read more

Audi’s Q6 e-tron is an electric SUV that feels refreshingly normal

Audi’s Q6 e-tron is an electric SUV that feels refreshingly normal

Table of Contents Table of Contents 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: design 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: specs 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: tech 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: driving experience 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: range and charging 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron: how DT would configure this car It took the established German luxury car brands a while to … Read more

Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

Shortly before his 88th birthday, the head of 1.4 billion Catholics is treating himself to a new set of wheels: a custom-made vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that for the first time is emission free. Popes have been driven around in special cars for almost 100 years, but Pope Francis is now one of the first heads … Read more

2025 Porsche Taycan 4S review: exactly what an electric Porsche should be

2025 Porsche Taycan 4S review: exactly what an electric Porsche should be

2025 Porsche Taycan 4S review: exactly what an electric Porsche should be MSRP $154,315.00 “In 4S form, the Porsche Taycan provides an excellent balance of performance and everyday usability.” Pros Sports car style Porsche performance Luxury car refinement Plenty of configuration options Table of Contents Table of Contents 2025 Porsche Taycan 4S: design 2025 Porsche … Read more

Audi levels up its EV game with the A6 e-tron, but still makes unforced errors

Audi levels up its EV game with the A6 e-tron, but still makes unforced errors

Table of Contents Table of Contents 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: design 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: specs 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: tech 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: driving experience 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: range and charging 2025 Audi A6 e-tron: How DT would configure this car Audi developed a good reputation among car enthusiasts and engineering nerds … Read more

What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era – POLITICO

What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era – POLITICO

The U.S., meanwhile, declined to join a coalition including the European Union, Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and Norway that promised during the conference to embrace “ambitious” new climate plans by early next year. U.S. officials did not explain their absence from the effort, even though the Biden administration had helped orchestrate the pledge. Broadly, nations arrived unwilling to … Read more